Right, but there are plenty of counterfeit items shipped by Amazon. Just search for 1TB USB stick. Whatever internal distinctions they make don't matter to the reality that they are accepting payment and shipping the items.

Substance over form.

The vendor that appears on my Credit Card statement is Amazon. The organisation who sets the commercial terms is Amazon. The website is completely Amazon branded. The goods are usually stored in a big warehouse with "Amazon" written on the side and delivered by someone engaged and paid by Amazon. The box that arrives has "Amazon Prime" written all over it.

I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned, Amazon is selling the item.

A former Nascar driver, Jeremy Mayfield, was charged with felonies for (supposedly) unknowingly selling stolen goods through his scrap yard.

Then why is eBay in court for allowing emissions defeat devices to be sold on its platform, eBay didn't sell them?