its not amazon, its 3rd party sellers. buy from the google store on there, it will be fine.
https://www.amazon.com/Google-Pixel-Unlocked-Smartphone-Advanced/dp/B0CGTKM9WC
https://www.amazon.com/stores/GoogleLLC/page/080B7645-8292-4117-A6CA-1BF598F3FE26
that thread is from 2013, no i dont remember it...
and trevor hasnt been on in 5+ years...
the point still stands, unless you are part of the very niche 3dfx "retro/restoration" scene most will have no clue who they are. they are NOT household names.
ps: we dont need to keep this back and forth...