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Re:What Happens After Amazon’s Domination Is Complete? Its B... by alfalfasprout on Monday June 24, 2019 @12:02PM (#20264922)
Some manufacturers do list directly on Amazon. If it's a huge discount I've done this but double check the seller. In general, I'll just use backcountry.com or REI though since I don't have to worry about a fake.
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Re:What Happens After Amazon’s Domination Is Complete? Its B... by vict00ms on Monday June 24, 2019 @12:53PM (#20265606)
Due to Amazon's co-mingling of products, even if you buy from a reputable seller you might still get a counterfeit.
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Re:What Happens After Amazon’s Domination Is Complete? Its B... by fjp on Monday June 24, 2019 @08:29PM (#20270026)
I ended up buying a pair of replacement snowboarding liner gloves from BackCountry after several Amazon reviews mentioned "sudden decreased quality from the last time I ordered". I doubted Burton quality had suddenly dropped off a cliff, so I suspected the listing was now pointing toward a counterfeit product.

I ordered from BackCountry and loved the gloves just as much as I always had. I don't know if the Amazon listing had truly been hijacked by a counterfeit, but I'm glad I didn't risk it and I tend to try to go to other sites first now.

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