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goodheart |
Here is part of a WSJ article on spotting fake reviews:
Link Bottom line is this: You can use one of two websites that try to spot fake reviews. Reviewmeta.com and fakespot.com I just used reviewmeta.com (recommended by author of the article) and looked at their report card, which details items they use to look for fakes. Give it a try. _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | ||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
thanks. I checked one of the well-reviewed products that I recently returned. Reviewmeta didn't flag it, but fakespot certainly did. I'm not surprised as it had fake reviews as it was piss poor during the 3 weeks I owned it. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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Ammoholic |
Fakespot is good. I am anal and read the reviews, you can easily pick out the fake ones if you take the time. Usually I don't read any good reviews. I don't care about the good reviews, more than half the people are too stupid to identify a quality product vs a POS. The bad reviews tell you the worst aspects of the product. Also when you read the reviews and people give one star due to delivery issues or them misreading the listing I throw those reviews out. I just had a bit of a blow up with them regarding fake reviews. Product just listed for sale that had more reviews than possible for the short period on Amazon and 95% of reviews were five stars. I got them to remove the product, but that doesn't really solve the issue. First they are one of a bunch of bad actors on there, second they just rename the company and/product and rinse and repeat. If possible I only buy items sold by Amazon, third party vendors are very hit or miss. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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"Member" |
On Amazon or any other site, I usually only read the negative reviews. Often to see if they reenforce specific concerns I have. _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
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Member |
I do similar, I want to see the complaints & why people were dissatisfied, rather than hundreds (or more) of "This product is great". The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Member |
Yea, I also seek out the negative reviews. I don't just look at the positive reviews. But the negative reviews are sometimes sketchy as well. But I don't even look at reviews if the product has a hint of being from a PRC company (not just an American company with products made in PRC). PRC made for a PRC company - definite no for me since I don't even care for PRC made for an American company (but sometimes unavoidable)). "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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I was looking at Bluetooth ear buds one set had 5813 reviews all 5 star many had the same review statement, tag line, and poor English! Pathetic I decided to leave a one star and note this in my statement. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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Haribo Sugar Free Classic Gummi Bears reviews get a 3.5/5 Star rating on Amazon, but Reviewmeta.com only lowers it to 3.4/5. "29% of potentially unnatural reviews removed "  Not bad.https://reviewmeta.com/amazon/B006J1FBLM https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-...t-reviews/B006J1FBLM Ima check with snopes.com next. Hahahahahaha! snopes says Gummi Bears are made with car wax, but that's OK. No mention of fake reviews. ____________________ | |||
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Lighten up and laugh |
I love the idiots who leave negative reviews that have nothing to do with the actual product. | |||
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Member |
I also home in on the negative reviews. Some are valuable, a bunch are someone got a lemon or the buyer is an idiot. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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Nothing beats the Amazon reviews for 3M nuclear duct tap.  | |||
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| Purveyor of Fine Avatars  |
I'll see your duct tape reviews and raise you with these television reviews: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung...t-reviews/B00L403O8U "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
I'll call you with the "Three Wolf Moon" Shirt review ...https://www.amazon.com/Mountai...2HJ377A?pageNumber=2 I will keep the "BIC Cristal Pen For Her" up my sleeve if needed... https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Cri...t-reviews/B004F9QBE6 ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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| goodheart |
I actually ordered a “Three Wolves Moon” T-shirt on the basis of the reviews, and it’s had all the predicted desirable effects! _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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Lost |
There is a guy who among other things is a fake Navy SEAL, already outed by Don Shipley. He submitted a fake postive review of his own book, apparently unaware that Amazon appends your registered real name to reviews. I'd show it to you, but he finally took down the review. | |||
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| goodheart |
My daughter, who is very attentive to what she buys for her baby, has almost given up on Amazon due to so many defective and questionable items from the PRC. As noted above, there's a big difference between articles manufactured for US companies in China and the weirdly-named and -packaged stuff knocked off by Chinese companies. _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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Delusions of Adequacy |
I wrote a three star review and the seller contacted me to ask if I'd change it, offering me a coupon on my next purchase. I said no, as my review wasn't subjective... they claimed their bowl was 22 ounce capacity, but you couldn't put 16 in it without it overflowing. Later I found my review had just disappeared. they continued to list the product as a 22 ounce bowl. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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Gotta watch out for those Chinese ounces | |||
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SIG's 'n Surefires |
Generally I stick with 2,3,4 star reviews. Like zoom6zoom I gave a 3 star and was contacted by the seller. They whined that their business depended on 5 star reviews. I wrote back that my 5 star reviews depended on 5 star products/service. "Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up." -Kyle Farnsworth "Freedom of Speech does not guarantee freedom from consequences." -Mike Rowe "Democracies aren't overthrown, they're given away." -George Lucas | |||
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Yea, like shipping damage.  Collecting dust. | |||
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