A Business with No End

Re:A Business with No End by switch007 on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @05:23PM (#18547412)

[not the parent] Apple.com's cheapest lightning cable is $19.99, and I don't recall ever seeing a 3rd party discount a genuine product by so much, and it says "Non-Retail Packaging" which is a bit strange, so I'd assume it's a knock-off. But you make a good point — it says "Apple" and it is the first result that looks exactly like the original: my family members would probably buy it.

On a related note, is this an AmazonBasics knock-off? https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Lightning-USB-Cable-Cert... or are they really selling a product that bad (looking at the reviews/photos)?

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Re:A Business with No End by whitepoplar on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @05:47PM (#18547588)

Right? It's ridiculous. Why does Amazon let random, unvetted third parties list products under the Apple brand? I can't even find the authentic cable on Amazon. Here's another: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MD819AM-Meter-Lightning-Cable/d...

Same $19.99 price as an Apple original. Amazon lists "Apple" as the brand. But read the reviews--2.5 stars over 379 reviewers. First review: "Fake Apple cable. Doesn't work."

Under "Other sellers," Amazon.com is listed as an alternative, albeit for $5 more. That one is surely authentic, right? But what if the inventory is co-mingled with that of the other sellers for the same product?

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Re:A Business with No End by dahdum on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:10PM (#18547751)

Amazon will sell the counterfeits just as willingly as through a third party, from my experience at least.

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Re:A Business with No End by everdrive on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:32PM (#18547885)

I'd suspect the problem might actually be the NUMBER of reviews --- 26,000 is a lot, and I suspect many of the reviews are bots meant to tip the score.

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