On 12/2/2015 7:58 AM, CRNG wrote:
Anybody else here run in to something like this?

I often buy repair related items (tools, etc) from Amazon, and I
consider the reviews an important decision element. While browsing
yesterday, I happen to stumble upon this non-repair related item when
doing a search with the word "emergency" in it

http://www.amazon.com/Writer-Emergen...DateDescending

I was curious so I read about it and noticed that the vast majority of
the 4/5 star reviews were clustered in March and November of 2015 and
that few if any of those reviewers were verified purchasers.

I've written a few hundred reviews for Amazon products so I though
nothing of writing a review questioning the review statistics of this
product. It was very brief simply questioning what had caused that
clustering of 4/5 star reviews around those very few time periods.

I was very surprised to find my review rejected. It was the first
rejection I have ever received for an Amazon review. Apparently
questioning the Amazon review process is a no-no. Amazon wrote

snip

Instead of writing a review, post a comment or two on some of those
reviews pointing out the issue. But you may first want to check the
review history of some of the reviewers you suspect. If they've got a
seemingly legit review history, it could turn out to just be a
coincidence. I've had reviews of mine accused of being fakes, where if
the reviewer had only read my review history, he'd have seen that I
have a legit review history.

Another possibility is that the seller provided a number of reviewers
with free or discounted products in exchange for a review, though they
should acknowledge that in their reviews.