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Re: Fake review factories that run on Facebook and post five-star Amazon reviews

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Post by mikehollinger » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 10:07 AM UTC

alexgmcm wrote: post #265

simias wrote: post #261

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I don't think it's completely the same thing though, this propaganda and trolling could arguably be a positive for Facebook by driving engagement. Of course there's a balance to maintain but it's not necessarily all bad. Socially and ethically it might be bad but bean-counting-wise it might not be that terrible. Facebook doesn't really care if people trust what they see on the platform as long as they generate pagevi…

The problem is that before you bought stuff largely from Amazon. Whereas now it's more akin to eBay which always suffered with scam problems (and responded by giving buyers far more power - which then resulted in buyers scamming sellers instead of the reverse). I wish it could return to the days where you just bought stuff from Amazon - or at least make it very easy to only search for their products.

Have you tried eBay recently? I’ve bought a few things from there in the last year and found it pleasant and professional.

Re: Fake review factories that run on Facebook and post five-star Amazon reviews

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Post by nonninz » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 2:47 PM UTC

ceyhunkazel wrote: post #276

nonninz wrote: post #263

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This. In Europe each country (with an Amazon presence ofc) has its own website, each with its own stock and sellers. Buying from the US website is often a no-go, because of the shipping times and the customs fees, and also buying from other european countries is often bad as you forego free shipping and returns. But anyway thank you for your product, it's already pretty useful for brand products. :)

Thank you for the feedback! I will gradually add other countries first two are UK and CA. What is your country?

Germany.

And thank you again :)

Re: Fake review factories that run on Facebook and post five-star Amazon reviews

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Post by fucking_tragedy » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:49 PM UTC

astura wrote: post #315

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This is a serious problem. My wife goes to Amazon and just buys the top seller of whatever she's looking for(even if its from a no name marketplace seller). I don't think she realizes people can game this system.

Most people I've spoken to don't even realize Amazon is a "marketplace" that has multiple sellers.

Until 2010ish, I thought that Amazon sold all of their listed items and that I had to specifically choose "New & Used" from other sellers to purchase an item from someone else.

Re: Fake review factories that run on Facebook and post five-star Amazon reviews

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Post by deltron3030 » Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 3:55 PM UTC

Naracion wrote: post #304

deltron3030 wrote: post #266

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They're betting on the regulatory force of their review system and product listing SEO, which is linked to their search algorithm. The truth is that it's easier for smaller sellers/brands who laser focus on one or a few products to outcompete bigger brands with many products, and as a consequence appear first in the search results. The more niche a product is, the easier it is to compete. It's just hard to tell an es…

>also the fault of the bigger brands not investing enough into the optimization of their listing, they don't depend on it. I wouldn't call it their "fault", per se. Thought experiment: If I'm a third party seller on Amazon, why should I / what do I gain by investing into the optimization of my listing if I do not depend on my Amazon listing for the majority of my revenue? Edit. Agree with the rest of your post btw

>If I'm a third party seller on Amazon, why should I / what do I gain by investing into the optimization of my listing if I do not depend on my Amazon listing for the majority of my revenue?

Sure, you're right, that's how businesses think, and it makes sense. But the side effect is the situation that was brought up, that customers don't understand why their favorite products don't show up higher up in the list, if at all. there might be a point where it can affect a brand and their domain authority. Like Google search, the stuff that doesn't show up on the first pages is perceived as less relevant.

Sorry for this late response, just saw your reply.