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by groby_b 655 days ago
I'd like avoiding the flea market, but all the reputable vendors either only sell via flee market or have egregious policies like "fax in your request in triplicate, wait three weeks, we'll ship something, you can't return it".

The problem here is a near-monopoly enabling a flea market that skirts just this site of legality. Sure, it's a lookalike, not a counterfeit, but with misleading copy to make sure people fall for it.

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It’s nowhere near a monopoly. You can go to hp.com or epson.com or staples.com if you want to avoid the flea market.
But I want flea market prices!