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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 a

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.
Symbiote 7y ago
Isn't this quite literally Amazon's job? Any traditional retailer employs people to maintain the quality of their supply chain.
nonplus 7y ago
In my experience Amazon is designed to block reviews that call out questionable products, Amazon is designed to make returns difficult for fraudulent products. "You pay for the shipping", hide all customer service options related to seller issues, etc etc. Amazon is complicit in the fraud committed by their sellers. They restrict critical reviews by people who bought fraudulent products under the guise of a tos violation. They should be retroactively contacting customers who purchased products they have removed for fraud reasons.
- owenmarshall 7y ago
  > Amazon is designed to make returns difficult for fraudulent products This makes me wonder if the algorithmic blacklisting of customers with frequent returns takes the reason for return into account.

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.

Symbiote 7y ago

Isn't this quite literally Amazon's job? Any traditional retailer employs people to maintain the quality of their supply chain.

nonplus 7y ago

In my experience Amazon is designed to block reviews that call out questionable products, Amazon is designed to make returns difficult for fraudulent products. "You pay for the shipping", hide all customer service options related to seller issues, etc etc. Amazon is complicit in the fraud committed by their sellers. They restrict critical reviews by people who bought fraudulent products under the guise of a tos violation. They should be retroactively contacting customers who purchased products they have removed for fraud reasons.

owenmarshall 7y ago
> Amazon is designed to make returns difficult for fraudulent products This makes me wonder if the algorithmic blacklisting of customers with frequent returns takes the reason for return into account.