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Re:Amazon, Amid Crackdown on Seller Scams, Fires Employees O... by godzillabrennus on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @01:02PM (#18657240)
For the longest time I would have added to your list of things not to buy on Amazon anything claiming to be OEM Apple products.

It was likely they were fakes and if they provide electrical power they may be a fire hazard.

Amazon seemed to realize how big of a problem this was (or Apple took them aside and made it a problem for them) because they just announced they are taking action: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bjexb5/amazon-is-...

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Re:Amazon, Amid Crackdown on Seller Scams, Fires Employees O... by wingworks on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @02:54PM (#18658281)
I find it a little worrying that in that vice article they don't seem to at all talk about the counterfeiting issue that was widespread on Amazon for Apple products.
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