We've likely created a small industry for reselling drones in South Korea

[GadgetGuy]

this is the important point: only consider products shipped by Amazon. That means they are fulfilled by Amazon and that is the only way you can be protected by Amazon's return and refund policy

Absolutely correct, because anything else, even if Next Day Prime or Two Day Prime, unless it specifically ALSO states "Shipped by Amazon" is the worthless A to Z Guarantee in the Wild West of crooked third party sellers who will screw you over any way they can, with Amazon backing them up, taking their side every time, with 50-100% restocking fees for their deliberate screwups like sending the wrong merchandise or selling used returns as new, or shorting the quantity of batteries, or just never shipping at all!

 

[Chip]

Got a box today from SK. Product was intact in sealed box from manufacturer. But that box was in two other boxes. Outer box was sealed in green tape marked USCBP Examined by line was left blank. Has anyone else received box in two boxes with sealed USCBP tape? I am thinking someone must have opened it given the tape and the presence of a loose item (an electrical plug of some type) that I do not recognize.

Addendum: the loose item is a small two prong Chinese converter plug.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Got a box today from SK. Product was intact in sealed box from manufacturer. But that box was in two other boxes. Outer box was sealed in green tape marked USCBP Examined by line was left blank. Has anyone else received box in two boxes with sealed USCBP tape? I am thinking someone must have opened it given the tape and the presence of a loose item (an electrical plug of some type) that I do not recognize.

Addendum: the loose item is a small two prong Chinese converter plug.

Seller thoughtfully included the loose item for you: SK/KR to US adapter, as the KR version only comes with a KR plug.

 

[GadgetGuy]

https://www.amazon.com/DJI-Beginners-Omnidirectional-ActiveTrack-Batteries/dp/B0F6XN1J7K/

Mini 5 Pro Plus Combo shipped by Amazon is now back at $1159 from Air Foto in the Buy Box, and there is no way to directly link to the AirFoto Store inventory of it, so @msinger is mistaken about being able to circumvent the Buy Box by directly linking to the Air Foto Store link. Copying the Air Foto Store link creates a link to the BUYER BEWARE WHILE WE TRY TO SCREW YOU "Buy Box" with the more expensive Standard battery version and A to Z Guarantee on all other versions displayed OTHER than the $1159 Air Foto shipped by Amazon for delivery Dec 17-Dec 27.

 

[msinger]

Mini 5 Pro Plus Combo shipped by Amazon was back at $1159 from Air Foto in the Buy Box, and there is no way to directly link to the AirFoto Store inventory of it, so @msinger is mistakenly about being able to circumvent the Buy Box by directly linking to the Air Foto Store link

You're always slipping those little jabs in there. And you never disappoint when it comes to spreading more misinformation.

Of course it's possible to link directly to that item. You can find that $1,159 Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo Plus deal from Air Foto here.

 

[GadgetGuy]

You're always slipping those little jabs in there. And you never disappoint when it comes to spreading more misinformation.

Of course it's possible to link directly to that item. You can find that $1,159 Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo Plus deal from Air Foto here.

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Not spreading misinformation. Correcting it.

That's helpful, but that's not a direct link to an individual listing for a specific product configuration in the Air Foto Store. It is merely a search, which came up empty last time.



"Amazon.com : "mini 5 pro""

The last time Air Foto's $1159 Plus Combo deal appeared in the corrupt "BUY BOX" it was NOT listed in the Air Foto Store.
Care to explain how that is possible?

 

[msinger]

Not spreading misinformation. Correcting it.

Unfortunately, you're not correcting anything. We can agree to disagree if you'd like though since you refuse to accept anything but the most unreasonable explanations.

That's helpful, but that's not a direct link to an individual listing for a specific product configuration in the Air Foto Store. It is merely a search, which came up empty last time.

It takes you straight to a page where you can add that item to your cart. You can also use this direct link if you'd rather visit the product page and add it from there.

Again though, these links are not going to show results if you come back later and Air Foto no longer has those items in stock.

The last time Air Foto's $1159 Plus Combo deal appeared in the corrupt "BUY BOX" it was NOT listed in the Air Foto Store.
Care to explain how that is possible?

The item was out of stock. If it's not showing in the seller's store, you will not be able to add it to your cart or buy it. Try refreshing the page next time and you will see that it really is not available.

 

[GadgetGuy]

It takes you straight to a page where you can add that item to your cart. You can also use this direct link if you'd rather visit the product page and add it from there.

Again though, these links are not going to show results if you come back later and Air Foto no longer has those items in stock.

The item was out of stock. If it's not showing in the seller's store, you will not be able to add it to your cart or buy it. Try refreshing the page next time and you will see that it really is not available.

Your "direct link" above is just another search link that takes you back to the CORRUPT AND MISLEADING "Buy Box" to lead lambs to the slaughter:

"https://www.amazon.com/DJI-Beginners-Obstacle-ActiveTrack-Rotation/dp/B0F6XK911R?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rWwq8tQSFQ9Bepf8vi8biyc2gHS9hwEKoS-s2JYWnNDGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.g0H5HCT7LW6T7eXGHtE0sGzk6tq0tjvaWoATO36yf44&dib_tag=se&keywords="mini+5"+|+mavic&m=A20D0M8L9NGH5J&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1764910010&s=merchant-items&sr=1-1&th=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=ddhdp-20&linkId=bb29532157bc0e9775a4ca5a75c55335&language=en_US&"



Bottom line, there is no way to directly link to a specific seller's offering when it is part of the "Buy Box" which was what you had previously maintained. At best, you can only construct a search URL which will still take you back to the deceptive slaughterhouse "Buy Box" from which you still must know exactly how to select it, and how to discern a regular battery combo from a Plus offering combo, because you yourself, as knowledgeable as you are about Amazon, previously erroneously concluded a Standard battery offering had to be a Plus battery offering, when it clearly was not. If you can be fooled by the Buy Box, so will everyone else. 99% of Amazon buyers have no clue about any of this higher level sophistication regarding Buy Boxes.

So, are you saying it is impossible for an in stock offering in the Buy Box to not simultaneously appear on that seller's store on the same terms? Why would the item still appear in the Buy Box for that seller, if it was already sold out, why would it not be immediately replaced by the next seller in line? Shouldn't just clicking around in the Buy Box automatically refresh the page?