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Re:Amazon Warehouse scam: 16TB HDD swapped for 8TB, returned... by treis on Friday July 24, 2020 @12:42PM (#23941586)
If they're buying something as "new" and getting something that has been returned and is not factory sealed then they're getting ripped off. This time the buyer caught it, but what if it had been swapped for the same item with 80% of it's expected life used?
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Re:Amazon Warehouse scam: 16TB HDD swapped for 8TB, returned... by armada651 on Friday July 24, 2020 @02:35PM (#23942991)
Even though the HDD was a warehouse deal, Amazon is getting scammed in the "new and sealed" department as well.

When I bought a new NZXT AOI cooler Amazon sent me the original box with a fake seal sticker on it. The original contents were taken out and the box was filled with an old used Corsair cooler and some random electronics. Even the manual was replaced with one for a pull up bar.

Amazon could have known the sticker was fake because it was just a blank sticker without a logo and the box should be completely sealed in plastic when new.

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Re:Amazon Warehouse scam: 16TB HDD swapped for 8TB, returned... by jowsie on Friday July 24, 2020 @01:07PM (#23941901)
In this case it was a known return. That's what amazon warehouse deals is.
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Re:Amazon Warehouse scam: 16TB HDD swapped for 8TB, returned... by treis on Friday July 24, 2020 @02:26PM (#23942894)
Ah, I missed that. Good point and you're right this is the risk you take buying returned goods.
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