▲ 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
[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago (4 children) “… from Amazon” Well there’s your problem. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] slappyfuck@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) Is amazon not a good supplier anymore? I still order stuff from them occasionally and always get what I need. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago There is very little quality control. Amazon mixes supply from different sellers, so bad actors often supply garbage into legitimate listings. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 8 months ago No. They do nothing to vet the sellers or product they are shipping. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Amazon is a platform for different kinds of vendors. Of course there's the scam artists who do the bait-and-switch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slappyfuck@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) Is amazon not a good supplier anymore? I still order stuff from them occasionally and always get what I need. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago There is very little quality control. Amazon mixes supply from different sellers, so bad actors often supply garbage into legitimate listings. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 8 months ago No. They do nothing to vet the sellers or product they are shipping. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Amazon is a platform for different kinds of vendors. Of course there's the scam artists who do the bait-and-switch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago There is very little quality control. Amazon mixes supply from different sellers, so bad actors often supply garbage into legitimate listings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 8 months ago No. They do nothing to vet the sellers or product they are shipping. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Amazon is a platform for different kinds of vendors. Of course there's the scam artists who do the bait-and-switch. permalink fedilink source parent