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>I'm relatively certain it is some part of weird review scam process https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/brushing-scam https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-arti
by reverendsteveii 1y ago
>I'm relatively certain it is some part of weird review scam process
https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/brushing-scam https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/brushing-scam
tldr - the seller initiates the sale themselves for w/e it is they sell to a second account that they own registered to a random address. They then ship a near-worthless item to that address and use that secondary account to write a glowing review for their original account. You get something for free that would be a bargain at twice the price and they get a 5 star review on their account. The only victim is anyone who trusts the review system.
- mrweasel 1y agoThat's somewhat insane. The review would have to be worth more than the items, plus shipping.
- reverendsteveii 1y agoLet's say the item is literally a single seed worth practically nothing and it costs $3 wholesale to ship. As a new shop, are a hundred 5 star reviews worth $300 to you or do you think you can more effectively spent that $300 on a different marketing plan? It's counterintuitive but it's actually perfectly rational.
- epakai 1y agoAmazon runs the vine review program. There are frequently multi-hundred dollar items available to vine reviewers in exchange for writing a review. It seems a lot of companies value early reviews highly, or their prices are rather inflated.
- sidewndr46 1y agoYeah, I haven't seen any negative impact of it. The only way I could see is if Amazon decides their address is somehow criminal adjacent & just blocks all shipments to it.
- echelon_musk 1y ago> You get something for free that would be a bargain at twice the price Free x2?
- reverendsteveii 1y agoyes, that was the joke. 0 x 2