09-06-2020, 02:38 AM
(09-04-2020, 09:39 PM)Tin-Can Wrote: Have had to become wary of "star ratings" on some sites. Learned that some are created by internet "bots" to either pump up a product, or down grade a product. Some by competitors and some by the selling company.
Amazon lists comments from verified buyers and that seemed trustworthy, but there has been a lot of identity theft. The mysterious packets of seeds from China showing up in the mail yet not ordered that was in the news weeks ago is part of hacking this system. It gives the sender spending pennies on seeds the ability to give good reviews in the name of the buyer that never bought it. Then a large count of good reviews will give other buyers confidence to buy from companies that use this fake method of getting a lot of good reviews.