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I've noticed that it's all come full-circle for me again too, when it comes to purchasing from Amazon. It seems that I can't even trust the "verified purchase"

• nkingsy 8y ago
  The practice of shipping empty boxes to shill reviewers is fairly widespread https://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-files-first-ever-suit-over-fake-reviews-alleging-calif-man-sold-fraudulent-praise-for-products/ https://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-files-first-ever-suit-o... "According to the suit, the site operated by Gentile offers to provide fake “verified reviews” for a premium, telling the sellers that they can ship empty boxes to reviewers involved in the scheme, to trick Amazon into thinking that the product had actually been purchased."
  • benologist 8y ago
    They're not really tricking Amazon when Amazon is giving a conscienscious zero fucks about any of these things. This is all happening at a rate they must find acceptable or they'd be acting to reduce these problems to a level they do find acceptable.