Counterfeit Mitutoyo digital calipers (2019)

Re:Counterfeit Mitutoyo digital calipers (2019) by toss1 on Monday March 22, 2021 @10:05AM (#26540928)

It depends on the type of goods. E.g., don't even think of buying any kind of battery on Amazon.

It now takes less time to hunt down a reliable specialist online supplier, e.g., [1] than it does to wade through all the fraudulent listings and fake reviews on Amazon to find even a plausibly reliable product/vendor.

At this point, despite being a 20+year loyal Amazon Prime customer, I'm finding It's a better use of my time to find a good vendor, often family owned.

[1] I currently use batteryjunction.com, seems reliable, in my region for quicker shipping, no connection other than customer, and there seemed to be others of similar good quality in other regions.

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Re:Counterfeit Mitutoyo digital calipers (2019) by mywacaday on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @01:23PM (#26557551)

Trying to get batteries in Ireland is a pain, most places won't ship as the majority of stuff goes by air, just tried batteryjunction and its the same issue there, Amazon has the same issue to be fair

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Re:Counterfeit Mitutoyo digital calipers (2019) by toss1 on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @11:04AM (#26568128)

Ouch - yup, that's another whole ball of issues!

Does seem like a big opportunity too! Ofc, need financing for inventory, but maybe partner with an existing supplier...?

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