rigging rating?

[allknighter]

can't help but notice some suspicious ratings that has popped up over the past week. this site has always been my first stop when i am about to make a purchase online. i have always trusted the ratings here as i think they help me greatly. however, 2 days ago i looked up the rating on Xoxide.com because i wanted to buy a ccfl light for my case. to my wonder they had ratings with transaction dates the same day as the rating and even one had a later transaction date??????? so i looked at their history and they averaged 25-30 ratingd a month but somehow this month they have over 100 ratings! some wording looks like it comes from the same person. if Scott look into their IP they're probably from the same place! i've always trusted the rating here but if someone is intentionally rigging the ratings i think Scott should do something about it, don't you? is Newegg the only one with legitimate ratings here?

[iNeb]

Yeah, i am kinda warry of new companys with a ton of great votes with "one" review each


Off topic:
If you want some lights i suggest http://svcompucycle.com/colcatfluorl.html (They have lower prices too!)

I did business with these guys, ordered a kit and an extra light. Got here in 3 days, work great. Packaging weird (filled with foam and put product on top)

[captainjrl]

Originally posted by iNeb
Packaging weird (filled with foam and put product on top)

Maybe you opened it upside down or they labeled it upside down.

[earlthepearl]

I place no value (or even possibly negative value) on one-time evaluations in which the poster praises a vendor.
It is just not human nature to go to the effort to compliment a vendor who performs as expected.
We are likely though, to go to the effort to complain, when dissatisfied.


I judge a vendor by how problems are resolved.
Fact: All vendors make mistakes!
Case in point:
NewEgg
I received a DOA UPS from them, which was RMA'd at my own expense.
Two weeks later I received an order consisting of 3 power supplies, which were not quite as ordered.
I phoned NewEgg prepared to do battle, & immediately the Rep credited my MasterCard for return shipping for not only the power supplies, but also for the UPS.
He also followed up with an email explaining that he had corrected the stocking error, which had resulted in my receiving the wrong power supplies.
I do not believe it is possible to do better than what was done by the NewEgg Rep.

Returning to the issue of "false positive" evaluations:
How difficult would it be for an employee to post a bogus evaluation from a library, computer lab, or cousin Harriet's PC?
There is realistically no way for resellerratings to curtail that activity.
If I smell fishy ratings, I buy elseware.
Caveat emptor!

[elroy]

I noticed a similar problem, a seller with a very bad reputation and all of a sudden a string of "great" ratings. Seemed fishy to me.