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Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake product reviews

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406 points doppio19 | 2 comments | 01 Jul 25 20:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source
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quitit ◴[02 Jul 25 04:17 UTC] No.44440208[source]▶
Some online retailers (such as galaxus for those in Europe) include return statistics on the sale page against comparison brands as well as price history graphs. This helps stamp out two of the core complaints about amazon: fake reviews and fraudulent discounts.
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1. zdragnar ◴[02 Jul 25 04:28 UTC] No.44440263[source]▶
If you look around, you'll see products on Amazon occasionally marked as "frequently returned". It has steered me away from a few purchases.

Unfortunately, they haven't really countered the "keep creating new accounts" drop-shippers. Some categories are especially bad about this- if you find a back massager that you like, buy it in bulk right away, because the model and probably seller won't be around by the time you want another.

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2. zulban ◴[02 Jul 25 12:58 UTC] No.44443201[source]▶
If you have to buy a back massage in bulk as backups, doesn't that means it's crap quality? Are your standards that low?