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Originally Posted by Hitch
Quite seriously--and trust me, I'm not supporting counterfeits, stolen property, etc.--how? It's all well and good to say "AI," but that's like the old cartoon with "...then a miracle occurs..." in the middle of the formula. AI sounds good--but what's it mean? Does it mean that Deirdre with her "someone gave me this and I don't want it and I'm reselling it" gets "sniffed out" as a counterfeiter? What about those entities that buy designer goods in Asia, and resell them? That's legit, even if US Sellers wish it weren't. I buy Asian Skin care goods on Amazon and other vendors all the time, that I'd pay a LOT more for in Macy's, etc. Ditto legitimate sellers that have EBay stores, in addition to their other online storefronts. How can Amazon possibly sniff out what's the legit, versus the not? Or eBay, for that matter?
I think that this is one of those things that sounds easy, or sounds practical when you say "AI" really quickly--but in practice, it's not. I see that sort of thing all the time--"All I need is for someone to JUST fit this PDF that was made for 8.5" x 11" into 8" x 10"," as if that's something you and Gumby can do, in two minutes or less, when in fact, that requires a whole new layout of the book. It's not "easy" and it's not "just..." in terms of "just" being able to do it.
I suspect that sniffing out "bad" goods isn't that simple. And what about the goods that aren't cheaper, but which are still counterfeit? I'll give you a perfect example of the problems inherent in assuming that "the customer knows":
I saw a raft of reviews, on some jade items (jade facial rollers, as it happens, which my sister had requested as a gift), all screaming that "these are coutnerfeit! COUNTERFEITS!" and proudly bragging how these diligent shoppers had of course, reported these nefarious Fagins to Amazon, right? Y'know WHY they knew that they were counterfeits, and unworthy of money being spent?
Yeah, right. Let's all rely on the (illiterate) customer to tell us what's real, and what's counterfeit, you betcha.
Hitch
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Jade is available in six natural colors: green, lavender, red, yellow, white and black with Green Jade being the most traditional and expensive color.
I get people like that in my store that tell me I do not know what I am talking about.
I also like the ones that tell me that 10K gold is better than 14k because it is harder. This is not always true since the alloys used will also determine hardness.
Apache