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To be fair I don't think that's the fault of Amazon I think that's the same thing with all new tech adoption - especially over the last couple of decades. As n

To be fair I don't think that's the fault of Amazon I think that's the same thing with all new tech adoption - especially over the last couple of decades. As new tech enabled new capabilities people were honest and scammers didn't know how to manipulate the system. Nowadays its a lot of work and money to block to fake reviews/fake products. This goes for all tech --> social media, financial processing etc. I agree it really does ruin it but I think it's pervasive in tech 20-30 years into the internet/tech adoption into our lives. And now when new tech pops up scammers hop aboard immediately.

Retric 4y ago
Amazon has actively supported selling counterfeit items for years. Allowing companies to take over product pages with lots of positive reviews is actively misleading. If they actually cared then new product = remove all old review. Mixing inventory between different sellers actively drives away reputable business. You can ship a box of legit items to Amazon and they send a counterfeit item to your customer who then dings your reputation. That’s crazy.
- boringg 4y ago
  I should be clear here - I'm not saying Amazon has done a good job. My point is the scammers are going to scam. I've been offered money in exchange for an implicitly good review. I didn't take it but that came with the order of something I bought. That kind of thing is tough to regulate for any company - and there are millions of other ways to do it. If theres a way to game a system humans will find it.
  - Retric 4y ago
    Sure, but my point is Amazon is acting like an accomplice not a victim.
    - boringg 4y ago
      Fair take - my original comment deflects blame of Amazon which isn't appropriate. It is responsible - however it isn't wholly responsible for all the scamming nature on it's platform. Maybe the VC playbook obsession about growth>profit>quality that they sold to wall st in the 2010s has a fair bit to drive the internal engine at Amazon.
      - JohnFen 4y ago
        From my point of view, I don't care if Amazon is responsible or not. It remains true that Amazon provides a terrible service. The "why" is their problem, not mine.

Retric 4y ago

Amazon has actively supported selling counterfeit items for years. Allowing companies to take over product pages with lots of positive reviews is actively misleading. If they actually cared then new product = remove all old review. Mixing inventory between different sellers actively drives away reputable business. You can ship a box of legit items to Amazon and they send a counterfeit item to your customer who then dings your reputation. That’s crazy.

boringg 4y ago
I should be clear here - I'm not saying Amazon has done a good job. My point is the scammers are going to scam. I've been offered money in exchange for an implicitly good review. I didn't take it but that came with the order of something I bought. That kind of thing is tough to regulate for any company - and there are millions of other ways to do it. If theres a way to game a system humans will find it.
- Retric 4y ago
  Sure, but my point is Amazon is acting like an accomplice not a victim.
  - boringg 4y ago
    Fair take - my original comment deflects blame of Amazon which isn't appropriate. It is responsible - however it isn't wholly responsible for all the scamming nature on it's platform. Maybe the VC playbook obsession about growth>profit>quality that they sold to wall st in the 2010s has a fair bit to drive the internal engine at Amazon.
    - JohnFen 4y ago
      From my point of view, I don't care if Amazon is responsible or not. It remains true that Amazon provides a terrible service. The "why" is their problem, not mine.