▲ 864 ▼ Devastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraud (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 10 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago (2 children) Oh it is, but is so enshittified nobody goes there anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) The bad prices are what keep me away. Though, I can't say I've looked at stuff sold by third parties. Why would I do that when Amazon, ebay, and Craigslist exist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago the exploding power supplies forced into bundles are what keep me away. cant return the catastrophically failed PSU without returning everything else, either. total scam. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) The bad prices are what keep me away. Though, I can't say I've looked at stuff sold by third parties. Why would I do that when Amazon, ebay, and Craigslist exist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago the exploding power supplies forced into bundles are what keep me away. cant return the catastrophically failed PSU without returning everything else, either. total scam. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago the exploding power supplies forced into bundles are what keep me away. cant return the catastrophically failed PSU without returning everything else, either. total scam. permalink fedilink source parent