▶ How to know which Amazon products are original

At Amazon we can often find products with a very attractive value for money. And this can lead us to think that they are fakes. And then we will ask ourselves how to know which Amazon products are original.

The first thing to keep in mind is that Amazon has an anti-counterfeit policy that requires all sellers to sell only original products This could give us in principle a guarantee that we are not going to find anything that is false.But their system is not perfect and there is a possibility that they miss some product and we will find a counterfeit.

One way to avoid falling for counterfeits is to look who the seller is of the product we are interested in.

If the product is sold by Amazon itself, we can rest easy, since the company's own policy will prevent us from being tried take for a ride. In the case that it is a product from another seller, we recommend that you look for some information about said seller, and also that you look at the comments of other buyers, who usually warn when it is a counterfeit.

Seller accounts that were created less than three to four days ago, have no customer reviews, or don't have much informationare the most likely to offer us counterfeits.

How to spot fake products on Amazon

Although as we have said it is not common to find fake products on Amazon, there are some details that we must take into account to avoid it. The first thing we should do is avoid miraculous offers If you find something that normally costs 100 euros for 10, it is most likely that it is not the original product and that they're trying to sneak you a fake instead.

We also recommend that you take a good look at the product photos. Although sometimes fakes are Photoshopped, sometimes just looking closely at the image can tell what's fake.

Opinions from other customers can be a double-edged sword. In principle they are a good help in detecting counterfeits.But we can also find opinions paid by the seller to make the product seem true. Normally, if we find a large number of positive opinions about a product in a very short period of time, we should be wary.

And of course, take a good look at the product when you get home. In case you see that it is not the original, do not hesitate to request a refund and leave a record on Amazon.

How to Find Knockoffs on Amazon

Given the online store's anti-counterfeiting policy, if you're wondering how to look for imitations on Amazon the reality is that you have a difficult time. You will not find any section in the online store in which they directly notify you that what they are selling are imitations. Therefore, you will have to spend more time diving through their catalog if you want to find a copycat product.

One way to find imitations can be search directly for the brand that interests you. There you may find a model at a reduced price that is a counterfeit.

You can also search for the brand you are interested in and then add the word “replica” This way you may find some imitation of the product in which you are interested. And many times those replicas are official and allowed by the main seller, so you can find it on Amazon more easily than a pirated imitation.