Re:$7M lost on Amazon inventory, then bankrupt
by staindk on Saturday December 03, 2022 @06:59AM
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I do blame Amazon for their short-sightedness. This is driving people away from using them and in the long term I don't think it will have been good to allow this sketchy shit.
You are right that other consumer protection laws etc. should be put in place to make fake reviews, product listing swap-outs etc. impossible.
Re:$7M lost on Amazon inventory, then bankrupt
by ogn3rd on Monday December 05, 2022 @12:04PM
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Seems they're following the eBay model. Since they profit from the fraud they won't stop it.
Re:$7M lost on Amazon inventory, then bankrupt
by buran77 on Saturday December 03, 2022 @07:06AM
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Why not both? I can easily blame Amazon for scamming me (anything that happens via Amazon.tld is Amazon's doing), and regulators/courts for taking the brib... lobbying money and suddenly losing interest in doing their job in this particular case.
Re:$7M lost on Amazon inventory, then bankrupt
by shkkmo on Saturday December 03, 2022 @07:30AM
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Yes, Amazon is not law enforcement. Law Enforcement should investigate Amazon for helping perpetuate this fraud.
Re:$7M lost on Amazon inventory, then bankrupt
by ClumsyPilot on Saturday December 03, 2022 @08:39AM
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if Amazon is innocent then Alcapone and mafia bisses are innocent - after all they did have to get Alcapone for income tax evasion, therw was no proof that he ever personally killed or extorted anyone.
Amazon knows exactly whats is happening and they are profiting off it
Re:$7M lost on Amazon inventory, then bankrupt
by SpelingBeeChamp on Saturday December 03, 2022 @09:24AM
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I think this may just be a weird autocorrect, but on the chance it’s not, FYI the guy’s first name is (/was) Al, and his last name is Capone. Al Capone.
If someone created an online store like Amazon and essentially gave fraudsters free reign, they would be closed in no time, but this company is too big to fail and nobody seems to want to upset the billionaire owning it.
It's a classic example of one set of laws for the rich and another for the pleb.