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Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by kevincox on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @08:54AM (#44443163)
The problem is that they have an obvious incentive to err on the side of positive reviews. Because if every product on the site has a 1 star review few people will buy anything. But if most of them have 5 stars people will be much more eager to purchase.
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Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by grues-dinner on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:02PM (#44446112)
Not only that, but if you get people buying lemons from scammers, some percentage will forgo the refund process and re-engage with Amazon to buy something else: Amazon gets a cut of that too, plus more eyes on other products during that process. And even if there is refund, the platform will get that money back from the seller anyway.
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Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by brookst on Thursday July 03, 2025 @03:16PM (#44458302)
For a one-shot game, sure.

But when people buy a 5-star product that sucks and return it, Amazon loses money.

Amazon is better off having low ratings for products that are returned more.

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