There is at least one sharpener on Amazon that says it is Stihl, is "Amazon's Choice", and has a photo of a Stihl sharpener. I bought it and It was not Stihl but a Chinese copy. The seller said all I had to do to get a refund was to ship the saw back to China at my expense. The sharpener they sent me was not the one in the photo because the one in the photo has the Stihl logo. The one they sent me was not even the right size for my saw, so I never tried it. If you want a Stihl sharpener, buy it from the dealer. Read the one-star reviews on the Amazon site and you will find that other people also noticed that it wasn't Stihl.
This is plain and simple fraud. Not sure how Amazon handles this sort of thing, but it would be simple on ebay. No need even to deal with the seller. Just file a return and choose item does not match pictures or description. Even if listing says absolutely no returns, you will automatically receive a link for a return label at seller's expense. Seller is obligated to refund original price and shipping when item is received. If disputed, just say no problem, ebay will decide. You will get a refund. I know that this process is abused by subhuman primate parts swappers, (and ebay doesn't care) but in cases like this one, don't even hesitate. I'll bet Amazon would handle it similarly. This was a bait-and-switch scam, inexcusable.
Same on Amazon. Pretty simple.
I went back and forth with the seller, and he eventually told me to keep it and he gave me a full refund. Since it was the wrong size for my saw, I donated it to the local railroad museum to use for sharpening their tree trimmer.
Glad to hear that it was finally resolved in your favor. And good for you for the donation. I like to see that Midas alchemy: doodoo ----> gold.
