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He might have a case. It was sold as an USB cable but clearly it is not actually an USB cable. False advertisement if not anything else.

Establishing liability seems easy. Winning a judgment in small claims court ought to be straightforward. Actually collecting on that judgment could be a challenge depending on where the company is located and how they do business.

I agree. That is really what I was wondering. Will he be able to see any money from this.

The company has "surj" in the name, maybe it's truth in advertising after all :)

He may even have a case against Amazon directly, depending on the circumstances of listing.

Honestly, I don't think he'd need a case against Amazon for this. If the original company refuses to pony up and Amazon was made aware, I feel like they'd just do it since it would be good PR to help make it right since what he's doing is a huge service for Amazon's customers.

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