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Show HN: I filter Amazon products for above-average ratings/below-average prices
- vb6sp6 6y agowhy would you put a picture of yourself on the landing instead of just showing the what your site does?
- newsbinator 6y agoI guess deal sites are a dime a dozen, and this does go some way to personifying it, like it's "great finds shared by a friend". I'd say there's merit to both approaches.
- brian_herman 6y agoYeah, its different to see a friendly face I like it!
- johnwdefeo 6y agoThat's a good question. The original version of the site was published anonymously, and for whatever reason, the mystery of it attracted attention. The novelty faded pretty quickly though and the site hit the skids. I asked family and friends for their input and they suggested that I personalize it.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoDo you do any analysis to work out fake reviews? Is there any way to filter items which are more likely to be victims of inventory comingling?
- johnwdefeo 6y agoI look for fake reviews by measuring the relationship between 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 star reviews. There is a normal distribution and when I find outliers, it usually indicates that something suspicious is happening. If I understand what you mean by inventory co-mingling, there is actually a drill-down that's built into Amazon itself. For example, the reviews of Samsung's HW-T450 look awesome at first blush: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B085WTFCQ7/ https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B085WTFCQ7/ - but, if you filter the ratings to only display that particular model, you'll see that 22% of the reviews are 1-star: https://smile.amazon.com/product-reviews/B085WTFCQ7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_sr?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=all_stars&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&formatType=current_format&pageNumber=1#reviews-filter-bar https://smile.amazon.com/product-reviews/B085WTFCQ7/ref=cm_c... This an automated check that I perform, but I also investigate the reasons for these disparities. (In this case, it's because the soundbar lacks a digital decoder to support the surround sound speakers that are sold as an additional accessory). On rarer occasions, the negative reviews can be discounted, even if they are legit. One example of this is when lots of customers misread the dimensions of a product (e.g. I assumed it would be larger...).
- forgotmypw17 6y agoThank you for responding. You have exceeded my expectations by a long shot.
- urbanbrewer 6y agoNice idea!