▲ 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 (8 children) Play the long game. Chargeback. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (7 children) And lose the Amazon account anything associated with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] ChaosMonkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago Stockholm syndrome... permalink fedilink source parent [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago (5 children) So? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (3 children) Some people have extensive libraries there. I have over 1k books, and probably half that in audiobooks. I do have them all DeDRM'd but still it would be an annoying loss permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago Will* permalink fedilink source parent [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) A prudent strategy would be a 2nd account for orders, maybe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago Not necessarily, they have been known to shut down accounts they think are trying to evade a ban. Not sure how sophisticated it is, but it does exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It's worth knowing as some people would be adversely affected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (7 children) And lose the Amazon account anything associated with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] ChaosMonkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago Stockholm syndrome... permalink fedilink source parent [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago (5 children) So? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (3 children) Some people have extensive libraries there. I have over 1k books, and probably half that in audiobooks. I do have them all DeDRM'd but still it would be an annoying loss permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago Will* permalink fedilink source parent [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) A prudent strategy would be a 2nd account for orders, maybe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago Not necessarily, they have been known to shut down accounts they think are trying to evade a ban. Not sure how sophisticated it is, but it does exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It's worth knowing as some people would be adversely affected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChaosMonkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago Stockholm syndrome... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago (5 children) So? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (3 children) Some people have extensive libraries there. I have over 1k books, and probably half that in audiobooks. I do have them all DeDRM'd but still it would be an annoying loss permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago Will* permalink fedilink source parent [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) A prudent strategy would be a 2nd account for orders, maybe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago Not necessarily, they have been known to shut down accounts they think are trying to evade a ban. Not sure how sophisticated it is, but it does exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It's worth knowing as some people would be adversely affected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (3 children) Some people have extensive libraries there. I have over 1k books, and probably half that in audiobooks. I do have them all DeDRM'd but still it would be an annoying loss permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago Will* permalink fedilink source parent [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) A prudent strategy would be a 2nd account for orders, maybe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago Not necessarily, they have been known to shut down accounts they think are trying to evade a ban. Not sure how sophisticated it is, but it does exist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) A prudent strategy would be a 2nd account for orders, maybe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago Not necessarily, they have been known to shut down accounts they think are trying to evade a ban. Not sure how sophisticated it is, but it does exist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Senal@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago Not necessarily, they have been known to shut down accounts they think are trying to evade a ban. Not sure how sophisticated it is, but it does exist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago It's worth knowing as some people would be adversely affected. permalink fedilink source parent