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by creepydata 3320 days ago
EDIT: Ok, examples of listings

Here's one: http://a.co/iHNIttV

Some links in here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546

Pic used to sell fake Snuggie here: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bills/2016/12/how...

Screenshot of knockoff diaper listing: http://jenniferlabit.com/2016/07/21/counterfeit-baby-product...

Knockoff phone case: https://learntogrowwealthonline.com/does-amazon-sell-fake-pr...

Examples of stolen art listings: https://www.fusionidol.com/pages/artists-unite-against-amazo... and http://theartofvikki.com/stolen/stolen.php

Fake chargers: https://www.dailydot.com/news/amazon-marketplace-conterfeit-...

Knockoff pillow case: https://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-to-face-trial-over-knoc...

This one is just amusing: https://the-digital-reader.com/2016/07/20/amazons-counterfei...

Mini PCs with pirated Windows license: https://www.howtogeek.com/267701/i-got-scammed-by-a-counterf...

Fake Apple chargers: http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/counterfeit-apple-adapters...

Fake Birkenstocks: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/08/amazons-chinese-counterfeit-p...

2 comments

Those are reports of the problem - I get that it's true - but do any of those links actually point to product listings which are clearly fake? I don't think I've ever been sent a fake product, or seen any suspect listings. Maybe I'm gullible and have been buying fake all this time?
Check out my edit
I don't buy anything on Amazon that has less than 4 stars and hundreds of reviews. Even 4 stars is a bit low for me.

I don't think I've ever bought a counterfeit product on Amazon.

I looked through all your links, and most of the counterfeit items had less than 100 reviews and almost all couldn't even get a 3 star rating. It's pretty easy to tell that those items are counterfeit actually.