Fakespot Fake Amazon Reviews and eBay Sellers

Protect yourself from bad sellers and fake reviews on Amazon and more!

Total ratings for Fakespot Fake Amazon Reviews and eBay Sellers

4.26 (Rating count: 1,358)

User reviews summary

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Pros

Helpful for making informed purchasing decisions
Identifies fake reviews on Amazon
Suggests alternate sellers
Provides a detailed scorecard of selling entities
Useful for bargain shopping and specialty items
Instrumental in making a buying decision
Good tool to have in shopping arsenal

Cons

Slows down websites
Can be outdated
Locks users out and punishes for heavy use
Not effective for new or small business products
Invasive of privacy
Can inject ads into web browsing
Acts like spyware trying to hide in sheep's clothing

Most mentioned

Helpful
Fake reviews on Amazon
Making informed purchasing decisions
Saved me from bad purchases
Shopping online
Identifies fake reviews
Bargain shopping
Specialty items
Buying decision
Invasive of privacy

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Recent 25 reviews for Fakespot Fake Amazon Reviews and eBay Sellers

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.26

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Timestamp	Author	Comment
2023-06-05	Juan Alejandro Sotto (Roybie)	I like that it warns me of suspicious sellers
2023-06-03	Eileen schwab	I was reluctant to add this app, but I'm glad I did. It's actually caused me to not order a few things, and there was an explanation for the bad grade.. I'd like to know more, as I'll see that a seller is approved, but with a D rating. This app is especially helpful on eBay.
2023-06-01	Jane Garcia	I really appreciate knowing how reliable the reviews are. Helps make better buying decisions.
2023-05-31	B H	I love how Fakespot organizes reviews and gives us a unbiased look into the products'
2023-05-29	Arlene DeJesso	I always use fakespot. I just think there are many sellers out there don't have good business ethics. Those businesses can make the purchase iffy and I never purchase from sellers with caution. But again I always use fake spot!
2023-05-28	C Thompson	While Fakespot may not be 100% accurate, I believe it is generally correct in their analysis and there is really nothing else out there that does analyze reviews. I rely a lot on user reviews, realizing that so many people misuse products or order the wrong product for their intended purpose, so even when the product gets an A or even C rating it may not be accurate. Sometimes you just have to read between the lines to interpret reviews. Fakespot is just a tool and usually a good one.
2023-05-25	Sheri Fahy	I'm with the other 1-star reviewers. There are so many unscrupulous Chinese 3rd party sellers that are being accepted as vendors on Amazon these days, I would really appreciate it if Fakespot would do more to focus on them. I have been "taken" five times by them, and Amazon does nothing to prevent it, or to help if things go wrong. One seller guaranteed their product a full 365 days after purchase WITH FULL REFUND, but when it quit only 4 months out of that first year and I tried to return it, the vendor never responded to any of my inquiries sent by all the methods his company recommended on the brochure that was included with the product. I paid over $500 for that product; I never got a refund because I never got a response from the seller, and Amazon would only give me $100 because it was beyond their 90-day-policy to help. So I was stuck for the other $400. I accepted Amazon's offer only with the stipulation that Amazon remove all ads for this product and blacklist the seller so that no more people could be duped like I was. But the ad is still there, listed as a "new seller," so Cosbeauty is still one of Amazon's 3rd party sellers, just waiting to get $500 from the next person and not respond when the product breaks. I'm not pleased with the spotty coverage of Fakespot (hit or miss), nor am I happy with Amazon right now. Nuff' said.
2023-05-21	s a	I only use this because nothing else provides as many results. It continually locks you out when you're trying to compare items, often going so far as to temp ban your IP to forbid additional searches. Developers created a tool whose entire purpose is helping you curate Amazon's useless search results, then punishes you for using it that way. They seem to expect you to never do anything but look up one or two listings at a time.
2023-05-21	Bill D	not worried about fake websites
2023-05-21	Sai Sarat Chandra	Really valuable plug-in that proactively provides a detailed scorecard of selling entity across e-commerce platforms. You can analyze a seller ad-hoc to update score, suggests alternate sellers who are more trustworthy. Love this chrome plug-in
2023-05-20	Chris Hug	Seems to do a good job pointing out fake reviews on Amazon.
2023-05-19	Melissa Ruhl	I hate shopping without Fakespot!
2023-05-16	Jody Moore	Fakespot has saved me from a couple of bad choices so I use it when shopping online. Thank you for this service.
2023-05-14	Coldwin	I do not buy anything off amazon without running the page through fakespot first.
2023-05-14	marg jarr	I rely on Fakespot for choosing products to purchase. volume of reviews a product has vs no reviews.
2023-05-13	Papa Boomer	Fakespot tries to present itself as a protector of the people but it is a scammy fraudster and any supposed benefit it provides is mostly junk and worthless. Among its scammy acts, it resets settings so it can show itself and its ads on as many pages as possible while collecting tons of data on you. And then their are the ads. Fakespot injects ads into your web browsing. That is right, this extension puts additional ads into the webpages you are browsing. LOTS of ads. Fakespot acts very much like spyware trying to hide in sheep's clothing.
2023-05-12	Frank Daugherty	Given the wild west nature of on line commerce, it's nice have a weapon like this in your shopping arsenal. It's a great visual flag to get me to stop and consider what next.
2023-05-10	melody	Fakespot has been helpful for me in making decisions about what I'm buying. The only reason it doesn't have 5 stars is because it slows down websites, especially Amazon. Sometimes it makes it impossible to use the site.
2023-05-09	Dana Moen	I think Fakespot is great to have when shopping online.
2023-05-07	Chris & Andrea Kreutzkampf	My husband told me about this to get accurate reviews on products and find the best retailer. Easy to use, and has prevented me from buying bad products!
2023-05-07	Sage Washington	Love It, highly recommend
2023-05-07	Angela G. Giles	Fakespot has been such a relief to have and use. It has saved me from making a few mistakes. I love the app and will always have it on my personal electronics. Thank you for creating such a wonderful app!
2023-05-04	David Kelly	I love this extension. It has helped me avoid a lot of bad purchases on Amazon.com!
2023-05-04	Chris Kuntz	Love the extension. I only wish it could analyze all online retailers.
2023-05-01	Zeno Gamble	Fakespot really helps when researching more expensive purchases.