Amazon has become a place full of thousands and millions of products. Therefore, it is common that, when you have to buy something, you look there. However, just as there are quality products, you can also find fakes on Amazon.
The problem is that, if you don't know how to detect them, they can give you a hard time. And you will be wasting money believing that you have something original when in reality it is not. Fortunately, you can come across some tips that help you avoid buying fake products. Do you want to know some of them?
What is Amazon's anti-counterfeit policy?
In case you don't know, Amazon is aware that its third-party sellers may not be as honest as we would like; and for this They developed an anti-counterfeiting policy.
To begin with, the first thing this regulation does is require, by law, that both suppliers and sellers always offer authentic products; That is, they are not counterfeits, fakes, copies...
In the case of customers, if you receive a fake product, Amazon protects you, and you will always have its guarantee in front of you to recover the money, but It is also a warning to sellers as they could be kicked off the platform. And, of course, to face legal problems.
How to avoid counterfeits on Amazon
The first thing we must tell you is that it is not easy to know which ones are fakes on Amazon and which ones are not. Some are very easy to guess, but there are many others that seem authentic, which even when the order arrives makes you little doubt its authenticity. Therefore, here are some tips we can give you:
Look at the seller
Although many of the products are fulfilled by Amazon, and therefore you have the guarantee that they will not sell you fake products, there are others that are from third-party sellers.
In fact, there is a third type: external seller but fulfilled by Amazon.
Of these three types, both the one managed by Amazon and the one that is an external seller, but is in charge of Amazon, are trustworthy, because it itself guarantees the authenticity of these products.
Then, Where you may have a problem is that it is sent and managed by third parties.
Of course, keep in mind that there is no 100% guarantee or no guarantee. Sometimes there are very well made copies that can "sneak" without anyone noticing.
Learn about the seller
Now that you have a first screening, if the product you want to buy on Amazon is sold by an external seller, why not find out about it? That is, you can try to search for the company on Google, see the opinions of the product and the seller himself to find out what others who have already purchased think...
It is true that this is going to take time, and most likely you will not have much to lose, but if the product you are going to buy has a high price, it will be worth making sure that you are actually buying something original, and not a copy that you are paying at a price of gold.
In this sense, we can recommend that you be careful with accounts that have been created a few days ago, and that do not have opinions or do not have information. It doesn't mean you can't give beginner clients a chance., but you have to be careful about what you want to buy.
It is also not advisable to buy from sellers who give strange names, as if they did not want to give their real name.. This is common in Chinese sellers, who provide very little information and with strange names that could barely be translated and that mean nothing.
Be careful with the price
It is normal that, when you are going to buy something, you want to have it as cheap as possible. But of course, here you must keep in mind that sometimes that is a sign that you are dealing with counterfeits on Amazon. Or products that are not tested or certified.
That is why, even if you see that it is a bargain and you are encouraged to buy it, it is not advisable to trust it 100%.
And how to solve this? Well, looking in other stores (including Amazon) to see what the usual price of that product is. If the one you have seen on Amazon is much cheaper, it is already telling you something, especially since stores are not in the habit of losing money.
Product Photos
Another element to discover fakes on Amazon are the photos. These are important to detect fake products. But how?
First, because some sellers, in order to "hide" the fact that what they send you is not real, use photos of others. That is, it is clear that they are not photos taken for that specific product., but rather they use more generic photos, either of the brand that manufactures the product, or of other sellers...
If, on the other hand, you find original and unique photos that show you the product from other perspectives; and that they even seem to be made to show the product being worn or used, then we cannot ensure that it is not fake, but the balance leans less towards that side.
Check the opinions
We continue with more tips to detect fakes on Amazon. And in this case we focus on opinions. However, as you know, some may be false and detecting them is a task that cannot be said to be easy.
In this case, there is a website, Fakespot, that can help you analyze all the product reviews to see if they are fraudulent reviews or not. If they are not, you will already know that you can trust them.
However, keep in mind that sometimes sellers change products keeping the url. And in the end the comments that we have correspond to a previous article and not the one that is currently for sale.
This is very common in products that come from China or similar.
Check when you get home
The fact that you bought the product does not mean that if you come across counterfeits on Amazon you can't do anything.
When the product arrives at your home, try to check the product to see if the packaging is good, If the labels are good, if it came with the seal or not...
In fact, this can be, in some products, something that tells you if it is original, a copy or a product that is sold to you used as if it were new.
In case you detect something like this, Just know that Amazon can take action on the matter.
Have you ever faced counterfeits on Amazon? What did you do?