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Re:Amazon won't sell you a Chromecast, but they will sell a ... by partisan on Saturday March 03, 2018 @08:13AM (#16509152)
Is there a source confirming this?
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Re:Amazon won't sell you a Chromecast, but they will sell a ... by home_boi on Saturday March 03, 2018 @10:48AM (#16509745)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId...

Everything except for topical/consumable items and items with an expiration date can be conmingled.

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Re:Amazon won't sell you a Chromecast, but they will sell a ... by partisan on Saturday March 03, 2018 @12:04PM (#16510192)
Thank you for finding that. It's hard to believe they haven't considered the potential issues that arise from this. Or they have considered the issues and found it financially viable to ignore them.
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Re:Amazon won't sell you a Chromecast, but they will sell a ... by mannykannot on Saturday March 03, 2018 @08:29AM (#16509186)
Was this not exactly the problem with eclipse glasses last summer? People who ordered the real thing were being shipped dangerous knock-offs.
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Re:Amazon won't sell you a Chromecast, but they will sell a ... by wlkr on Saturday March 03, 2018 @08:35AM (#16509196)
This article [0] seems pretty comprehensive. I recall there being a thread here on this topic fairly recently but I can't seem to find it now.

[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/12/13/how-to-p...

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