It gets worse. Amazon mixes products from different third party vendors in its marketplace for the same product listing. So even if you find a listing for a brand item with clean reviews which actually pertain to the item in question, you could still very well end up with a cheap low quality knock off when you order it.
They use blended inventory to ship the item faster (cheaper). And yes, this means that the "Sold and Shipped from Amazon" badge doesn't mean shit. You're actually better off buying from someone who ships it themselves, because its their reputation on the line.
