Re:Which of these Amazon Prime purchases are real?
by sk5t on Sunday February 23, 2020 @08:31PM
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Why do you feel the process would be too expensive for most products? That is, let's say the review process might cost the merchant $5,000 on a one-time or biannual basis or whatever--does that seem like an unreasonable charge to take reasonable care that the products offered on the marketplace are authentic, of good quality, etc.?
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Re:Which of these Amazon Prime purchases are real?
by onetimemanytime on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:01PM
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I'll bite: Honest reviewer says that product works fine...for the first week or month. Wait for a year before allowing them to sell? Not doable especially on millions of new products.
Maybe reviews should be limited only to certified buyers or only those should be added to stars /rank.
Re:Which of these Amazon Prime purchases are real?
by jay_kyburz on Monday February 24, 2020 @02:00PM
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Who is waiting a year? Just sell right away. The professional reviewer only has a few hours per product anyhow. That's enough the tell if the product is fake or deceptive. (Or if obviously fake, the quality of the fake :))
If you want to test longevity Amazon could track warranty repair / replacement claims.