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Comment by MaxBarraclough

7 years ago

> marketplace items must contain all the features that the original brand provides

Why should a buyer be expected to trust either Amazon, or the fulfiller, to decide which bait-and-switch sales don't count as bait-and-switch?

It wrongs both the buyer, who doesn't get what they ordered, and the original manufacturer, who is being subjected to something akin to 'passing off' in trademark law. You aren't allowed to hijack someone else's brand to sell your product. [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_off