Most of those folks stay off amazon, and If you're lucky enough to find such a brand on Amazon the chances that you receive a counterfeit version are pretty great.
Although if I had an endless bag of money to burn it'd be fun to buy an Amazon Rolex [0] just to see how it's handled.
[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Rolex-Oyster-Perpetual-Master-116710B...
That is, of course, their premium drawers, and it looks like they’re sold out of their “I found this on the web. Please unlock your iPhone to view more” bar cart as well.
If brand/quality matters, I'd rather order from Ali than Amazon, because if I'm going to get a counterfeit anyway then I might as well pay less for it.
And I don't think the FTC was up to the marketplace's neck, they were actually honest and genuine reviews someone took the time out of their day to submit.
If you are careful when putting together ikea furniture, certain models are actually really durable and sturdy. Oh and of course sometimes the European models are nicer than the American ones.
my point was more just that "good enough" furniture is often good enough. we don't usually demand too much performance from a chest of drawers: heirloom-quality furniture is nice, but mostly an unnecessary luxury item.
"Ailisidun923", on the other hand?
At any given price point, their products are likely to be the best available, with the caveat that they do offer things at price points where everything in the market is disposable crap. Their mid-price stuff can be great value though.
I’ve bought a number of IKEA products made from solid wood that are 10+ years old, have moved multiple times, and still look/work great, including some Hemnes dressers.