$118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups • Hacker News Board

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by postalrat » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:10 AM UTC

I think the best thing that can happen is a lot people buy it and complain to amazon.

The one time I did buy a fake item Amazon refunded me and didn't even want the item back. That happens enough times and Amazon will start doing something.

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by llanowarelves » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:11 AM UTC

For batteries, memory/storage, and perhaps many other categories, better to get from a real distributor like Best Buy, Samsung, or WD directly.

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by selcuka » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:12 AM UTC

Throwaway23459 wrote: post #10

Seems to have been airbrushed off the site now.

I'm still seeing it.

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by mkoryak » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:16 AM UTC

llanowarelves wrote: post #12

For batteries, memory/storage, and perhaps many other categories, better to get from a real distributor like Best Buy, Samsung, or WD directly.

Don't buy anything from there unless you're ok with it being probably a counterfeit, or a real product but with fake reviews.

Amazon is AliExpress with faster shipping and higher prices.

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by michaelmrose » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:16 AM UTC

This is comedy gold from the reviews.

> I'm a big trump supporter I asked my husband for this for mother's day. I love to add to my coffee cup collection and it's a good keep sake to have for 2020!!

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by selcuka » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:16 AM UTC

In case there are people who don't know what this is: It's a USB flash drive (say, 4GB) that reports its capacity as 16TB.

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by KerrAvon » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:16 AM UTC

nateb2022 wrote: post #2

How in the world does Amazon allow this

How is the FTC not suing Amazon for fraud on a daily basis? A lot of this shit is sold directly by them, not by Marketplace sellers, so Section 230 concerns do not apply.

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by jffry » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:17 AM UTC

If you attempt to write a review now, it warns:

> Amazon has noticed unusual reviewing activity on this product. Due to this activity, we have limited this product to verified purchase reviews.

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by mkoryak » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:17 AM UTC

kbns wrote: post #8

sad to see people are genuinely thrilled to gift it to their loved ones.

They are talking about a different product

Re: $118 16TB SSD on Amazon, 4 star reviews mention cuff links and coffee cups

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Post by LeoPanthera » Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:19 AM UTC

nateb2022 wrote: post #2

How in the world does Amazon allow this

This has been going on for so long that the only possible explanation is that Amazon makes money from this kind of fraud and has decided that it is worth it.