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Wusthof Classic Tomato Knife $50 @Amazon
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Great deal on a Wusthof Classic knife. This is the tomato knife that has the end part to lift up the slices of tomato. If you like Wusthof classic knives, this is the tomato knife to get
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...0DER&
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Great deal on a Wusthof Classic knife. This is the tomato knife that has the end part to lift up the slices of tomato. If you like Wusthof classic knives, this is the tomato knife to get
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...0DER&
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Model: Wüsthof Classic 5" Tomato Knife, Black
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It's worth noting the model they sent was $38 MSRP—the amount I paid—which allowed them to say they technically fulfilled their end of the bargain by providing an equivalent replacement. This functionally acts as a loophole, letting the seller* bait & switch anyone who wouldn't want to send the knife back (after all, they waited all that time) by charging them MSRP for a knife they'd never buy otherwise.
Judging by the fact that the Gourmet model is now $50, I'd say this smells awfully familiar. If you buy one but it doesn't ship right away, cancel it. It's not worth the hassle just to get scammed.
*I assume this wasn't Wüsthof themselves, but someone selling/fulfilling product under the Wüsthof name—which is how Amazon works.
EDIT: Corrected the previous sale price from March 2025 to $38.
It's worth noting the model they sent was $30 MSRP—the amount I paid—which allowed them to say they technically fulfilled their end of the bargain by providing an equivalent replacement. This functionally acts as a loophole, letting the seller* bait & switch anyone who wouldn't want to send the knife back (after all, they waited all that time) by charging them MSRP for a knife they'd never buy otherwise.
Judging by the fact that the Gourmet model is now $50, I'd say this smells awfully familiar. If you buy one but it doesn't ship right away, cancel it. It's not worth the hassle just to get scammed.
*I assume this wasn't Wüsthof themselves, but someone selling/fulfilling product under the Wüsthof name—which is how Amazon works.
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If you open up a seller account you'll see all types of interesting things you never knew existed. Manufacturers can give Amazon permission to fulfill their product through anyone Amazon deems worthy of fulfillment, and these sellers/vendors keep product in Amazon fulfillment centers, which is why you don't see any difference; unless the seller breaches Seller terms, Amazon has no reason to discontinue allowing them to fulfill product—which is precisely why nothing was done in my case despite my bringing it to their attention. The seller made sure the product they had Amazon send me instead was of "equal or greater value"—coincidentally, the MSRP and sale price of these 2 knives (both of which look almost identical on paper to Amazon despite the $65 price difference) happened to be the same ($38)—same as in this post. If you mosey over to the Wüsthof Gourmet tomato knife [a.co] listing you'll see this is the case.
Is it possible it's just a big coincidence? Maybe despite being one of the first people to pull the trigger last time, the seller simply told Amazon they had more product than they did (not possible since they control the quantity), ran out of product (again—not possible since it was FBA, same as in this case). And after all that, rather than canceling the order (the standard approach) they had no choice but to send me a significantly cheaper knife at full MSRP? Sure, it's possible. But with all the interesting bait & switch-type behavior I've seen (and trading on this site's good will to do it), it seems more likely that wholesalers are finding ways to skim margins wherever possible without technically breaching TOS.
At the very least, it makes sense to remain skeptical. My guess is they're just about out of product, since they only listed a tiny amount. How many are left?
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Amazon was listed as the seller and the shipper last time, as well. In fact, if you open up a seller account you'll see all types of interesting things you never knew existed.
Manufacturers can give Amazon permission to fulfill their product through anyone Amazon deems worthy of fulfillment, and these sellers/vendors keep product in Amazon fulfillment centers, which is why you don't see any difference; unless the seller breaches Seller terms, Amazon has no reason to discontinue allowing them to fulfill product—which is precisely why nothing was done in my case despite my bringing it to their attention. The seller made sure the product they had Amazon send me instead was of "equal or greater value"—coincidentally, the MSRP and sale price of these 2 knives (both of which look almost identical on paper to Amazon despite the $65 price difference) happened to be the same ($30)—same as in this post. If you mosey over to the Wüsthof Gourmet tomato knife [a.co] listing you'll see this is the case.
Is it possible it's just a big coincidence? Maybe despite being one of the first people to pull the trigger last time, the seller simply told Amazon they had more product than they did (not possible since they control the quantity), ran out of product (again—not possible since it was FBA, same as in this case). And after all that, rather than canceling the order (the standard approach) they had no choice but to send me a significantly cheaper knife at full MSRP? Sure, it's possible. But with all the interesting bait & switch-type behavior I've seen (trading on this site's good will tondo it), it seems more likely that wholesalers are finding ways to skim margins wherever possible without technically breaching TOS.
At the very least, it makes sense to remain skeptical. My guess is they're just about out of product, since they only listed a tiny amount. How many are left?
Also: I wasn't implying anyone would refuse to accept my return—that would actually cause an actionable problem for the seller. I was implying that plenty of people would simply opt to accept the substitution rather than return it since it's the MSRP they would actually pay, the item is quite similar (as far as most people are concerned, anyway) so they wouldn't feel like they really lost anything. This isn't even a strange concept, it's an incredibly common gambit in e-commerce used to minimize return rates.
There was no option to wait longer, no option to have it replaced with the actual product I purchased from Amazon (despite it having been 5 weeks with the product coming in & out of stock the whole time on other listings, which you SHOULD well know is another loophole)—and that's because I wasn't really dealing with Amazon. After waiting 5 weeks and receiving the wrong product, I absolutely COULD have sat on hold & spoken to rep after rep until I eventually got SOMEONE to give me an option beyond a refund for my $38 purchase—oh wait, I'm literally describing the reason why nobody would ever press the issue beyond a refund in the first place, which is precisely how these people get away with selling ghost product to start with. Personally, I returned the knife & got a refund—5 weeks later (???), and for that precise reason it didn't make sense to pursue it, actionable or not. I'm frankly surprised that you, as a seller, would find any of this to be strange at all.
I never would've even considered this a possibility if it hadn't happened to me, which is when I looked into the phenomenon and realized how easy it would be to exploit; the upside is obvious & the downside is frankly unlikely, with the only real repercussions being a metrics hit if you do it too often (I'm sure Wüsthof is petrified). It's pretty clear that so long as you honor the return policy & don't get flagrant with it, these violations are basically invisible for larger sellers.
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