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> Yes, both the 5-star reviews and 1-star reviews can be gamed. You don't look for that Verified purchase text ?

ceejayoz 6y ago
Scammers have made that useless. They have you buy the product, then reimburse you for it... if you review it well. Free product for you, five star verified review for them.
- smegger001 6y ago
  I would be tempted to do so only to lower the review after the charge back window closed.
jasode 6y ago
>You don't look for that Verified purchase text ? If you're not being sarcastic... Those "Verified Purchase" reviews can also be faked by manufacturers/sellers reimbursing the credit-card payment of the Amazon shopper. Example: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/her-amazon-purchases-are-real-the-reviews-are-fake https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/her-amazon...
- 1024core 6y ago
 I bought something from Amazon, and it wasn't up to spec, so I left a 3-star review. Well, I got contacted by the seller, offering me $20 to take down the review. I ignored it. Then a few weeks later, they upped the offer. And in response, I downed the stars. Last I heard from them, they were offering me $70 to take down the review. For something that cost under $15. Amazon itself doesn't help either. I bought something (a food item) from Amazon, and it was nowhere close to the quality in the photographs or description. I wrote a review, describing how the actual item was of much lower quality than expected. Amazon refused to post my review! And I've been an Amazon customer for nearly 20 years!
 - amiga_500 6y ago
 Did the first company complain about you to Amazon, who then blacklist you for not playing ball?
 - 1024core 6y ago
 I don't think so, I just ignored their messages.
 - deleted 6y ago
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 - zippergz 6y ago
 I've had this same experience. After all the pestering and offers of cash to remove my 3 star review, I lowered it to 1 star.
 - abiogenesis 6y ago
 Sounds like a business model to me. Leave a 3 star review, and if they try to bribe you $X threaten them to lower it to 1 star unless they pay $2X.
 - jjeaff 6y ago
 People do this. I used to sell a lot on Amazon. I would occasionally get a non-coherent one star review and then a message basically trying to extort a full refund in exchange for removing the review. And no, it wasn't because the book was in bad condition, they can always return for a full refund. They want to keep the book and get a full refund.
 abiogenesis 6y ago
 I was (obviously) joking but this is really a sad thing to hear.
 6y ago
jandrese 6y ago
Last time I bought a power supply from Amazon I got an email from the seller saying that they'd give me a $20 Steam Credit if I left a 5 star review. It made me consider returning the Power Supply.
- chrischen 6y ago
  LastPass was offering something like $10 for anyone that left a review on G2 (from RSA Conf). The kicker was I did this and they never even honored it.
  - SubiculumCode 6y ago
    Lastpass has gone to crap IMO since their sell to logmein

ceejayoz 6y ago

Scammers have made that useless. They have you buy the product, then reimburse you for it... if you review it well. Free product for you, five star verified review for them.

smegger001 6y ago
I would be tempted to do so only to lower the review after the charge back window closed.

jasode 6y ago

>You don't look for that Verified purchase text ? If you're not being sarcastic... Those "Verified Purchase" reviews can also be faked by manufacturers/sellers reimbursing the credit-card payment of the Amazon shopper. Example: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/her-amazon-purchases-are-real-the-reviews-are-fake https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/her-amazon...

1024core 6y ago
I bought something from Amazon, and it wasn't up to spec, so I left a 3-star review. Well, I got contacted by the seller, offering me $20 to take down the review. I ignored it. Then a few weeks later, they upped the offer. And in response, I downed the stars. Last I heard from them, they were offering me $70 to take down the review. For something that cost under $15. Amazon itself doesn't help either. I bought something (a food item) from Amazon, and it was nowhere close to the quality in the photographs or description. I wrote a review, describing how the actual item was of much lower quality than expected. Amazon refused to post my review! And I've been an Amazon customer for nearly 20 years!
- amiga_500 6y ago
  Did the first company complain about you to Amazon, who then blacklist you for not playing ball?
  - 1024core 6y ago
    I don't think so, I just ignored their messages.
- deleted 6y ago
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- zippergz 6y ago
  I've had this same experience. After all the pestering and offers of cash to remove my 3 star review, I lowered it to 1 star.
  - abiogenesis 6y ago
    Sounds like a business model to me. Leave a 3 star review, and if they try to bribe you $X threaten them to lower it to 1 star unless they pay $2X.
    - jjeaff 6y ago
      People do this. I used to sell a lot on Amazon. I would occasionally get a non-coherent one star review and then a message basically trying to extort a full refund in exchange for removing the review. And no, it wasn't because the book was in bad condition, they can always return for a full refund. They want to keep the book and get a full refund.
      - abiogenesis 6y ago
        I was (obviously) joking but this is really a sad thing to hear.
        6y ago

jandrese 6y ago

Last time I bought a power supply from Amazon I got an email from the seller saying that they'd give me a $20 Steam Credit if I left a 5 star review. It made me consider returning the Power Supply.

chrischen 6y ago
LastPass was offering something like $10 for anyone that left a review on G2 (from RSA Conf). The kicker was I did this and they never even honored it.
- SubiculumCode 6y ago
  Lastpass has gone to crap IMO since their sell to logmein

> Yes, both the 5-star reviews and 1-star reviews can be gamed. You don't look for that <i> Verified purchase </i> text ?

> Yes, both the 5-star reviews and 1-star reviews can be gamed. You don't look for that <i> Verified purchase </i> text ?