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> I just pay attention to the seller ratings and make sure they're better than 98%. Maybe I'm just extremely cynical, but you don't feel those are somehow game

• jasode 8y ago
  >Maybe I'm just extremely cynical, but you don't feel those are somehow gamed? I think the reviews for products are gamed but I don't think the seller feedback ratings are. I used to sell used books as a Amazon marketplace seller and I once sold a book that was damaged and put that condition in the description. The buyer bought and gave me 1 star rating for it and described the damage that I already put in the description. The buyer just didn't bother to read the description before he bought it. I couldn't get Amazon to remove that unfair rating. If there's a way to game the seller feedback in a sustainable way across thousands of ratings, I'd like to know how. Sure, sellers could offer refunds to bribe customers to change their seller rating from 1 star to 5 stars (not sure if that's even possible) but eventually, the seller will run out of money with that scheme. On the other hand, product reviews are easier to hack.