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TIL that '97% off' jacket ad traces back to one warehouse in Shenzhen with 400 fake reviews
I saw a Facebook ad last week for a winter coat marked down from $289 to $9.99, and it was gone by the time I clicked back to it. That got me curious, so I spent about two hours on the seller page and counted 412 reviews that all used the same five-word phrases like 'fast ship good qual' and every one was posted within a 9 day window in March. The photos of the coat are also copied straight from a legit brand's catalog, just flipped sideways so a reverse image search comes up empty at first. Here is the part that got me: the site takes PayPal but the email address on the invoice is a Gmail, not the brand domain. I have seen this exact setup three times now on cheap tool deals and every one turned into a chargeback fight. Does anyone know if PayPal still covers you when the seller ships a box of pencils with tracking, because that seems to be the new move.
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ramirez.vera20h ago
Used to figure PayPal always had your back, but a box of pencils with tracking flips that entirely. Their case system looks at delivery proof and calls it done, so your $9.99 coat turns into a fight you lose. Best bet is a credit card behind PayPal so you can charge back the card issuer too when the pencil trick hits.
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