The clever reason scammers can’t spell (2019)

Re:The clever reason scammers can’t spell (2019) by GycDH6mb on Friday December 02, 2022 @07:59PM (#33839105)

Is this why when I'm on Etsy, some obscure, niche item that I'm looking at will always say "13 people have this in their carts right now"? Etsy doesn't seem like the type to me, or maybe that code is just flawed

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Re:The clever reason scammers can’t spell (2019) by hobbitstan on Friday December 02, 2022 @08:57PM (#33839551)

I’ve been suspicious of Etsy for years for this very reason. Either Etsy is scamming or the sellers are playing games.

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Re:The clever reason scammers can’t spell (2019) by justsomehnguy on Saturday December 03, 2022 @01:52AM (#33841325)

You can test it yourself:

Become an Etsy seller and sell something what wouldn't be even show up in search

Observe if "N people have this in their carts right now" shows up

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PROFIT

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Re:The clever reason scammers can’t spell (2019) by maxfurman on Friday December 02, 2022 @09:03PM (#33839610)

I think they just include abandoned shopping carts in this number

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Re:The clever reason scammers can’t spell (2019) by pulse7 on Saturday December 03, 2022 @05:39AM (#33842439)

...and those abandoned shopping carts are from Google Search Bot which checked the product prices...

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Re:The clever reason scammers can’t spell (2019) by deely3 on Saturday December 03, 2022 @08:20AM (#33843251)

Wait, how does this work? Google bots this complex, or Etsy especially made it possible for Google bot? Also Etsy shows price directly on page, so whats the reason?

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