Comment on Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, their read-it-later and content discovery app, and Fakespot, their browser extension that analyzes the authenticity of online product reviews.

• danc4498@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is camel camel camel still useful for Amazon?

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  • pirat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve found it useful enough not too long ago, mostly for comparing Amazon’s pricing differences for identical products between various EU countries.

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  • Psythik@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes CamelCamelCamel is still useful. I check it every time before a major purchase.

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  • ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Keepa is better, and depending on whether you’re conspiratorial, not compromised as 3Camels was accused of some years ago.

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    • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Compromised?

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      • ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        3Camels was, maybe still is, fully dependent on the Amazon affiliate program. A program that was reduced at one point, killed off 3Camels competitor, but not 3Camels. Then Amazon asked them to stop tracking during Covid for a time which they did.

        This is around the time that I heard about Keepa which has a different model, not solely Amazon but other stores too, and not paid via affiliates program.

        Also it’s just faster. 3Cs was getting super slow to notify. You’d get an email, click and surprise, that sale was over yesterday.

        I probably heard about the controversy on Reddit at the time but there’s a chance I found this site here which covers some of my recollections.

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  • JTskulk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Never heard of this. Sounds useful, except I’m really only buying something from them because I need it quickly most of the time. I don’t have the convenience of waiting for price drops like I do with Steam games haha. Thanks for sharing!

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• ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Fakespot became defeated years ago and became useless on Amazon.

  The best method I’ve had is to ignore any off brand looking product that’s been for sale for less than a couple months, but has tons of reviews, and when I pick something, sort the reviews by newest first and read those ones.

  Usually the most paid reviews and fake reviews are close to when a product first starts selling. If the thing has been for sale for a little while, odds are that the most recent reviews are mostly from real people. Also, sometimes they will sale a higher quality item the first few weeks it’s for sale, and then start selling the item with cheaper parts on the inside. Like earbuds with good innards getting swapped out for cheaper drivers and processors.

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• bufalo1973@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve found a better way to use Amazon: not using it and fuck you, Bezos.

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  • JTskulk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    based

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• WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  didn’t fakespot only work in the USA?

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  • JTskulk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Never tried it outside of the USA, couldn’t tell ya.

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