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These guys seem and act like a pyramid as pretty much nobody has received their DNA data. They don't have much info about the company. Even if people get data,

These guys seem and act like a pyramid as pretty much nobody has received their DNA data. They don't have much info about the company. Even if people get data, the huge delay justifies my suspicion - the new victims pay for the difference, and this will run until there are no more stupid people who are willing to pay Dante Labs despite all the negative reviews.

new299 8y ago
There seem to be quite a few reviews showing people who received their data (with significant delay). More worry is that they sent out used kits to a number of customers! https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/15/dante-labs-dna-testing-company-sent-used-kits-to-some-customers.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/15/dante-labs-dna-testing-compa...
- yayana 8y ago
  Nothing about many delayed reviews is inconsistent with a pyramid scheme.. The first 1/10 or 1/100 of customers might be a lot of people. But would reviewers detect if the results were not really theirs and just from someone that matched on a few data points either from their forms or from a cheaper test?
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  - thecatspaw 8y ago
    I guess only if they were really neglectful, e.g. giving a asian guy the dna of a caucasian man
    - nikolay 8y ago
      I posted a review on Amazon, which got removed. I said that I'm going to compare my Genos exome to what they give me.
- nikolay 8y ago
  My kit arrived without a return label. So, this further delayed processing as I needed to contact them, they are slow to respond, and this pushed 2 weeks extra.
- DerCed 8y ago
  I'm that guy from the article and I still have not received any data..
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dooglius 8y ago
They do take longer than they claim, but I eventually got my info: summary information after about 3.5 months and full data on an SSD after about 5 months (measured from purchase date).
- nikolay 8y ago
  Yeah, first lucky ones will receive it. Also, this could be a non-standard Ponzi. For example, they start the company with zero money, they wait for more people to order so that they can buy new equipment, i.e. it's not an honest delay, but engineered delay to use interest-free funding.
StavrosK 8y ago
Pedantry: That's more of a Ponzi scheme, pyramid would be if the buyers got more people to sign up so they could get their DNA results or money or whatever.
- nikolay 8y ago
  Sorry, I forgot about the Ponzi scheme - in my country, all these are called pyramid schemes.
andreadantelabs 8y ago
Hello, Andrea from Dante Labs here. As stated, we have had issues. Please see below for real user stories: https://us.dantelabs.com/blogs/patient-stories/why-i-recommend-dante-labs https://us.dantelabs.com/blogs/patient-stories/why-i-recomme... You can find more reviews on our Facebook page

new299 8y ago

There seem to be quite a few reviews showing people who received their data (with significant delay). More worry is that they sent out used kits to a number of customers! https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/15/dante-labs-dna-testing-company-sent-used-kits-to-some-customers.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/15/dante-labs-dna-testing-compa...

yayana 8y ago
Nothing about many delayed reviews is inconsistent with a pyramid scheme.. The first 1/10 or 1/100 of customers might be a lot of people. But would reviewers detect if the results were not really theirs and just from someone that matched on a few data points either from their forms or from a cheaper test?
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- thecatspaw 8y ago
  I guess only if they were really neglectful, e.g. giving a asian guy the dna of a caucasian man
  - nikolay 8y ago
    I posted a review on Amazon, which got removed. I said that I'm going to compare my Genos exome to what they give me.
nikolay 8y ago
My kit arrived without a return label. So, this further delayed processing as I needed to contact them, they are slow to respond, and this pushed 2 weeks extra.
DerCed 8y ago
I'm that guy from the article and I still have not received any data..

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dooglius 8y ago

They do take longer than they claim, but I eventually got my info: summary information after about 3.5 months and full data on an SSD after about 5 months (measured from purchase date).

nikolay 8y ago
Yeah, first lucky ones will receive it. Also, this could be a non-standard Ponzi. For example, they start the company with zero money, they wait for more people to order so that they can buy new equipment, i.e. it's not an honest delay, but engineered delay to use interest-free funding.

StavrosK 8y ago

Pedantry: That's more of a Ponzi scheme, pyramid would be if the buyers got more people to sign up so they could get their DNA results or money or whatever.

nikolay 8y ago
Sorry, I forgot about the Ponzi scheme - in my country, all these are called pyramid schemes.

andreadantelabs 8y ago

Hello, Andrea from Dante Labs here. As stated, we have had issues. Please see below for real user stories: https://us.dantelabs.com/blogs/patient-stories/why-i-recommend-dante-labs https://us.dantelabs.com/blogs/patient-stories/why-i-recomme... You can find more reviews on our Facebook page