Last Friday I saw that some 304 stainless steel charcoal baskets on Amazon that were on sale for $37 and figured why not. I haven't been able to find anything like them in 304 SS that wasn't a home fab. So I purchased two sets and figured I would have them in a week or so. Oddly enough they turn up on my doorstep Saturday. I thought this was weird because La Baux (the seller) was not a Prime seller and almost every non Prime seller uses slower shipping. I look at the box and it is from BBQ Funland instead of La Baux. So now I am getting suspicious and open up my package. The baskets look solid and all, but I can't resist grabbing my magnet to see if it holds a charge. Unfortunately the material was very magnetic and therefore NOT 304 SS. It may have still have been 400 grade or higher SS, but I wasn't going to pay what I did for anything less than 304. Then I see a package label that says "WG403" and I decide to do an Amazon search and find this:
https://smile.amazon.com/BBQ-funland-WG403-Char-Basket-Charcoal/dp/B01CHJM54A/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wg403&qid=1574427070&sr=8-1I discover that this isn't a simple mix up were the manufacturer sent the baskets in the wrong grade of SS, but the seller was straight up scamming. Advertising their baskets as 304 SS, then buying them at BBQ Funland for $20, and having BBQ Funland ship them out using their Prime shipping. All while pocketing $17 on each order for a few mouse clicks. I furiously requested a refund from both the seller and Amazon in the event that the seller didn't follow through. Fortunately, I had my money returned, but I am still angry that the listing remains for some other poor sucker to get took. I can't say for sure if the other sellers of the same product listing are doing the same, but I really wouldn't doubt it given their lower number of ratings.
Moral of the story is this. Grab a magnet and check your 304 SS.