For Reliable Electronic Parts, Verical Is the Solution
The rise of online marketplaces is changing the supply chain landscape, but many fail to address a key issue for electronic components buyers — authenticity.

Not all online marketplaces follow the same model. Verical, for example, is an electronic parts marketplace that only sells warrantied parts that are traceable to the manufacturer. For Verical, keeping fraudulent parts out of the supply chain is part of the value they provide.
As online marketplaces grow in popularity, the quantity of counterfeit items sold through poorly policed sites has been steadily increasing. In many cases, it’s the online marketplace’s lack of quality control that allows counterfeiters to easily infiltrate and sell their low-quality knockoffs to unsuspecting buyers. One of the highest-profile examples is a recent suit filed by Apple. The suit details Apple’s purchase of 100 Apple-branded accessories and iPhone products from Amazon and reveals that 90 percent of the products it bought were fraudulent.
In fact, Amazon sells a substantial list of counterfeit items — from simple knockoff handcrafts to electric devices that catch fire. But Amazon isn’t the only online marketplace that has been infiltrated by counterfeits. There may be hundreds of “gray market” sites on the internet that offer customers inexpensive electronic parts, but the buyer takes a risk that the parts are counterfeit.
The risk of counterfeit electronic parts
For electronic parts buyers in particular, counterfeit parts pose a substantial problem. It is estimated that the seepage of counterfeit electronic parts into the supply chain is costing the industry $250 billion annually.The stories of how these imitation products are made are chilling. In some cases, old parts are shipped abroad, where they are salvaged, washed in dirty rivers, dried in dusty streets, and changed and relabeled to mimic the appearance of a higher-functioning piece. Under close scrutiny the counterfeit may be detected, but unfortunately, in many cases, the user discovers the problem when the part fails.
An alternative, reliable online marketplace
There are alternatives for buyers who need to ensure that the electronic parts in their supply chain are genuine. Verical.com, a company of Arrow Electronics, is an online marketplace that focuses entirely on its core business — providing customers with electronic components that are competitively priced, guaranteed authentic, and ready for delivery worldwide.Its principals are simple but robust:
- Parts are traceable directly to the original manufacturer. Verical’s online catalog offers over $10.2 billion in parts from over 750 manufacturers. The selection includes a wide range of electronic components — from the newest innovations to hard-to-find older parts.
- Buyers can compare prices on Verical’s website to find the price point they seek.
- Verical refreshes its online listings every 10 minutes to ensure an accurate inventory.