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It sometimes feels like they encourage it by not taking measures against obvious fakes. Take a look at this: https://smile.amazon.com/TNSO-Certified-Lightning-C

by 0x5002 7y ago

It sometimes feels like they encourage it by not taking measures against obvious fakes. Take a look at this: https://smile.amazon.com/TNSO-Certified-Lightning-Charging-Compatible/dp/B07SV3YJ9Y/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=lightning+cable&qid=1561378983&s=gateway&sr=8-5 https://smile.amazon.com/TNSO-Certified-Lightning-Charging-C... The "top reviews" are all positive, but all for different products (this is supposed to be a pack of Lightning cables) - phone cases, LG G6 accessories, a rifle stand - and it's the 4th product when searching for "lightning cable". It looks like they can just completely change the content of an existing listing, including customer reviews, without any oversight.

roland35 7y ago
I made a huge mistake ordering the top rated boxer-briefs from amazon mindlessly - the reviews seemed good! It turns out that they were terrible and when I did a little digging I found out the reviews were completely fake and if I had looked at the "unhelpful" reviews which were all 1 star I could have avoided some problems!
- valiant55 7y ago
  I ordered headphones from Amazon that had good reviews, over 1k. I was looking for a cheap pair to listen to music at work. What I got were really poorly made Chinese rip-offs of Sony. I went to process the return and all of the review except for a handful of 1 star reviews had been removed. Luckily the return went off with a hitch but it seems clear Amazon is at least trying to do something, even if their efforts are not sufficient.
  - silversconfused 7y ago
    Happened to me too. Useless things sound just like free airline headphones. I'm done with amazon.
- zarmin 7y ago
  You need the FakeSpot extension :) https://fakespot.com https://fakespot.com
  - MattSayar 7y ago
    Surely Amazon is just as capable of running these analytics internally, right? So why don't they take action on it?
    - zarmin 7y ago
      They would lose business
  - roland35 7y ago
    I saw that website after the fact :'( If anyone is up for a good laugh you can check out reviews here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071WYNY6N/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_4tLeDbQ718B1D https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071WYNY6N/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i...

by 0x5002 7y ago

roland35 7y ago

I made a huge mistake ordering the top rated boxer-briefs from amazon mindlessly - the reviews seemed good! It turns out that they were terrible and when I did a little digging I found out the reviews were completely fake and if I had looked at the "unhelpful" reviews which were all 1 star I could have avoided some problems!

valiant55 7y ago
I ordered headphones from Amazon that had good reviews, over 1k. I was looking for a cheap pair to listen to music at work. What I got were really poorly made Chinese rip-offs of Sony. I went to process the return and all of the review except for a handful of 1 star reviews had been removed. Luckily the return went off with a hitch but it seems clear Amazon is at least trying to do something, even if their efforts are not sufficient.
- silversconfused 7y ago
  Happened to me too. Useless things sound just like free airline headphones. I'm done with amazon.
zarmin 7y ago
You need the FakeSpot extension :) https://fakespot.com https://fakespot.com
- MattSayar 7y ago
  Surely Amazon is just as capable of running these analytics internally, right? So why don't they take action on it?
  - zarmin 7y ago
    They would lose business
- roland35 7y ago
  I saw that website after the fact :'( If anyone is up for a good laugh you can check out reviews here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071WYNY6N/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_4tLeDbQ718B1D https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071WYNY6N/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i...