Top USB Drives on Amazon are a Scam

Post by PeterStuer » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 2:26 PM UTC

rendaw wrote: post #127

RobertRies wrote: post #32

While I agree this is a problem - one which I have been the victim of as well - Amazon accepts the return with no questions and/or charges. This, of course, is not a great consolidation, especially for a novice who doesn't understand or encounters it too late. But I strongly disagree with "Amazon runs little to no risk selling the fraudulent products, but still makes money off of them." In the next paragraph the auth…

It's hard to say they don't like it when they're not doing _anything_ visible to combat it. Filter by country of seller? No. Filter by history/longevity of brand? No. Sort by recency of good reviews, or reviews since the last product change? No. Brand reputation, or per-brand reviews? No. Actual brand/seller contact information in the country you reside? No. Do they even require brands have company registration in th…

Post by kennend3 » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 2:42 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #180

kennend3 wrote: post #170

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> Instead, she spent 2+ years returning every since book she purchased for her Kindle, well over 100, when she realized she could buy a book and immediately return it, but turn off the Kindle internet connection while she finished reading it, before it was removed. They banned her from ever doing another Kindle return but she otherwise uses her Kindle normally. Out of curiosity what goes through someones mind to thin…

> Out of curiosity what goes through someones mind to think this is remotely acceptable? Copying data is not theft.

Post by Maxburn » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 2:53 PM UTC

esses wrote: post #31

I think there's one thing that should be clarified from the article. "Sponsored" does not mean that the product is "sponsored by Amazon" as italicized in the article. It means the seller paid money to be at the top of the search query. Perhaps it is a healthy dose of old aged jadedness, but I have a habit of trying to avoid Sponsored items.

Post by phh » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 2:59 PM UTC

logifail wrote: post #93

hervature wrote: post #57

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You don't think someone providing a free service should receive compensation? I would gladly give them their cut for a useful service. This isn't some shady website writing bogus blogposts or best of listicles.

> You don't think someone providing a free service should receive compensation? It's an LLC not a charity. How about they follow the (GDPR and affiliate marketing and opt-in) rules like everyone else has to?

Post by YurgenJurgensen » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 3:13 PM UTC

ssl232 wrote: post #175

greatgib wrote: post #153

Lastly Amazon is very bad for shopping. I used to buy on Amazon when I wanted branded products with insurance. Opposite to buy on AliExpress, ebay, ... For some items. But there are 2 very big problems:. Amazon mixing the stock of all the sellers selling the same thing. So, when you want something like a USB key or SSD, sdcards, even if the listing and the seller you are looking at looks legit, you don't know where t…

> Also, the second issue I noticed is that it is now very hard to find good branded products with Amazon search. This. It seems well known brands have almost abandoned Amazon and low end consumer electronics altogether in some categories. A couple weeks ago I wanted to get a mains extension cable (power strip) with USB-C power connector for my phone. There wasn't a single brand I recognised apart from Belkin, who see…