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by kongolongo 2002 days ago
I also question them. It seems a lot easier to accuse Amazon ratings of being poor especially if it feeds into an already existing confirmation bias against Amazon. For all we know Fakespot could just be making all of it up right? How are Fakespots ratings verified? Do I need a Fakespot for Fakespot too? Maybe rating systemes like these are fundamentally flawed.
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silexia 2002 days ago
Just switch to a reliable vendor like Costco or Target and stop buying from Amazon.
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tekknik 2001 days ago
Costco and Targets selection is basically nothing compared to Amazon though. Can I buy an eGPU enclosure, a GPU, and some paper plates from Target or Costco? Then if I have a problem or decide I don’t want them after opening how hard will the return be with Target and Costco?
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CC38 2002 days ago
So you believe that those companies somehow avoid review manipulation? I sure don't.
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doktorhladnjak 2002 days ago
The minimum quality of the items Target and Costco tends to be better. Also, neither allows arbitrary third party items onto their platform. Their buyers choose the items they sell.

In essence, I don't care that much about the reviews. There are fewer of them, and they usually talk more about factual aspects of the item. There are very few "1 star, this is total garbage" type reviews because the retailer has filtered much more of the crap out.

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tekknik 2001 days ago
> Also, neither allows arbitrary third party items onto their platform. Their buyers choose the items they sell.

What’s this then?

https://www.target.com/c/target-plus/-/N-0mjxk

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