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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

I rarely shop / buy there. If you research a little they are not always the cheapest especially with shipping where they hook you by sandbagging on delivery dates for the lowest cost hoping you'll upgrade to quicker and more expensive shipping which is usually unnecessary.

This is not the first time I heard or seen this from them. So I avoid it.

We do a lot of Amazon purchasing. I'm sure we've had an issue or two, but it's been so rare that I can't remember them, but then I'm careful about what I buy. I don't buy just anything on Amazon. When/if i purchase from a "sold by" that I'm not confident about on Amazon, it's generally a last resort, cheap, and something that I'm willing to write off if there's a problem because of #1 and #2.

Originally Posted by GG Allin

I recently bought a Walbo 255 fuel pump on Amazon that I'm fairly certain is not genuine. The car would not run past 4000 rpm with it installed. Put stock pump back in and the car ran fine.

Did you look at who it was "sold by" and check out their ratings?

Originally Posted by stevej37

Not sure about counterfeit...but I know quite often my Amazon purchases have been used/returned items. Packages stapled or taped where they shouldn't be...ok with me, as long as it works.

Last year, I purchased a new De Marchi cycling jacket from Amazon. One day after using it, I found a house key with Italian writing on, in a small chest pocket on the jacket. Must be genuine!

Wow, that's kind of cool. I have seen some reviews that mentioned receiving used stuff, but I don't think we've had that problem that I can remember.