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A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to order a couple of pairs of Levis jeans.

There was no way I'd do that on Amazon.

I got them from Costco, instead.

Same situation. Got them from the Levi’s store. In my mind Amazon=counterfeits/stolen

I’d only order very specific things from Amazon and as a result haven’t actually ordered in a couple years.

With all the hand-wringing about how Amazon has completely monopolized online ordering, I'd think that having a true "honest broker" storefront would be a fairly natural way to compete.

Amazon has become a truly awful storefront, and this has accelerated markedly, in just the last couple of years.

You would think, but since Amazon is a monopoly and not an honest broker, there's no way to compete with them.

If the people who were supposed to be keeping them in line actually went after them aggressively, then it might be possible to start a competitor.

And here's another post, I made here, about two months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31625376

The fake is still up for sale.

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