Newegg: Shady Tactic???

Quote from Samwise Gamgee : Yeah, dodgy like some OPs on SD who pretend to be neutral about a deal or product, yet they vehemently defend the deal or product, like they're getting paid. And then they have sidekicks too, who back them up in the deal thread. And you're wondering to yourself, why the heck is this guy kissing OP's arse, like his poo don't stink. Oh, he must be in on it too. I can name names, but there is no guessing who they are on SD. I must say, I'm pretty impressed with Newegg (if it is indeed them) to even find this thread on SD and communicate/follow-up. Props to them!

Well, NewEgg is smart, is all. They are smart to monitor the internet, and smart to have their reps identify themselves, forthright and honest. And of course they have the $ to pay people to do that sort of thing.

Now companies like E-bay and E-lance are stupid. They hire people to monitor the internet, but their reps do not identify themselves as paid shills. Their reps try to act like they are regular users of E-bay / E-lance and love it and think it is the best thing since sliced bread. Then they get called out because somebody does a little bit of research and finds out what is going on. Can't get away with lying, not for long; I've always felt that honesty is the best policy. Anonymity has its uses on the Internet, but there are limitations, and I'm not sure some corporate types understand all the limitations and permutations and potential situations.

I like NewEgg in general, but what I don't like about NewEgg are the dodgy rebates from certain manufacturers, which gives NewEgg a little bit of guilt-by-association, although I will say NewEgg is responsive to complaints. They need to get firm with their suppliers and say, "Look, honor your damn rebates, or else we won't list your product."

I also think NewEgg should allow reviewers to Edit and Delete reviews, instead of keeping user reviews up for all time. Guess what? Sometimes a reviewer changes his mind! NewEgg censors negative reviews, and keeps the positive ones up for all time. That is why I no longer review anything on NewEgg.

Amazon has a much better review system than NewEgg.