DJI Mini 5 Pro in Amazon. Is this legit?

[migfigdmd]

We'll see. Hopefully others here that were able to order at the prices I posted will get them too. I guess we'll find out.

 

[GadgetGuy]

I'm here to report that it was legit after all. I ordered one of each and all three came in today.View attachment 186002
One thing I noted is that all three have Amazon labels that state they are Mini 4 Pro drones. This could be the reason behind such low prices. They were mislabeled.View attachment 186003

Hopefully, Amazon doesn’t figure this out before shipping the rest of the orders!
Shhhhhh….LOL!

 

[msinger]

More Mini 5 Pros are in stock this morning.

DJI Mini 5 Pro
$759

DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC-N3
$959

Plus, two additional sellers now have the above Fly More Combo for $959.

 

[msinger]

This is what I meant earlier about "issues" when dealing with 3rd party.

And, inventory control between Amazon and 3rd party sellers. Is Amazon counting M5P or M4P drones?

It's not me making this stuff up, these are the adverse reports from "victims." Not everyone gets screwed over but many do.

Better check to see what is actually inside those boxes.

*This could have easily been the opposite: an M5P amazon label slapped on a M4P drone box in which case you'd have to request a return for a full refund. What do you think this would look like if you bought and paid for an M5P and you return an M4P box? You.got.lucky.

A few things to consider here.

When a 3rd party seller ships inventory to Amazon, the first step is to find the listing where they want to add their products. They then enter how many units they’re sending, create a description for the SKU (which they set themselves), print the SKU labels, and attach them to the products. Amazon only cares about the SKU since that’s what they scan when receiving inventory from sellers.

This particular 3rd party seller isn't currently selling Mini 4 Pros. So it's very unlikely that this seller accidentally sent a bunch of Mini 5 Pros to a Mini 5 Pro listing with a SKU that's associated with a Mini 5 Pro. And since they're selling across several Mini 5 Pro listings, it's even less likely that made the same accident several times.

It looks more like the seller made a typo on the label. I've seen plenty of those before. Most of the time, the label descriptions don't make much sense anyway because sellers have limited space and often use shorthand or internal lingo to help them sort products after printing a bunch of labels for different items.

So that's just a bit of insider knowledge into how those labels work. It doesn't look like a bullet was dodged here.

And as for pricing, these Amazon listings are right in line with the South Korea and Japan sellers you often mention, so it's not surprising to see international sellers showing up on Amazon with similar prices.

 

[mavic3usa]

A few things to consider here.

When a 3rd party seller ships inventory to Amazon, the first step is to find the listing where they want to add their products. They then enter how many units they’re sending, create a description for the SKU (which they set themselves), print the SKU labels, and attach them to the products. Amazon only cares about the SKU since that’s what they scan when receiving inventory from sellers.

This particular 3rd party seller isn't currently selling Mini 4 Pros. So it's very unlikely that this seller accidentally sent a bunch of Mini 5 Pros to a Mini 5 Pro listing with a SKU that's associated with a Mini 5 Pro. And since they're selling across several Mini 5 Pro listings, it's even less likely that made the same accident several times.

It looks more like the seller made a typo on the label. I've seen plenty of those before. Most of the time, the label descriptions don't make much sense anyway because sellers have limited space and often use shorthand or internal lingo to help them sort products after printing a bunch of labels for different items.

So that's just a bit of insider knowledge into how those labels work. It doesn't look like a bullet was dodged here.

And as for pricing, these Amazon listings are right in line with the South Korea and Japan sellers you often mention, so it's not surprising to see international sellers showing up on Amazon with similar prices.

Did your shipment also contain a bad label? If so, did you open your shipment to make sure and verify there wasn't an M4P drone stuffed inside?

 

[msinger]

Did your shipment also contain a bad label? If so, did you open your shipment to make sure and verify there wasn't an M4P drone stuffed inside?

The label that the 3rd party seller attached is a Mini 5 Pro SKU, but the text description says "Mini 4 Pro".

Yes, it's a genuine DJI Mini 5 Pro drone in a sealed DJI package.

I'm sure you already know this, but there's no known scam where people are packing older model drones into newer model boxes. You're really reaching at this point, aren't you? Or just here for the lolz maybe?

