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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
This problem would be solved by only allowing reviews from buyers with a "Verified Purchase".
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That would mostly solve it, but not entirely.
Plus it does nothing to address the reviews by morons or practical jokers. IMO the bottom line is simply don't trust these reviews on ANY website. If it is a "big ticket" purchase, then research reviews in multiple places, look for Youtube hands-on reviews, Consumer Reports reviews, and use common sense. Like Harry, I have a passion for photography and I know to look for certain issues that might occur with various photographic equipment. I like well done Youtube reviews because you can see the person actually has the item and demonstrates it. If they just talk about it and don't really show or demonstrate it, I tend to ignore that as a poorly done review.