>> There are so many fake reviews on Amazon that the "average" stars for a product are no longer reliable indicators of quality. There are two universes in Ama

>> There are so many fake reviews on Amazon that the "average" stars for a product are no longer reliable indicators of quality. There are two universes in Amazon. Recognized name brands, and unrecognized name brands. In the recognized name brand universe, the reviews are pretty reliable. In the unrecognized name brand universe, the reviews are not reliable. Generally speaking, with the no-name cheap stuff, you are generally getting what you pay for, irrespective of the review scores. When I did incentivized reviews (stopped after rule change), I always gave a score based on value for the price. Four stars for a $20 pair of headphones should not be the same as four stars for a $300 pair of headphones, because the expectations for quality should be much different at the higher price point. Generally speaking, though, the vast majority of the no-name stuff I got was pretty good for their selling price (but I was also picky about what I accepted for review). At most, I only got one or two pieces of junk, and scored those products accordingly.