• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    I buy and maintain about $20K of computer equipment a year for my lab. We learned around 2020 Amazon is a nest of scammers, from the suppliers to the delivery people.

    There has been a significant resurgence of local computer supply retail because millions have been ripped off and only now buy in person.

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      1 day ago

      Yeah, I got burned on some hard drives in like 2018 and won’t use them again. They took no action when I reported the issue with the seller. Thankfully I have a microcenter close enough that I can source most of what I need there.

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        3 hours ago

        My local retail supplier has seen revenues double in the last 4 years. But, they are under constant threat of scam by buyers.

        It’s not just sellers, buyers return swapped items all the time.