Re:Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams
by philistine on Friday November 07, 2025 @10:48AM
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Your experience with no questions asked returns is not what everybody is experiencing these days.
Re:Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams
by dspillett on Friday November 07, 2025 @10:55AM
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The most recent was recent: about two months ago.
Though as mentioned, I find it very easy to believe this will vary by location and account for various reasons.
Re:Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams
by ghaff on Friday November 07, 2025 @11:26AM
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I order a lot from Amazon--especially over the past year for house-related reasons. I just haven't had (touch wood) the apparently pervasive problems that some people seem to experience. Maybe I'm more selective about not picking whatever is cheapest regardless of brand that I've never heard of.
Re:Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams
by warkdarrior on Friday November 07, 2025 @12:25PM
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My preferred brands on Amazon are Qweasdooo, I999admm, and Growthyy. Fantastic stuff at unbeatable prices! /s
Re:Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams
by tgsovlerkhgsel on Friday November 07, 2025 @01:02PM
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Those sound like pretty legit brands, last time I checked (admittedly a while ago) the slop was mostly [A-Z]{6}
My two most recent examples: a couple of rolls of 3D printer filament that looked nothing like as advertised (bad sales images there I think, rather than a comingled-with-a-cheap-scammy-alternative issue) which was taken back unquestioned for same-day full refund despite one of them being opened, and a couple of years ago a replacement drive for my media RAID array that, while the right drive and not, as far as I could tell, counterfeit, certainly wasn't new/unused which is what I ordered, which again was taken back with no quibble or cost (other than my time of course).
There are problems dealing with Amazon sellers, but those can mostly be avoided with care and a healthy dose of cynicism (to avoid ordering crap in the first place). I'd never buy some things from there though: safety equipment, for instance.