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polarbeardj
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Another thought I had, I looked into selling on Amazon at one point and found out that for certain categories they required proof
of invoice from a distributor.  Maybe EVGA could reach out to Amazon and ask to have there consumers protected by restricting the
sale of there items to 3rd parties with proof of invoice from an authorized distributor.
 
What are your thoughts?
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We already do this, actually.
 
Generally, EVGA can only control this to a certain extent on Amazon.  New 3rd-party sellers must show proof of being an authorized reseller or have an invoice from a distributor.  However, older 3rd-party sellers may be permitted to sell on Amazon without this requirement.  Some of this comes down to EVGA's contractual relationship with Amazon, and Amazon's contractual relationship with individuals/businesses that had an existing relationship before Amazon updated some of its policies.  
 
As a result, it would be impossible for us to track down which 3rd-party sellers are selling a particular product, and whether that product was correctly purchased from an authorized distributor.  The only way we can verify that a 3rd-party is selling a product with a full warranty is by checking the serial number of the product.  You may be able to contact the seller directly. [Edit] Even so, the most we can verify is that the warranty chain is intact; a serial number does not tell you (or us) whether the product was opened or has been used by the reseller (or that the reseller will ultimately send you that product).


For example, I did a quick search of our GTX 1070s, and this is one of the 3rd-party sellers.  Please note that I'm not implying any preference, relationship, endorsement, or recommendation of this seller; this is just one of a number of options that were available.  Some of the sellers have contact information if you want to ask questions:
 


 
Customer Service and our Sales department receive multiple requests every week asking for us to provide a bona fides letter or create an invoice by purchasing directly from EVGA Sales so that people can get on Amazon to sell products.  Naturally, we decline these requests. 

somethingc00l
I personally don't buy big ticket items from 3rd party marketplace sellers unless I know of them outside of the marketplace. E.g. B&H Photo, Adorama, BeachAudio, Outletpc.com, etc.; places that have established retail business I'm fine with purchasing from. If it's some no name store I've never heard of there is no way I'm sending them a bunch of money, even if I get the product you know after sale support will be poor. If it's some $20 item sure, but I'm not buying anything that I couldn't afford to lose from some random store.