Product review (1 stars): Is this OEM, or not? Your guess is as good as mine.....
Obviously, most reviews are written to provide an opinion on the item itself. However, I am writing this review for a different reason - I want to comment on HOW THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS PRESENTED ON AMAZON. I had to give a star rating, so I have given 1 star. Again, though, the 1 star indicates my displeasure with Amazon, NOT with the item that I received.

OK, here's the story. I have an LG front loading washer. About a year ago, the drain pump failed (after about 10 years of service) so I bought this item from Amazon, and installed it. It ran fine - but it failed last week. So, the item that I got a year ago wasn't too well-made. At the time I bought it (a year back) there was no warning on the Amazon page about "if this is a SUPCO or ERP, let Amazon know, and return it". But when I came back onto Amazon to buy it this time - bingo, there's a big warning. So I bought it, hoping to get a real OEM version. The one I got doesn't say "SUPCO" or "ERP". However, another review says that it SHOULD arrive in a box labeled "LG" - and the box for mine didn't say "LG".

The pump itself it has a label (see photo) showing that it was made by ASKOLL. I looked online - that appears to be a legitimate manufacturer, originally in Italy, now multinational. So, is this an LG OEM, or isn't it? This is my reason for 1 star. There's a huge warning on the Amazon site - but there is no clear explanation about HOW TO TELL IF YOU HAVE GOT A REAL OEM, OR A KNOCK-OFF.

We needed a working washer, so I have installed it. I have done only 1 wash cycle, and it ran well (almost silent, and the machine drained & span as normal). Who knows how long this one will last. If it fails, like the last one, I'll update this review. Meantime, it'd be good if Amazon provided more explicit information about how to tell if you've received the real McCoy.