On Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:24:19 -0600, Moe DeLoughan
wrote in

snip...

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.

That's what I'm guessing here.

I also consider the total number of reviews an important factor. I'm
a bit skeptical about an item that has 46 reviews vs. an item with
4600 reviews.
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