<![CDATA[The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews.]]>The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. There was a button to click to "request all reviews" or something like that.

Now several days later I get "Your request is not approved at this time, and you will see a limited selection of customer reviews."

This seems bonkers to me... like.... nearly fraud?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/94060e76-8118-47ee-94cb-5ebf315f36a9/the-other-day-while-viewing-amazon-for-a-scam-product-i-noticed-i-couldn-t-see-any-of-the-1-star-reviews.RSS for NodeFri, 03 Jul 2026 20:42:15 GMTThu, 25 Jun 2026 00:06:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:20:09 GMT]]>@funkdoctor @xssfox you're very sweet thank you.
the offer braught be a smile.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116207327635662749/statuses/116811419460540014https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116207327635662749/statuses/116811419460540014Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:20:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:40:45 GMT]]>@beeeff @xssfox awww, that sucks. I wish you luck on your search. Happy to buy them and ship to you as a last resort if you need.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116783606080260489/statuses/116811264526744678https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116783606080260489/statuses/116811264526744678Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:40:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:32:15 GMT]]>@xssfox I'm able to click through and see the one-start review. Which I think means they're hiding it from you specifically for some reason.

You might be pulling a thread at something even more interesting than Amazon helping scammers.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/humanadverb/statuses/116810523337704398https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/humanadverb/statuses/116810523337704398Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:32:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:26:43 GMT]]>@Corb_The_Lesser @xssfox Amzn delivery quality is abysmal. My drop-off instructions state "parcel box at front entrance" (which is set back about 10 meters from the street), and the lazy fucks repeatedly drop the parcels just over the garden fence, where they're exposed to the elements and widely visible for theft.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfurs.social/users/WooShell/statuses/116809793791811424https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfurs.social/users/WooShell/statuses/116809793791811424Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:26:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:20:35 GMT]]>@xssfox if I look for that ASIN on German Amazon, I can buy the book, but it shows Zero reviews, and the usual link to "reviews in other languages" seems missing.. as if nobody had ever bought that book.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfurs.social/users/WooShell/statuses/116809769658742915https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfurs.social/users/WooShell/statuses/116809769658742915Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:20:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:14:08 GMT]]>@xssfox

1. Best to ignore reviews on retail sites. They're there to sell, not inform.

2. I quit Amazon after the local distribution center's gig-work Amazon Logistics drivers began deliberately failing to deliver about 25% of my orders. They'd drop several packages at one doorway, then send the same "verification" photo to every one of those several customers. Amazon customer service eventually refused my calls claiming I'd asked for too many refunds. I'd actually never asked for any.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Corb_The_Lesser/statuses/116809744262117330https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Corb_The_Lesser/statuses/116809744262117330Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:14:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:05:26 GMT]]>@xssfox Amazon is a dropshipping marketplace and scammer paradise, not a reputable company.

The sooner everybody understands that, the earlier we can boycott that awful anti-human company out of existence.

I wish I hadn't bought - woops I mean "licensed" - a whole bunch of movies from their platform.

My media library being held hostage by them is probably the only thing keeping me tethered to this awful corporation.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/RandomHost/statuses/116809710089523937https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/RandomHost/statuses/116809710089523937Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:05:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:59:28 GMT]]>@scottcain

When @cstross and @lcamtuf first mentioned that, I went and looked at that and several others.

The listing for the one found by @draNgNon was (and still is for me, as I checked it again just now) exactly as @xssfox described. Only a few reviews that clue people in that this is money for old rope, and a hyperlink to beg permission to see anything more than a handful of reviews out of a couple of hundred.

https://mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/116788436560592117

There have been reports for years of the reviews system being gamed, with things like tricks to get things listed as verified purchases.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/JdeBP/statuses/116809686610645402https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/JdeBP/statuses/116809686610645402Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:59:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:31:04 GMT]]>@funkdoctor @xssfox America U.K. & Ireland only Im afraid.
best practices and prices hands down, though.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116207327635662749/statuses/116809574939130434https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116207327635662749/statuses/116809574939130434Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:31:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:12:34 GMT]]>@beeeff @xssfox check out bookshop.org

