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Are you hearing yourself. Amazon absolutely should, verify its website is making true claims. Yes. Not only is it the right thing to do, it's the law.
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Apple Files $2M+ Lawsuit Against Counterfeiter, Finds 90% of 'Genuine' Accessories on Amazon Are Knockoffs
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Are you hearing yourself. Amazon absolutely should, verify its website is making true claims. Yes. Not only is it the right thing to do, it's the law.
I don't like fake accessories, I have options like Belkin, Greffin...etc but why buying a charger that was designed to be a fake one since the start?
Not trying to be a troll, but I've had to replace 2 MagSafe 2 adapters.. both burned, 1 was actually on fire (I noticed it wasn't charging and then I look down to a flame). So who's suing who now? (Look at how thin the wire is from the power brick to the MagSafe port, vs the power plug itself).
I learned my lesson on buying apple product on sketchy market. I purchased EarPods, lightning cables, and chargers on Groupon before. All of them have quality issues.
EarPods: volume control not clicking properly
cables/charger: once plugged, my phone was constantly getting the connect and disconnect notification.
EarPods: volume control not clicking properly
cables/charger: once plugged, my phone was constantly getting the connect and disconnect notification.
What are you doing to your cables? Mine last several years. I think the only cable I've had die was the very first one that came with my iPhone 5 four years ago.
It's worse than that. If you look at the screenshots, Mobile Star's dangerous knockoffs are being intermixed with Amazon's legitimate stock. So if you buy "ships from and sold by Amazon", you have a good chance of getting the dangerous knockoff even though the consumer would think since they are buying from Amazon directly they are getting a legitimate product.
This practice by Amazon of intermixing 3rd party stock (and possibly counterfeit) with there own has been going on for a while:
https://consumerist.com/2014/05/12/...gling-help-fake-products-fly-under-the-radar/
http://www.wsj.com/articles/on-amazon-pooled-merchandise-opens-door-to-knockoffs-1399852852?tesla=y
If you buy from Amazon, there is no guarantee of getting legitimate products especially if it is a product category with a lot of counterfeits.
Article infers that Apple has received compliance from some companies, which may include Amazon.
Amazon knows it's fake only if it's been tested. Determining authenticity is one of the many challenges of a resale marketplace.
If Apple has determined that they are fake, then Amazon will revoke selling privileges, as article also notes
If I were Apple, I might improve all cables to be mesh. At their production scale, they'd still be inexpensive. And then Apple could market that you should buy from Apple Inc only.
As it stands tho, Apple likely does not want to go there, because it would highlight how even Apple's own genuine cables are not exactly high quality.
Just my two cents on this whole thing.
Amazon have that covered in their marketplace T&Cs. Just as is eBay .
How is Amazon going to know if a part is real or fake ? Going after the source is the best solution .
Apple should sue Amazon. Its filled with Alibaba/AliExpress products pretending to be original. Even reviews are fake there.
They'll just close shop, switch off the lights open up another LLC and lease another office next door.
New name plate: Mobile On The Go LLC
This was desperately needed! Thank you.
Exactly, the third party stuff lasts longer anyway. I only buy Anker and only by going to Anker.com and then clicking through to Amazon.
I bet more than 90% of the lightning cables sold in China are these fake jobs. I bought one on eBay. They are indistinguishable from the genuine cables... except for the English typos on the box and the fact that you get a warning on your iPhone after a few weeks that you've got a bad cable. Bastards.
Yep anyone I know who does, has cable frey.
I experienced that once with original iPhone (Apple cable quality has not changed since), so I either (1) don't bend or (2) buy mesh. I have a mix of cables at this time.
Best for Apple to make mesh and own that market. Then they could advertise 'Buy from Apple' not any 3rd party for any cable. This would win 80% of customers, and remaining 20% would be on notice as outside the normal behavior.
This reflects really poorly on Amazon's reputation as a trustworthy seller. TBH I no longer buy anything on Amazon without first checking it on fakespot.com. That's supposed to be Amazon's job, not mine.
By purchasing from legitimate distributors that are authorized to sell the items they are interested in buying.
If that's too much for them then maybe they should get out of the retail goods business? It's called accountability.
The counterfeit Apple stuff on Amazon has driven me nuts in the past. Buying directly from Apple is the safest, but sometimes you need it fast and Amazon is generally good for that. The problem was that it was pretty hard to separate genuine Apple accessories from the knock-offs. Sometimes it was obvious on price alone, but often the clones were very similar in price to actual Apple parts.
People automatically assume that if it's sold and shipped directly by Amazon that the product is legitimate but sometimes it is not. People buy products like these because apple and it's authorized 3rd party sellers charge ridiculous premiums for things as simple as cords. However, if you cheap out you take the risk of poor quality.
In general yes, but I have original chargers for MBPs and they get extremely hot when charging, same as one NON OEM from eBay.
All other Apple chargers I had over the years were also never well made. Even had one short out with a small fire spark. Luckily I was present. Apple's review page shows tons of complaints about their chargers.
As for the complaints about cables, I agree. Their cables always break where the cable comes out of the plug.
Especially the 30 pin was always weak. Normal use, just plugging in and unplugging (Or should I have kept the able in the box?)
Bought a lightning cable for my iPhone 6+ from OWC which has held up well so far.
Cable has a strong fabric casing. Don't remember the manufacturer.