2. Price Seems Too Good to Be True

“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” is a great song, but you definitely shouldn’t take the lyrics for granted. In other words, if an item has a really good price—far more affordable than what other retailers offer—it’s often better if you take your eyes off it.

When you see a seller on a street corner selling Louis Vuitton wallets or Rolex watches for just $20, it’s not that difficult to deduce that they’re fakes. Well, the same unwritten rule applies to products on Amazon. When the price is way below market value, there’s a pretty high chance that shoppers are getting fake Amazon products.

How to Avoid

When you see an Amazon product priced at a steep discount, make sure you do your research. This should include looking up the price at a nearby store or other online retailers. When the Amazon-listed product is priced way below any other vendor’s prices, that’s when you should be skeptical.

People don’t usually sell very expensive stuff for far less than other sellers without a reason—one that you should find and confirm. When you simply can’t tell why something is so cheap, the odds are that the vendor is selling fake Amazon products rather than offering a miraculous bargain.