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116783606080260489/statuses/116809502176415741https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116783606080260489/statuses/116809502176415741Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:12:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:30:56 GMT]]>@xssfox @uep
Lolz, it even shows two different versions of the same AI generated pages in one image. Looks like there's a whole heap of "100,000 Whys" slop on Amazon with various fake authors. One of the authors -might- be real? 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/me_valentijn/statuses/116809338472965470https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/me_valentijn/statuses/116809338472965470Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:30:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:27:47 GMT]]>@xssfox do not shop with Amazon

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/canleaf/statuses/116809326119689504https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/canleaf/statuses/116809326119689504Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:27:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:19:47 GMT]]>@xssfox
Misrepresentation by omission?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ieji.de/users/DigitalTaoist/statuses/116809294641474961https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ieji.de/users/DigitalTaoist/statuses/116809294641474961Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:19:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:16:02 GMT]]>@xssfox I had to login to see any negative reviews.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/AzureKingfisher/statuses/116809279894356293https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/AzureKingfisher/statuses/116809279894356293Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:16:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:05:20 GMT]]>@xssfox
Here, just read this AI summary of reviews which slightly rephrases the seller's product description ðŸĪŠ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/me_valentijn/statuses/116809237799619826https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/me_valentijn/statuses/116809237799619826Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:05:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:24:00 GMT]]>@xssfox @uep I'm able to see two one star reviews but man the fact this was allowed to be put up is disgusting. Genuine slop and it's full of incorrect information too

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116774021483782967/statuses/116809075311924307https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116774021483782967/statuses/116809075311924307Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:24:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:12:17 GMT]]>@xssfox wayfail won't accept a 1 star review.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/Oldfartrant/statuses/116809029240683775https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/Oldfartrant/statuses/116809029240683775Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:12:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:10:48 GMT]]>@scottcain those reviews were posted June 21, so probably after @xssfox "requested access" to reviews.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/rowyn/statuses/116809023408700317https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/rowyn/statuses/116809023408700317Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:10:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:40:47 GMT]]>@xssfox

Had the same experience for a different shopping platform where they literally *take reviews from other shops selling similar products* for shops that havent sold much of that item to pass it off as their own with a tiny grey disclaimer.

How sick is that. False advertising to the extremities, and I've been watching the downpour of scummy practices from this same company over the years.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blorbo.social/ap/users/115786887642985803/statuses/116808905331617306https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blorbo.social/ap/users/115786887642985803/statuses/116808905331617306Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:40:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:36:02 GMT]]>@xssfox Weird thing, but for some reason I'm allowed to see the 1-star reviews? Or at least it shows two reviews and I don't see any sort of "request all reviews" option.

They both say what you'd expect they say.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116808886662488973https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116808886662488973Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:36:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:32:04 GMT]]>@xssfox What do you mean nearly fraud? It straight up 100% is fraud...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116808871052016278https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116808871052016278Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:32:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:25:02 GMT]]>@xssfox
Makes sense to me. As a sketchy drug dealer, I don't let my customers bring test kits because if they knew what was in my drugs, they wouldn't buy them. That's just good business.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/jargoggles/statuses/116808607528075930https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/jargoggles/statuses/116808607528075930Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:25:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:13:08 GMT]]>@xssfox
be me.
want books.
amazon has them all for 70ish.
never used them dont wanna start because: obv.
say fck it because: $$.
feel bad, do a quick search.
confirmed news report about a guy dying because floor manager put productivity over human life.
coworkers traumatized.
ok.
amzn off the table.
bwb is 190, mucho!
abebooks 110.
abebooks is 50ish% amzn.
ok
indigo has them.
indigo supports idf.
one of the books literally titled "Mass Psychology of Fascism".
too much irony.
still dont have em.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116207327635662749/statuses/116808560714642857https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116207327635662749/statuses/116808560714642857Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:13:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The other day while viewing Amazon for a scam product I noticed I couldn't see any of the 1 star reviews. on Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:07:52 GMT]]>@xssfox Wow, this is so much worse than I would expect even from them. I'd expect them to just make it incredibly annoying.

I haven't bought anything on Amazon since January 2025; it's getting rough over there.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GarrickWinter/statuses/116808539981957593https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GarrickWinter/statuses/116808539981957593Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:07:52 GMT