 

[mavic3usa]

The label that the 3rd party seller attached is a Mini 5 Pro SKU, but the text description says "Mini 4 Pro".

Yes, it's a genuine DJI Mini 5 Pro drone in a sealed DJI package.

I'm sure you already know this, but there's no known scam where people are packing older model drones into newer model boxes. You're really reaching at this point, aren't you? Or just here for the lolz maybe?

That's not what I asked. I asked if you went inside the box to check? It's a simple yes or no.

The biggest scam that I am aware of is when a customer orders the M5P, takes out the drone and replaces it with something else and then returns it. Amazon doesn't check it properly and they reseal it. Amazon sells it to the next person because as you said "A DJI M5P is an DJI M5P" regardless of the seller. Which is why I brought up the question about the inventory quantities earlier; matching what the seller says with items on the Amazon shelf. The next person gets something they can't use and when they try to return it, sometimes they have trouble, sometimes they don't. You understand that right? Customers don't know exactly how the process works (and they shouldn't need to know) but they don't care either, they just want it to work properly.

You have a really bad habit of accusing someone of not being serious as if they have some ulterior motive and or just having fun. These are not my stories, I'm not making this stuff up by "reaching." The issues are real and there are lots of buyers getting hurt by scammers and people are posting daily about their horror with Amazon sellers. Even in the face of verified actual feedback and independent posts on other forums with customer complaints, you making light of the situation as an Amazon seller is troubling but not surprising. The drone community is already in distress and it's not uncommon for buyers to over-scrutinize the process which is exactly what we are doing here; trying to help police the process. Your answer should have been a helpful "Yes I opened the box and everything checks out; doesn't appear to be any issues with this drone from this seller other than the one simple label mistake which isn't consequential."

 

[msinger]

Your answer should have been a helpful "Yes I opened the box and everything checks out; doesn't appear to be any issues with this drone from this seller other than the one simple label mistake which isn't consequential."

Sorry, I didn't realize my response was confusing. Let me explain a bit more clearly.

I received a sealed Mini 5 Pro in a genuine DJI box. The box was sealed by DJI, and you could tell because it had a tamper-proof adhesive tape on the corner that would make it impossible to reseal in the exact same way once opened.

While I hadn’t purchased a Mini 5 Pro before, I'd watched several YouTube unboxing videos in the past, so I knew what should be included and how everything is typically packaged. Everything inside matched exactly what I expected when I opened it.

I own nearly all DJI consumer drone products, so I'm very familiar with how genuine DJI products look and how they're packaged.

The biggest scam that I am aware of is when a customer orders the M5P, takes out the drone and replaces it with something else and then returns it. Amazon doesn't check it properly and they reseal it. Amazon sells it to the next person because as you said "A DJI M5P is an DJI M5P" regardless of the seller. Which is why I brought up the question about the inventory quantities earlier; matching what the seller says with items on the Amazon shelf. The next person gets something they can't use and when they try to return it, sometimes they have trouble, sometimes they don't. You understand that right?

While I understand what you're suggesting, that's not really how Amazon operates. When Amazon receives an open box item sold by a 3rd party, they don't just put it back on the shelf and resell it. It's either sent back to the seller if requested or disposed of if the seller doesn't want to pay to have it returned.

If Amazon is both the seller and shipper, they sometimes repackage items and resell them as open box or used. But I highly doubt they're doing things like randomly boxing up rocks and reselling them without checking what's inside first.

Customers don't know exactly how the process works (and they shouldn't need to know) but they don't care either, they just want it to work properly.

You nailed it. That's probably why the Amazon marketplace is so popular. It's one of the safest and most reliable places to shop online today.

you making light of the situation as an Amazon seller is troubling but not surprising

Yes, that probably isn't surprising since I'm explaining how 3rd party sales actually work on Amazon based on real experience, while you're just speculating. I'm not making light of anything, and the situations you're describing don't really seem to apply to the Mini 5 Pro deals being discussed in this thread.

If you'd like, you can look up and confirm the facts I've shared. Continuing to speculate about what might happen or how Amazon could run their business doesn't make it true.

