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Honestly it should be common knowledge to always read the description/product specs before ordering products online. If the miniature-ness isn't mentioned it q

Honestly it should be common knowledge to always read the description/product specs before ordering products online. If the miniature-ness isn't mentioned it qualifies as a scam, but if it's actually mentioned this is just a story of careless people being punished for their carelessness.

happytoexplain 3y ago
This is one-sided and unrealistic. There is a lot of information in a typical listing (including a lot of nonsense), and I absolutely promise you have bought things without reading all of it. Some information should be at least in the title, some at least in the first sentence of the description, some at least in the image, etc. Point being, it's all subjective, and sellers can and do exploit this. There's no need to exclusively blame buyers as a blanket statement in all cases where the missed information is somewhere in the listing. It's uncharitable and unreasonable. Importantly, it's also the attitude taken by shrewd consumer-harming businesses in under-regulated spaces.
- kristofferR 3y ago
  It's not about blaming, that was not my intention. I agree with you in principle, in an ideal world reading the description carefully shouldn't be necessary, but as we don't live in that world, and as you said sellers do exploit that, reading the description is shrewd to avoid surprises.
n_ary 3y ago
Well, the description often doesn’t entirely include the dimensions but you can figure it out on the “shipment details” An personal anecdote. I was looking through Amazon for some sculptures and there were many mythic figurines. While most ads showed the figurines in context(next to a book, desk lamp, smartphone etc), some simply included 3D photos of the figurine on neutral background and priced very high. I saw one particular figurine priced at € 89.99/- with lots of good reviews(also photographs in neutral background with nothing else for context from “verified customer”) and detail quality and assumed that it has to be big, that is a lot of money as other ones with pictures in context were much lower or 2/3rd of that price. The description was all about history, build material and beauty of the producr. So I happily order it without much thought. In few days, a tiny children’s thumb sized figurine arrives in my mailbox. When I got in contact with the vendor, they cited that the dimensions are clearly on the shipment details and they refused to process a return unless it is a defect product. While I could have contacted Amazon directly, I decided to keep the figurine anyways on my desk as a reminder to myself about being careful when shopping online. These days, if I see something on neutral background with evasive details, I just avoid the product entirely. (For those curious, the same figurine is available on AliExpress and Temu in price range of €5-€12)

happytoexplain 3y ago

This is one-sided and unrealistic. There is a lot of information in a typical listing (including a lot of nonsense), and I absolutely promise you have bought things without reading all of it. Some information should be at least in the title, some at least in the first sentence of the description, some at least in the image, etc. Point being, it's all subjective, and sellers can and do exploit this. There's no need to exclusively blame buyers as a blanket statement in all cases where the missed information is somewhere in the listing. It's uncharitable and unreasonable. Importantly, it's also the attitude taken by shrewd consumer-harming businesses in under-regulated spaces.

kristofferR 3y ago
It's not about blaming, that was not my intention. I agree with you in principle, in an ideal world reading the description carefully shouldn't be necessary, but as we don't live in that world, and as you said sellers do exploit that, reading the description is shrewd to avoid surprises.

n_ary 3y ago

Well, the description often doesn’t entirely include the dimensions but you can figure it out on the “shipment details” An personal anecdote. I was looking through Amazon for some sculptures and there were many mythic figurines. While most ads showed the figurines in context(next to a book, desk lamp, smartphone etc), some simply included 3D photos of the figurine on neutral background and priced very high. I saw one particular figurine priced at € 89.99/- with lots of good reviews(also photographs in neutral background with nothing else for context from “verified customer”) and detail quality and assumed that it has to be big, that is a lot of money as other ones with pictures in context were much lower or 2/3rd of that price. The description was all about history, build material and beauty of the producr. So I happily order it without much thought. In few days, a tiny children’s thumb sized figurine arrives in my mailbox. When I got in contact with the vendor, they cited that the dimensions are clearly on the shipment details and they refused to process a return unless it is a defect product. While I could have contacted Amazon directly, I decided to keep the figurine anyways on my desk as a reminder to myself about being careful when shopping online. These days, if I see something on neutral background with evasive details, I just avoid the product entirely. (For those curious, the same figurine is available on AliExpress and Temu in price range of €5-€12)