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'Knockoff' Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon (www.404media.co)

submitted 1 day ago by FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A software developer made a Chrome and Firefox extension called Knockoff that automatically hides, grays out, or filters products from sketchy brands on Amazon, which highlights just how many shady brands are on the platform and how commonly they show up on searches for basic items.

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[–] Anivia@feddit.org 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The weird "brand names" are basically drop shippers. People buy Thing, send them to Amazon's warehouses, pop a storefront.

That is not drop shipping

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

"Basically." Close enough. All they're doing is administration, all the logistics and fulfillment is handled by someone else.

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 1 points 12 hours ago

Yes, but with dropshipping you're waiting weeks for the product to arrive from China, with FBA you get it overnight from an Amazon warehouse. FBA is also quite expensive for the seller