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Amazon is Censoring bad reviews on 3090

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I have a list of websites that I periodically check for an available 3090 or 3080 every now and then. I know it'll probably be several months until I can get one thanks to scalpers. But actual customers of these cards have been fighting back so hard, leaving reviews that discourage folks from buying it because it's way over priced(on amazon anyway) that Amazon is now censoring bad reviews. I tried to write a review on a 3090 to warn people this is a scam, and now you can't leave reviews on these cards unless you've actually purchased one. So basically, scalpers, and those unfortunate enough to fall for them can be the only ones who can leave a review. 

 

Try to leave a review and you get this message: Amazon has noticed unusual reviewing activity on this product. Due to this activity, we have limited this product to verified purchase reviews.

 

Thought ya'all might find this amusing. 

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4 minutes ago, Paul_Johnson said:

Try to leave a review and you get this message: Amazon has noticed unusual reviewing activity on this product. Due to this activity, we have limited this product to verified purchase reviews.

 

so they're not censoring bad reviews, they're censoring reviews from non-purchasers?

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15 minutes ago, gloop said:

Wow, kinda sounds like the purpose of a review. 

Yeah, but then they should do this for *all* products and reviews, not just a few select ones,  there are so many fake reviews on amazon it's not even funny ._.

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Product reviews are for people to write experiences with the product.

Not for people to write about the business behind it (including scalpers and availability).

 

This doesn't sound like censorship, this sounds like Amazon is removing irrelevant stuff from their review section.

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Just now, Paul_Johnson said:

I have a list of websites that I periodically check for an available 3090 or 3080 every now and then. I know it'll probably be several months until I can get one thanks to scalpers. But actual customers of these cards have been fighting back so hard, leaving reviews that discourage folks from buying it because it's way over priced(on amazon anyway) that Amazon is now censoring bad reviews. I tried to write a review on a 3090 to warn people this is a scam, and now you can't leave reviews on these cards unless you've actually purchased one. So basically, scalpers, and those unfortunate enough to fall for them can be the only ones who can leave a review. 

 

Try to leave a review and you get this message: Amazon has noticed unusual reviewing activity on this product. Due to this activity, we have limited this product to verified purchase reviews.

 

Thought ya'all might find this amusing. 

Most of the reviews on Amazon are fake anyway,

Only the critical reviews are legit,which are buried in 5 stars reviews.

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22 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

Yeah, but then they should do this for *all* products and reviews, not just a few select ones,  there are so many fake reviews on amazon it's not even funny ._.

that's exactly my point. 

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But is there any point in leaving a one star review for a 3080 selling on Amazon for $2000? Can’t blame Amazon for removing these reviews.

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yeah, i'm starting to see the logic in all of this. I'm gonna go pull my foot out of my mouth now lol 🤣

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Is there a way to report scalping on Amazon? I think ppl were leaving the reviews like this because there isn't like a "report" button or anything

 

 

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I'm sorry but I actually think it's a good thing to remove reviews that aren't reviews.

I really hate any kind of review even on games that says nothing about the game but you know the company is doing this it shouldn't so don't buy a game, that's not a review, that's a way to abuse a system to prevent others from buying.

 

So if amazon removes reviews from people who haven't bought it, I see no issue with it.

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