zulu9812 opened this issue on Jan 15, 2006 ยท 12 posts
zulu9812 posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 12:42 PM
Just came across this review for a product in the marketplace:
"I have not got it yet, but ni know i will like it lol"
Why on earth do people do that? Quite apart from the fact that if they haven't got the product yet they shouldn't be able to post a review at all, that kind of comment is completely useless and uninformative.
Message edited on: 01/15/2006 12:43
dialyn posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 12:43 PM
That's very odd...I didn't think you could post without actually purchasing the item.
mrsparky posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 12:55 PM
New customers have to wait until their card is verifed before they can download. Look in the store FAQ... http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?ForumID=12374&FAQ=Y
zulu9812 posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 12:56 PM
Okay, but why would you post a review before you've even downloaded the product?
mrsparky posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 1:02 PM
good point there zulu and more importantly why would the store software allow this to happen ? edited for typos
Message edited on: 01/15/2006 13:03
SamTherapy posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 1:26 PM
Didn't know you could do that. I was under the (mistaken, so it seems) belief that you could not post a review until you actually shelled out the ackers.
Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.
dialyn posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 1:31 PM
Maybe the person bought it and was just so excited, they couldn't wait to download before posting their comments. Stranger things have happened. And I've done some of them. :/
mrsparky posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 4:40 PM
sam- thought the same myself. dialyn - true. I wouldn't complain if someone leaves a nice review on my products before they get or use them :)
zulu9812 posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 5:39 PM
But it does a disservice to other potential customers...
pakled posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 6:37 PM
I guess if the marketer has a past record of good stuff (maybe)..;) but to be honest, ya gotta wonder..;) a picture is worth a thousand reviews..
I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit
anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)
dialyn posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 6:56 PM
"But it does a disservice to other potential customers... " Well, actually, the person was honest about not having tried the item yet. I doubt if anyone would give much weight to that kind of review. But I doubt if the merchant was thrilled since you might think (unfairly) this was a friend posting enthusiasm as opposed to a customer that had tried the item and really like it. Let's be honest...do we trust all the reviews we read?
umutov posted Sun, 15 January 2006 at 7:30 PM
Dear zulu9812, You are very naive or clean hearted. You would be amazed if you see the amount of packs which get 5 reviews (Cause that is the magic number you need for having the STARS displayed) within 5 minutes of release. The funny thing is, you don't even get to see a 6th review for the same item a month later. Ohh well, I think some people have different ways of practising business. As for that example you gave, I truly don't think that anyone should be leaving a review before making atleast 7-8 different renders with a product, fortget about leaving a review for something which they haven't even downloaded yet. Cheers, Umut.