[johnboiles]

I got bit by this exact seller on Amazon earlier this year. "New" drive had SMART power-on time of 25371 hours.

* I reported it to Amazon's fraud team (with evidence): No response

* I wrote the seller a bad review (also with evidence!): Taken down by Amazon

https://x.com/johnboiles/status/1879713174427214131?s=20

[joecool1029]

Might as well complain to DA or fill out the complaint form with the state AG about it. Cali has had a few rulings in past few years putting liability on Amazon for 3rd party sellers. Previous discussion on it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27010976

[Mistletoe]

Why was it taken down? That’s so messed up!

[a57721]

I had a similar experience. When I bought a device with faulty electronic components on Amazon, I wrote a negative review, and almost immediately I was notified that it had been flagged and removed for violating the "community guidelines". Apparently, a seller can do that. My review was a polite explanation of the issues, obviously not violating anything and not accusing the seller of anything, but now I'm sure they had refurbished units or a batch that was known to be faulty.

[jjav]

Common with amazon!

I bought a DSLR camera a few years ago on amazon, and what showed up was an old very clearly used camera with thousands of photos taken (shutter counter) and parts missing, in a torn box. Really?

I returned it, thankfully easy refund. But I wrote a matter-of-fact review, zero ranting, just stating that this vendor is selling used equipment advertised as new. Amazon immediately took the review down. They will do anything to protect the scam vendors.

I no longer buy any electronics worth more than ~$50 on amazon, I go to reputable vendors instead.

[8cvor6j844qw_d6]

I got burned once with low quality storage (seems fake, can't tell), prefer retail stores for these kind of purchase.