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My favourite example of this are cheap digital PH meters: https://www.amazon.com/Accuracy-Measuring-Household-Drinking-Swimming/dp/B07YXMY9DR https://www.amazo

My favourite example of this are cheap digital PH meters: https://www.amazon.com/Accuracy-Measuring-Household-Drinking-Swimming/dp/B07YXMY9DR https://www.amazon.com/Accuracy-Measuring-Household-Drinking... If you can find any listings with real reviews, it turns out that these are pretty terrible, usually floating around 2-3 stars. Magically, there are consistently listings with 4.5+ stars and thousands of reviews for a relatively niche, barely functional product.

rwmurrayVT 7y ago
'I do have to oil it weekly, but it is attractive and very nice for the price.' lmaoooooo and all the photos are for cutting boards or some strange hanging thing I can't describe.
owenmarshall 7y ago
Based on uploaded photos that product seems to have a past life as a cutting board, a drying rack, a canopy for a kids bed, some type of dagger (letter opener?) and a lancet. That’s incredible, and the fact that someone hasn’t seen that inside Amazon and said “we have a huge problem” makes me suspect Amazon doesn’t regard it as a problem at all.
- owenversteeg 7y ago
  Just found an old review on the same page for a blood sugar meter! (Go to the one star reviews, it appears they were poor quality and not accurate.)
- nlfwhulsdhouv 7y ago
  Yeah, one of them was formerly a plant pot, an umbrella, and christmas lights. It's pretty funny but equally sad that Amazon doesn't care (or worse, is misincentivized) about fixing it.
- AlexandrB 7y ago
  You missed French press, kitchen utensil holder, and tupperware container. Amazing.
  - privateSFacct 7y ago
    The fact this is so easy to spot tells me Amazon gives two craps about any of this
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- jcrites 7y ago
  I consider it a problem. This appears to be an instance of listing abuse. I'd encourage people to report listing abuse if they come across it. I believe these are the correct instructions: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/200444420 https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/200444420 Situations where you're fighting against financially-motivated human adversaries are always difficult.
  - nlfwhulsdhouv 7y ago
    Oh hai it's one of the people getting rich off a corporation suppressing unionization efforts and workers rights in Amazon warehouses. Neat! Yeah I'm not going to do your work for you by reporting listings thanks. This isn't Reddit or Youtube.
  - earthshot 7y ago
    I don't have a seller central account, and (it appears) I cannot open one either. Is there a way for me to report listing abuse _without_ being a seller? I'd like to, at a bare minimum, report the abusive listings that have nailed me, personally.
    - jcrites 7y ago
      On further research, it looks like the recommended way to report this is actually by clicking "Report incorrect product information" on the product detail page. However it's always reasonable to contact customer service for issues that one isn't sure how to handle otherwise: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/contact-us https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/contact-us - they can refer to the right reporting method or pass on the report. If you get stuck or don't get traction, feel free to send the information to me and I'll pass it on; I'd suggest giving the normal channels several business days first however. In this case, I've submitted an incorrect product info report via the website for each of the problematic pages I've come across today. I plan to follow up on the pages and escalate if necessary.
  - phatfish 7y ago
    Why do Amazon's work for them? The richest man in the world can't remove fake listings from his online store? Bullshit.

rwmurrayVT 7y ago

'I do have to oil it weekly, but it is attractive and very nice for the price.' lmaoooooo and all the photos are for cutting boards or some strange hanging thing I can't describe.

owenmarshall 7y ago

Based on uploaded photos that product seems to have a past life as a cutting board, a drying rack, a canopy for a kids bed, some type of dagger (letter opener?) and a lancet. That’s incredible, and the fact that someone hasn’t seen that inside Amazon and said “we have a huge problem” makes me suspect Amazon doesn’t regard it as a problem at all.

owenversteeg 7y ago
Just found an old review on the same page for a blood sugar meter! (Go to the one star reviews, it appears they were poor quality and not accurate.)
nlfwhulsdhouv 7y ago
Yeah, one of them was formerly a plant pot, an umbrella, and christmas lights. It's pretty funny but equally sad that Amazon doesn't care (or worse, is misincentivized) about fixing it.
AlexandrB 7y ago
You missed French press, kitchen utensil holder, and tupperware container. Amazing.
- privateSFacct 7y ago
  The fact this is so easy to spot tells me Amazon gives two craps about any of this
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jcrites 7y ago
I consider it a problem. This appears to be an instance of listing abuse. I'd encourage people to report listing abuse if they come across it. I believe these are the correct instructions: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/200444420 https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/200444420 Situations where you're fighting against financially-motivated human adversaries are always difficult.
- nlfwhulsdhouv 7y ago
  Oh hai it's one of the people getting rich off a corporation suppressing unionization efforts and workers rights in Amazon warehouses. Neat! Yeah I'm not going to do your work for you by reporting listings thanks. This isn't Reddit or Youtube.
- earthshot 7y ago
  I don't have a seller central account, and (it appears) I cannot open one either. Is there a way for me to report listing abuse _without_ being a seller? I'd like to, at a bare minimum, report the abusive listings that have nailed me, personally.
  - jcrites 7y ago
    On further research, it looks like the recommended way to report this is actually by clicking "Report incorrect product information" on the product detail page. However it's always reasonable to contact customer service for issues that one isn't sure how to handle otherwise: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/contact-us https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/contact-us - they can refer to the right reporting method or pass on the report. If you get stuck or don't get traction, feel free to send the information to me and I'll pass it on; I'd suggest giving the normal channels several business days first however. In this case, I've submitted an incorrect product info report via the website for each of the problematic pages I've come across today. I plan to follow up on the pages and escalate if necessary.
- phatfish 7y ago
  Why do Amazon's work for them? The richest man in the world can't remove fake listings from his online store? Bullshit.