themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours 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-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1705arrow-down112
arrow-up1693arrow-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 · 22 hours agomessage-square104linkfedilink
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·12 hours agoPlay the long game. Chargeback.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 hours agoAnd lose the Amazon account anything associated with it.
minus-squarePoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoSome people have extensive libraries there. I have over 1k books, and probably half that in audiobooks. I do have them all DeDRM’d but still it would be an annoying loss
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·9 hours agoA prudent strategy would be a 2nd account for orders, maybe?
minus-squareSenal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoNot necessarily, they have been known to shut down accounts they think are trying to evade a ban. Not sure how sophisticated it is, but it does exist.
Play the long game. Chargeback.
And lose the Amazon account anything associated with it.
Stockholm syndrome…
So?
Some people have extensive libraries there. I have over 1k books, and probably half that in audiobooks. I do have them all DeDRM’d but still it would be an annoying loss
Will*
A prudent strategy would be a 2nd account for orders, maybe?
Not necessarily, they have been known to shut down accounts they think are trying to evade a ban.
Not sure how sophisticated it is, but it does exist.