alexr,
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Bought a grill replacement part from Amazon. Advertised as 16 gauge (1.6mm). Actual item measures 20 gauge (0.9mm).

Just disrespectful of everybody's time to have to return this fraudulent item.

alexr,
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And the replacement part is not non-magnetic stainless steel as advertised. It's very magnetic, either coated with a shiny coating or is ferritic stainless, which isn't fit for purpose.

Seems well past time for regulators to step in and get Amazon's participation in so much petty fraud under control.

Rycaut,
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@alexr a massive portion of most searches I do on Amazon have a lot of fraudulent stuff promoted (or really questionable stuff - like the same item in a variety of quantities for prices that vary by 2-5x oer unit). With books I see sketchy summaries and similarly named works by people other than the actual authors and I’ve gotten “used” books that were absolutely destroyed (returned that one) not to mention used items or out of print items offered for prices a multiple of actual value

Rycaut,
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@alexr and I’ve seen other examples of a half dozen or more identical or claiming to be identical down to the product descriptions but branded differently goods (obviously all sourced from the same manufacturers but somehow rebranded). Years ago I made the mistake of buying usb cables from Amazon fully half of the pack were nonfunctional

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