Comment on Devastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraud

• northernlights@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It does say “sold and shipped from amazon” in the listings, as opposed to “sold by random Chinese company”.

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• Tim_Bisley@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You can see on the right side of the screen who the seller is though? It is annoying there isn’t a proper filter but you can kind of use the qualified for free shipping filter to filter out third parties.

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  • sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Customers shouldn’t have to be uber careful all the time, these are dark ui patterns.

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  • egrets@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    As I understand it, if any seller is using Amazon fulfillment centers, the product you’re given is picked out of the same box regardless of the named seller. That makes it impossible to buy confidently from Amazon based on the reputation of the seller, and makes Amazon themselves an unreputable seller.

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You can. I can. But how many people do, and how many just flick through on their phone and click “Buy now” without really looking?

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  • northernlights@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Basically if you filter by “prime delivery” you’re sure it comes amazon

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You can be sure it comes out of an Amazon warehouse. And that’s not the same thing.

      Although frankly, it should be. I don’t know how they’ve got this cushy position where they take items from others, store them, and then ship them out for enormous fees without taking on any retailer responsibility.

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      • northernlights@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        By having a convenient website that everybody knows about?

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    • sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I got something recently that was “free shipping for prime customers,” but when I had to return it, it turns out that it was different and returns were not free. 

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