Why doesn't Aramith do a better job with proof of authenticity with their packaging?

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sbrownn

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It is quite well known that there are Aramith imitation / fake pool balls out there. Aramith even has the following warning on their website:

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Beware of imitations | Aramith - The best billiard balls

While most other phenol-like and polyester balls try to imitate the look and/or packaging of the Aramith product line, none offers the quality of Aramith resin. Beautiful in the box, most look quite different only a few hours later. Some have variances in the resin use in the different parts of...
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So why doesn't Aramith do a better job with proof of authenticity with their packaging? Adding a security hologram to a package is pennies on the dollar. Also, Aramith should package all of their cue balls (again, adding a security sticker) as Aramith branded red circle cue balls are still showing up in Amazon reviews (with pictures) being more yellowish / darker than the usual more whitish authentic ones.
 
fuggles said:
Aramith has a store on Amazon. Just buy from them.
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Don't see a specific Aramith seller / store listed after doing an "Aramith" search on Amazon and it only shows these 7 sellers:

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sbrownn said:
Don't see a specific Aramith seller / store listed after doing an "Aramith" search on Amazon and it only shows these 7 sellers:

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You are correct. I was looking at something I bought and in the description it said "visit the aramith store", but that link is not to an aramith store. interesting. maybe its gone. maybe something shady. i don't know.
 
Paul Bell said:
I did that and it steered me away from Amazon.com. Is Amazon.com a snake pit?
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Well, most of the reviews are fake, and for most people, Prime is a rip-off. Amazon just was punished for how it runs Prime. From an AI summary:

Amazon reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve a lawsuit alleging it trapped consumers into Prime subscriptions without consent and sabotaged cancellation attempts. The agreement includes $1.5 billion for customer refunds and a $1 billion civil penalty.​
 
sbrownn said:
Yes, I know there are many but I am trying to deal with Amazon for free shipping since I am a Prime member. Unfortunately, that does not look like an option...
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Yes, it is a snake pit now, has been for a few years. Nonetheless probably still worth my prime membership and the free shipping, at least I don't have to go to temu or something.
 
Amazon co-mingles inventory so people selling legit inventory and those selling fakes have their products stored in the same pile in the warehouse. So even if you buy a product from a legit seller on Amazon, you could still wind up with fake goods.
 
Twocylndr said:
This guy has an eBay Store...brick and morter, too: Nielsen's Billiards.
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Thanks and yes, I've bought multiple cases and accessories from Nielsen's and will continue to do business with them as they are a great company.

I usually get Instroke cases from them (for me and older friends that don't internet) and their inventory has been quite low lately, but that is probably another discussion another time what is going on with Instroke.

I did get this response from an Amazon seller that has the Aramith red circle at the best Prime price:

We get ours straight from Aramith, but the reviews are correct, they do vary in color. Even aramith’s high end pool ball sets vary in color. I have asked Aramith about that in the past and they stated that it is just the nature of the phenolic resin.

I guess this is another reason to go with Dynaspheres if Aramith does have that noticeable color variation in their resin (if that bothers you). I definitely like more of a whitish cue ball (the Dynaspheres is great and very consistent) with the Aramith red circle being the standard for most leagues and tournaments.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Well, most of the reviews are fake, and for most people, Prime is a rip-off. Amazon just was punished for how it runs Prime. From an AI summary:

Amazon reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve a lawsuit alleging it trapped consumers into Prime subscriptions without consent and sabotaged cancellation attempts. The agreement includes $1.5 billion for customer refunds and a $1 billion civil penalty.​
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If you already watch prime also getting free shipping for all the stuff my wife and I order in a month is a bargain lol

You do have to be careful. I bought two gloves that were supposed to be kamui and what they sent me looked nothing like the picture or what a kamui glove is supposed to look like.
Scrunge19 said:
Amazon co-mingles inventory so people selling legit inventory and those selling fakes have their products stored in the same pile in the warehouse. So even if you buy a product from a legit seller on Amazon, you could still wind up with fake goods.
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Wow.. I had no idea. That’s some good info.
 
Scrunge19 said:
Amazon co-mingles inventory so people selling legit inventory and those selling fakes have their products stored in the same pile in the warehouse. So even if you buy a product from a legit seller on Amazon, you could still wind up with fake goods.
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What is your source for this? I thought every seller had a reserved "inventory locker" that they pull specific product from. I heard this specifically from the Amazon Seller / Store Worlds Best Cables in a B2C email conversation after they put together a custom RCA audio cable build from me.
 
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