▲ 872 ▼ Devastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraud (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 8 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 154 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago (2 children) Oh it is, but is so enshittified nobody goes there anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) The bad prices are what keep me away. Though, I can't say I've looked at stuff sold by third parties. Why would I do that when Amazon, ebay, and Craigslist exist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago the exploding power supplies forced into bundles are what keep me away. cant return the catastrophically failed PSU without returning everything else, either. total scam. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) The bad prices are what keep me away. Though, I can't say I've looked at stuff sold by third parties. Why would I do that when Amazon, ebay, and Craigslist exist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago the exploding power supplies forced into bundles are what keep me away. cant return the catastrophically failed PSU without returning everything else, either. total scam. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago the exploding power supplies forced into bundles are what keep me away. cant return the catastrophically failed PSU without returning everything else, either. total scam. permalink fedilink source parent