Trapped Up the Amazon 0
A woman bought a defective product* from a third-party vendor on Amazon; the vendor has since disappeared completely.
She’s suing Amazon. Amazon is denying liability, claiming (I’m paraphrasing here) that it is but an innocent go-between, a mere pipeline, a sounding brass, a tinkling cymbal, guaranteeing nothing. Nevertheless, there seem to be cracks in its defense strategy. Here’s a bit from the news story:
The Amazon lawyer repeated his question. “I don’t know. The product was in my cart and I paid for it as usual,” said Oberdorf . . . .
I have from time to time–only when there seems no other option–purchased items from the “Amazon Marketplace.” In my own experience, whether you are purchasing from Amazon or through Amazon isn’t necessarily made obvious.
I commend the story to your attention, especially if you buy stuff from (or through?) Amazon with any frequency.
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*The product was a dog collar which broke when her dog lunged, snapping back and blinding her in one eye.
As an aside, you are aware, no doubt, that the Amazon is the habitat of piranhas.
