Walmart Sells Fake 30TB Hard Drive That's Two Small SD Cards
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Re: Walmart Sells Fake 30TB Hard Drive That's Two Small SD Cards
#2Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32628381
Re: Walmart Sells Fake 30TB Hard Drive That's Two Small SD Cards
#3There was a time that I turned to buying from walmart.com as alternative to amazon, precisely because it wasn't taking the 3rd-party seller approach; but then they decided they had to imitate Amazon. Well, no thanks.
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#4This is a scam as old as time, set it to 'tape drive mode' and let it pretend to be any size you want.
There used to be hard drives on ebay that were simply SD cards with scrap metal glued down for weight back in 2012ish.
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#5There was a time that I turned to buying from walmart.com as alternative to amazon, precisely because it wasn't taking the 3rd-party seller approach; but then they decided they had to imitate Amazon. Well, no thanks.
Just what I was about to say. Guess I'll cross Walmart.com off my online retailer list.
Sorry Walmart, if you let your brand get polluted with 3rd parties selling garbage you will quickly start to lose whatever brand loyalty you have.
I never expected top end merchandise from Walmart. They are a discount retailer and that's fine. But I do expect to get genuine merchandise that is as advertised, not counterfeit or fradulent crap.
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#6There was a time that I turned to buying from walmart.com as alternative to amazon, precisely because it wasn't taking the 3rd-party seller approach; but then they decided they had to imitate Amazon. Well, no thanks.
I agree.
One positive remains though: If you buy from Walmart you get it from Walmart and their supply chain. With Amazon because they "mingle" inventory from third parties, you can order shipped & sold by Amazon.com and still get a counterfeit product, because a third party slipped it in.
And, yes, that has happened to me personally by the way.
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#7This is a scam as old as time, set it to 'tape drive mode' and let it pretend to be any size you want. There used to be hard drives on ebay that were simply SD cards with scrap metal glued down for weight back in 2012ish.
What's not old as time is being able to buy it from Walmart.
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#8The marketplace-ization (is there a word for that?) of every retailer feels so short sighted.
I’ll throw out an example I’ve noticed lately - furniture manufacturers. Search for any item on Crate & Barrel or West Elm’s website and you’ll first see a handful of exclusive pieces that are clearly built for the brand. Keep scrolling and the search results gradually become a bunch of generic third party items that you can find in a dozen different places, often for lower prices elsewhere.
I get it, Crate & Barrel sees this as an opportunity to monetize their brand without having to do all that much. Unfortunately it leaves me with a lot less trust for a brand that used to represent a quality and reputation.
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#9There was a time that I turned to buying from walmart.com as alternative to amazon, precisely because it wasn't taking the 3rd-party seller approach; but then they decided they had to imitate Amazon. Well, no thanks.
Sorry I am confused can’t you filter by Walmart sold vs third party?
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#10It reminds me of this, like 10 years ago http://blog.gsmarena.com/how-do-you-spot-fake-chinese-usb-ha...