Is it wrong to buy something and then return it just for review?

[Yoinkerman]

Also, since you seem to want to go down the journalism path, it's really unethical.  I personally wouldn't want to watch a guy that did this.  Doing it and not telling people doesn't make it any better.

[royalcrown]

Well I've got everything from a 640, 710, 7750, 750ti, 760, 960, and 980ti to review just by borrowing stuff from friends / relatives- but in the future as new stuff releases I'm gonna need more stuff to review until I make more money from my actual job.

Borrow it from Linus : He has way too much free swag !

[Sam Z Man]

Well, that'll teach them. just deny to sell then.

We do, it's just our cashiers are absolute retards who can't do shit.

[LittleCarrot]

any idea how amazon is about this? like me buying then returning something frequently?

 

DONT FUCKING TRY IT. I almost got banned

[TechStyle]

It's ethically wrong but there isn't a legal system in place to stop it.

 

What you are doing is called 'return fraud' or otherwise known as 'wardrobing'. It's likened to purchasing an expensive dress for let's say a wedding and once the event is over, returning it. Or purchasing a big screen TV for the Super Bowl and once it is over, returning it. It costs retailers A LOT of money and while you may think you're only hurting those corporate fat cats, the rest of the community has to pay because retailers raise their prices in order to offset the people who commit return fraud.