NoBodyThingWhereTime t1_iy5o6b2 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 10:53 PM

I once ordered some meditation CDs from Amazon and received horror movie DVDs instead. True story.

disruptioncoin t1_iy5q7mn wrote on November 28, 2022 at 11:08 PM

I'd chock your story and the one in the article up to logistics errors. The boxes probably got mislabeled at a distribution center. Having worked at a distribution center that dealt with TONS of boxes everyday, you'd be surprised how many different ways things can go wrong along the way.

Scams do happen though, both on the sellers side and other places. I ordered a used google pixel 3 off amazon once, and right as I got a delivery notification, I heard some noise out by my patio gate and looked out the window to see a person in a hi-vis vest - I believe it was the fedex guy- walking briskly away from my house. I went outside and th package was nowhere to be found. I called amazon and they asked me to check my mailbox again, so I did just to humor them. They asked if it may have been delivered to my neighbor... I was like how would I even know that and how is that my problem or my job to check?? But I told them there was nothing outside his gate and I even peeked under his gate into his patio to be sure.

I guess I got lucky because they refunded me. But I bet you if it was a higher value item, or if it happens again, Amazon will probably ban me for trying to scam them.

Lee2026 t1_iy69egd wrote on November 29, 2022 at 1:33 AM

I doubt this is a logistics error. I doubt Apple would ever sell retail on Amazon. Why would Apple sell through a third party and give away profits? Selling through cell and data carriers is an exception.

High dollar items like this are resold through Amazon sellers but I doubt they go through Amazon fulfillment, which is where the scam takes place. Amazon sellers list the item, but ship some other bs item instead. Same concept as eBay

disruptioncoin t1_iy6au9l wrote on November 29, 2022 at 1:44 AM

I never claimed that apple was the one selling it. Just that whoever is reselling it may not be a scammer. I saw a post once where a guy got a roller from a conveyor system instead of the item they ordered.

It's definitely possible that expensive items don't get shipped through amazon fulfillment, I don't know enough about all that to have an opinion on it.