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Not that AliExpress is much better with counterfeit, but it is the "fresh" contender to the West. There might be a movement away from Amazon's core business as AliExpress / Ali* expand here.


I doubt it... most of the counterfeit junk on Amazon is just Ali products and sellers leaking over.


Yeah, but at higher prices. You might as well just buy straight from the source on Ali and skip Amazon altogether.


That is not a great solution for consumers. People don't want cheaper counterfeits - they want the real thing. Ali doesn't do this better than Amazon.


I think you're missing the point. The point is you're going to get crappy counterfeits on Amazon, so it's better to just buy them on Ali where you'll get them cheaper.

If you want the real thing, don't buy on Amazon.


In fact, Ali does let you choose the seller of the item, and lets you contact him as much as you want before the transaction. So, no, Ali does this better than Amazon.


Well yeah... if I wanted to buy cheap counterfeits; most of the time I don't.


Then Amazon probably isn't a good place for you to shop.




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