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Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA... by bcrosby95 on Sunday August 16, 2020 @11:10AM (#24178425)
Yeah, I looked into buying batteries on Amazon. Prices seemed too good to be true. After reading some reviews, I confirmed that.

But I would imagine if you got in early enough, there weren't any negative reviews. There's definitely something wonky with how they aggregate reviews.

I see now Amazon has their own brand of battery. Presumably they don't have this problem. It's actually a pretty disgusting tactic: competitor brands are untrustworthy because of how Amazon handles inventory rather than the actual quality of the product.

I wonder what Amazon would do if you tried to sell your own Amazon batteries on their website.

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Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA... by kayfox on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:08PM (#24188554)
I buy _all_ of my coin cell batteries from Digikey.

Yeah, it takes some foresight and planning sometimes, since they can only be shipped UPS ground, but they are cheap, come in bulk, and Digikey certifies that they are genuine.

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