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Re:Amazon Caught Selling Counterfeits of Publisher’s Compute... by thearn4 on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @10:13AM (#19199445)
I've noticed that it's all come full-circle for me again too, when it comes to purchasing from Amazon. It seems that I can't even trust the "verified purchase" reviews anymore.
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Re:Amazon Caught Selling Counterfeits of Publisher’s Compute... by nkingsy on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @10:40AM (#19199652)
The practice of shipping empty boxes to shill reviewers is fairly widespread

https://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-files-first-ever-suit-o...

"According to the suit, the site operated by Gentile offers to provide fake “verified reviews” for a premium, telling the sellers that they can ship empty boxes to reviewers involved in the scheme, to trick Amazon into thinking that the product had actually been purchased."

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Re:Amazon Caught Selling Counterfeits of Publisher’s Compute... by benologist on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @10:55AM (#19199773)
They're not really tricking Amazon when Amazon is giving a conscienscious zero fucks about any of these things. This is all happening at a rate they must find acceptable or they'd be acting to reduce these problems to a level they do find acceptable.
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