[beerandt]

I agree, we may not know the extent of the problem. But if they are tracking sources as well as they claim to be, the problem wouldn't keep growing like it is. There's a major disconnect somewhere...

And you kinda make my point. The practice is for the benefit of Amazon, not us.

(It still benefits Amazon to sell fakes already within their inventory.)

>Multiple quantity from different sellers shouldn't be combined

Yet it's happening. I don't claim to know all the whys, but I've ordered enough to know that it's happening. And a lot.

[ikeboy]

Why do you think the problem is growing, and that it has to do with commingling?

Re multiple quantity: have you gotten counterfeit and authentic product in the same box?

[beerandt]

It's growing because it's happening in a higher and higher percentage of my orders. Plus based on public knowledge of the issue. 4 or 5 years ago, it took serious searching to find other people talking about it. The last 2 years, it's become fairly well known. And is now common.

Some problematic products, I've ordered a couple dozen times and never gotten a genuine product.

>in the same box?

Yes, multiple times, although probably less than 10. And a couple were supposed single seller items. Didn't matter.

(One case initially got my account flagged and couldn't buy anything else until I sent pictures for proof. One of the only times I've ever had Amazon call me.)

However, the much more common occurrence is variance over separate orders.