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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by koala_man on Friday August 11, 2017 @04:30PM (#14993890)
I order from Amazon exactly because I don't have to deal with this bullshit.

If I was willing to carefully scrutinize sellers, comb through intentionally misleading ads, build a working knowledge of common scams, and keep all records for the occasional resolution process, I would use eBay or Craigslist.

I would much rather switch to ordering from Best Buy and Target than adapt to this kind of adversarial buyer beware model.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by snowwrestler on Friday August 11, 2017 @07:39PM (#14995321)
The point of this thread is that if you are ordered from Amazon, you actually might have to deal with this bullshit. Selecting a seller requires as much care as eBay at this point. It's not what it was.
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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by maxxxxx on Saturday August 12, 2017 @08:53AM (#14997706)
That takes away most of the reasons for using Amazon.
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