The vendor is the party you form a contract with. They get liability for product problems. In a store that's the store. On Amazon it might be dropshipper748.
This gives stores an incentive not to stock, say, dangerous electronics from untraceable vendors in China. And it gives you someone to sue if the phone charger burns your house down.
Again. I’m not talking about that definition of vendor. But if you insist to use that one, Amazon can be liable for products sold on their marketplace (at least in California).
This gives stores an incentive not to stock, say, dangerous electronics from untraceable vendors in China. And it gives you someone to sue if the phone charger burns your house down.