themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoDevastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraudwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square154linkfedilinkarrow-up1894arrow-down123
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minus-squareslappyfuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoIs amazon not a good supplier anymore? I still order stuff from them occasionally and always get what I need.
minus-squareRamRabbit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoThere is very little quality control. Amazon mixes supply from different sellers, so bad actors often supply garbage into legitimate listings.
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 month agoNo. They do nothing to vet the sellers or product they are shipping.
minus-squarelechekaflan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoAmazon is a platform for different kinds of vendors. Of course there’s the scam artists who do the bait-and-switch.
Is amazon not a good supplier anymore? I still order stuff from them occasionally and always get what I need.
There is very little quality control. Amazon mixes supply from different sellers, so bad actors often supply garbage into legitimate listings.
No. They do nothing to vet the sellers or product they are shipping.
Amazon is a platform for different kinds of vendors. Of course there’s the scam artists who do the bait-and-switch.