There are plenty of Apple chargers on the market, but not all of them are genuine. Apple recently stated in a lawsuit that more than 90% of the so-called genuine Apple accessories that they found on Amazon were actually counterfeits. Here is Apple’s complaint:
“Counterfeit power products… pose an immediate threat to consumer safety, because… they are not subjected to industry-standard consumer safety testing and are poorly constructed with inferior or missing components, flawed design and inadequate electrical insulation. These counterfeits have the potential to overheat, catch fire, and deliver a deadly electric shock to consumers while in normal use.”
You can buy a heck of a lot on Amazon, but the sheer scale of their operation means that it’s difficult for their staff to ensure everything is legitimate. Even for items that are fulfilled by Amazon, you can often found counterfeit goods in lieu of the real deal. It’s not just Apple chargers either — we’ve heard similar complaints from Spigen and other accessory retailers in the past.
That’s why going with a smaller retailer — like Mobile Fun — can be a better choice. Everything on our shelves has been carefully chosen and tested by our Products department; you will only find good options here. Suffice it to say, all of our Apple accessories are genuine items.
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Hi John. I’m sorry you feel that way, but I don’t feel that the post is misleading. Apple’s statement says specifically that they bought from Amazon directly, not marketplace sellers. Here’s the relevant quote: “Apple recently purchased a number of Apple power adapters and charging and syncing cables (collectively “power products”) that were directly sold by Amazon.com – not a third party seller – and determined that they were counterfeit.” Our intention is not to mislead anyone, and if you have any suggestions to improve this post then I’d be happy to implement them. Cheers, Will.
Hi John. I’m sorry you feel that way, but I don’t feel that the post is misleading. Apple’s statement says specifically that they bought from Amazon directly, not marketplace sellers.
Here’s the relevant quote: “Apple recently purchased a number of Apple power adapters and charging and syncing cables (collectively “power products”) that were directly sold by Amazon.com – not a third party seller – and determined that they were counterfeit.”
Our intention is not to mislead anyone, and if you have any suggestions to improve this post then I’d be happy to implement them. Cheers, Will.
What you are conveniently failing to mention is the fact that the fakes are never actually sold by Amazon but by Amazon marketplace sellers (which is no different than ebay except with a bit more safety and better service via fulfillment by Amazon) which are certainly not guaranteed to be genuine, nor is it Amazon’s fault if it isn’t. It is also fairly trivial from the reviews (or lack of theirof) who is selling fakes.
Generally I am always the fan of small guys, but a post like this deliberately misleading customers just ensured I will never order from you.
There are plenty of ways a small retailer can fight against the big guys, but this is simply not one of them…