themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoDevastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraudwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1673arrow-down115
arrow-up1658arrow-down1external-linkDevastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraudwww.tomshardware.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squareRhoeri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·6 days ago“… from Amazon” Well there’s your problem.
minus-squareslappyfuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoIs amazon not a good supplier anymore? I still order stuff from them occasionally and always get what I need.
minus-squareRamRabbit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·5 days agoThere is very little quality control. Amazon mixes supply from different sellers, so bad actors often supply garbage into legitimate listings.
minus-squarelechekaflan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoAmazon is a platform for different kinds of vendors. Of course there’s the scam artists who do the bait-and-switch.
“… from Amazon”
Well there’s your problem.
Is amazon not a good supplier anymore? I still order stuff from them occasionally and always get what I need.
There is very little quality control. Amazon mixes supply from different sellers, so bad actors often supply garbage into legitimate listings.
Amazon is a platform for different kinds of vendors. Of course there’s the scam artists who do the bait-and-switch.