Yep, one item I purchased a few years ago was sold to me by a crook in China. After six weeks, the item arrived dead as a doornail. When I tried to get an exchange, the crook wanted me to jump through a dozen ridiculous hoops before he said I'd have any hope of exchanging the item or getting a refund, basically just sneering at me. I complained to Amazon and Amazon refunded my money immediately. Nowadays, I avoid many third party vendors like the plague, especially foreigners. I'll buy from an American vendor who has a 99% rating from thousands of happy customers, otherwise it ain't happenin'.
It is a winder that Amazon keeps growing. Must be from people that have not dealt with them before.