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Amazon tests new star ratings that are even harder to read (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

They removed how many ratings the product has received. So a 4.5 star rating from 100,000 people means that a good few people had issues or didn't like it

A 4.5 star rating from 3 people makes you suspicious of the seller

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    So 4.5 is bad in both of those scenarios? So how is the number of people having rated matter?

    Personally I always look further than the AVG number anyway. As other commenters have said none of this means anything if you don't check negative reviews for reoccurring issues.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    5.0 ⭐️ (100% 5 stars)

    Could be:

    5 ⭐️ (1 review)

    Or

    5 ⭐️ (12,345 reviews)

    Knowing the volume provides extra insights. If nothing else, at least when glancing at the list of search results, knowing the volume can allow a slightly faster zero in on the items to dig deeper.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    losing the view-at-a-glance quantity of reviews was really annoying when i had to shop for some things last week.

    ended up chasing me to newegg for the first time in forever. was done in 5 minutes (including running to a different pc and booting it up, to complete an unexpected 2fa), and no iffy marketplace sellers getting in the way. got exactly what i was looking for from who i wanted to buy from (the site, not a third party). a split shipment all delivered in 2 days to the boonies, cheaper and faster than amazon.

    the difference in experience sent me back to newegg--this time as the first choice, for a little part order i would have normally got from whatever highly-reviewed amazon marketplace seller was cheapest.

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