Therefore, buyers sometimes simply have no other choice (buying a fake HW device is a very bad choice).
There are also authorized resellers and it is safe to buy from such resellers, because they are approved by the manufacturers and vetted to sell the product. That said, even if you can neither buy from the manufacturer or authorized reseller, it is stupid to just buy from any source, when you can create your own airgapped wallet with electrum, on a device that is disconnected from the internet.