 

[mavic3usa]

Sorry, I didn't realize my response was confusing. Let me explain a bit more clearly.

I received a sealed Mini 5 Pro in a genuine DJI box. The box was sealed by DJI, and you could tell because it had a tamper-proof adhesive tape on the corner that would make it impossible to reseal in the exact same way once opened.

While I hadn’t purchased a Mini 5 Pro before, I'd watched several YouTube unboxing videos in the past, so I knew what should be included and how everything is typically packaged. Everything inside matched exactly what I expected when I opened it.

I own nearly all DJI consumer drone products, so I'm very familiar with how genuine DJI products look and how they're packaged.



While I understand what you're suggesting, that's not really how Amazon operates. When Amazon receives an open box item sold by a 3rd party, they don't just put it back on the shelf and resell it. It's either sent back to the seller if requested or disposed of if the seller doesn't want to pay to have it returned.

If Amazon is both the seller and shipper, they sometimes repackage items and resell them as open box or used. But I highly doubt they're doing things like randomly boxing up rocks and reselling them without checking what's inside first.

Maybe you should have said that with your first reply. But instead you tried to imply that questioning the process has no merit and it can't happen. You didn't say "I have experience with it; however, the ordinary person might not know what to look for...." but instead you went with "Are you kidding?"

Pretending that Amazon will take a plain Mini 5 Pro that someone doesn't like and return it to China or dispose of it is absurd. That drone goes right back into Amazon inventory which is exactly how the next person opens their box and finds a box of rocks. It didn't come that way from a Chinese seller and if it did, once again it doesn't matter....the customer gets screwed. Not everyone can go the YT and look for the green tab. The feedback is full of instances with people reporting similar issues and just because we can't explain exactly how the scam got perpetrated doesn't mean it's not a scam. Like I said previously, it's a bit too early for M5P scams so we expect those of us who order early will be fine. I posed the question because of the label mixup and you would think you'd be eager to verify it considering the product doesn't come from DJI with that label.

Already we are starting to see all kinds of unscrupulous sellers jumping on board the M5P train, chomping at the bit to sell the dozen M5P drones they have "in stock." I know you'll disagree with this but Amazon is eager to partner with these "sellers" and I won't go so far as say conspire but they seem to have no issue looking the other way when they cover for them.

Yes, that probably isn't surprising since I'm explaining how 3rd party sales actually work on Amazon based on real experience, while you're just speculating. I'm not making light of anything, and the situations you're describing don't really seem to apply to the Mini 5 Pro deals being discussed in this thread.

If you'd like, you can look up and confirm the facts I've shared. Continuing to speculate about what might happen or how Amazon could run their business doesn't make it true.

People's complaints and negative feedback is not speculation. To claim the Amazon marketplace is "safe" is ridiculous. If you eliminate all the horror stories and blame it all on the customer then I guess it's safe but implementing an A-Z guarantee doesn't make it safe. Too many customers can't seem to take advantage of that guarantee when they need it the most. Sorry, I'm not going to ignore the customer complaints, you probably have the luxury to do so considering your relationship with Amazon.

 

[msinger]

Pretending that Amazon will take a plain Mini 5 Pro that someone doesn't like and return it to China or dispose of it is absurd. That drone goes right back into Amazon inventory which is exactly how the next person opens their box and finds a box of rocks. It didn't come that way from a Chinese seller and if it did, once again it doesn't matter....the customer gets screwed.

This is you speculating again. It's how it really works. Go research Amazon's policies yourself if you'd like.

People's complaints and negative feedback is not speculation

Agreed. You're the one doing the speculating, but we can agree to disagree if you'd like.

 

[davedrone 178]

Anything that says "Prime" in the title description is legit in my book after thousands of
"Prime" orders. Is there a chance I won't get the drone from the third party seller? Maybe
but I know I won't lose my money. It's that simple

 

[msinger]

Anything that says "Prime" in the title description is legit in my book after thousands of
"Prime" orders. Is there a chance I won't get the drone from the third party seller?

And of note, while it's not as common, it's possible for a 3rd party seller to fulfill their own orders and also be marked as Prime. It's not as easy to get that status, so the 3rd party sellers who have it are usually good sellers.