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I don't think this is true anymore. I'm sure most items in Amazon's inventory are commingled with third-party sellers using FBA.

I'm sure this is helps Amazon with logistics, but it also makes it difficult to catch counterfeit goods.

That sounds like a horrendous idea. How could amazon possibly think it made sense to do that?

Because the losses from the fraud (that's bound to happen) are less than the cost incurred by having separate inventories.

I hope they include the loss of trust from the customers to whom this happens in this cost of fraud.

There are always new sheeple waiting to have their lives enriched by ordering groceries on Amazon Prime...