*Afterthoughts & Addenda* "992?" - if you think you're hearing me say 992, you're mistaken. It's nine hundred and eighty two, but because I'm talking quickly, ithe 'and' becomes 'n'. If you're hearing 992, you're probably from somewhere that doesn't have the 'and' *Validrive* - Many thanks to everyone who mentioned or recommended Validrive - this appears to be a utility that can perform a _fast_ test to determine whether removable media has been spoofed; I say 'appears' only because I can't fully test this right now (I have no fake devices to hand at the moment); all I can say about this software at the present time is: -- I tested it on a genuine 128GB SD card and it confirmed it was genuine -- It's FAST - it took less than a minute to to test the 128GB card (H2TestW took 2 hours) -- The source is, so far as I am able to verify, trustworthy - the software is available free here: www.grc.com/validrive.htm I will want to test this software on a few fake devices before I can update this, my rather lukewarm recommendation, with something more heartfelt. I hope this makes sense. I've ordered some more obvious scam devices for this testing.

The idea of Amazon shutting down negative reviews like that is scary. Can't say I'm surprised though...

The fact that 64gb cards are cheap enough to be used for fakes is wild to me. Just a few years ago that "small" size would've been real expensive.

I work in an Amazon warehouse, and we occasionally get investigation trouble tickets based off customer feedback to verify authenticity, and theyll be given instructions to sample x number of products in the warehouse of that item and will often get multiple sites to test. It is likely this item was tested, and that all of their tests were just "Plug into computer and screenshot the device properties," which of course reported the fake capacity. We don't exactly have the most tech savvy people doing jobs like this.

A couple things to keep in mind when buying storage devices (which I'm sure many people here know already): - The storage amount is nearly always a power of 2 (typically in GB) e.g. 32, 64, 128 etc, which 982 is most certainly not - Due to formatting quirks, the amount of storage reported by the OS is usually slightly less than advertised, for example a 32GB USB stick might show up as having 29GB of space on it. The fact that this supposed 982GB SD card showed up as having exactly 982GB of space would be a red flag for me (on top of all the others)

It's also possible that Amazon's "investigation" consisted of nothing more than inserting the card into a test machine and accepting what the OS told them.

Also my theory on why the review was removed is this: The seller requested it to be removed and used a screenshot of the properties tab to show it "was" the real (fake) storage capacity of 962gb. Naturally, a person with 0 technical understanding would look at that, take it as face value and presume it's legit, therefore you're lying. That's my theory.

I'm not surprised that Amazon removed your review of this SD card because this happened to me once in the past and now I am permanently banned from leaving reviews on products.

One tip I would add is, if the storage device has an unusual storage capacity, just like that fake memory card, 982 GB, I've never seen any well-known brand use that, they would more likely use 1TB, this is just an example, you can apply the same to different capacities. Hope this helps!

My wife bought some resin and hardener through Amazon that would not cure when mixed correctly. This was evident in the odd poor review but these seemed to come and go after delivery. She left a negative review to warn others that the resin never cures and we got an e-mail to say the review could not be published as it mentioned Sellers, Delivery, Packaging, Pricing or Availability. Altered it and we got the same email you got to say it would be taken down so it looks like Amazon are complicit here unfortunately.

Fake products on Amazon are a serious issue. I have personally been burned by at least 5 separate counterfeit products on Amazon. Things that I own a legitimate version of and did a comparison in my review. It was obvious from the packaging, or the molding of the product, or the overall quality. I made reviews on Amazon and they were all removed. So, I cancelled my Prime account years ago. I rarely purchase on Amazon these days. I would rather pay for shipping, and get my package in a week than deal with fake cheap garbage. Good video Shrimp!

It's entirely possible the genuine reviews are for a different product, such as the 64 GB one. Amazon does a really, really bad job of separating reviews. For example, I've seen plenty of reviews for the wrong console version of a game, or the wrong format of a movie.

Unfortunately, not everyone is as smart as you, pal. I bought a 256gb thumb drive a couple of years ago and if I remember right, it was about 40 quid. Always wondered why I was unable to view the data I've stored on it but after watching your videos I now know why. Amazon is a big scam and I avoid it 100%. Thank you so much for your videos and content, it's not only educational but also very good entertaining. Have a great week and stay safe, pal.

That is an infuriating response from Amazon; I doubt Atomic Shrimp is the only person to report identical concerns, so Amazon must be removing loads of similar reviews/warnings.

i'm actually shocked that amazon, one of the biggest companies in the world, doesn't have a clear avenue to report fraudulent products

The fact that the AI knows that turnips smell whimsical is terrifying

Waterproof SD cards are very useful indeed. During an unexpected monsoon my SD card was perfectly safe. The laptop was completely ruined but the SD card was fine! I rate it 5 out of 5 banana.

The amazon email infuriated me too. I almost thought they actually reacted to your complaint... Good job and cheers

I found out the hard way that SD cards could lie about their capacity, when my first 3D printer came with a 64GB SD card that'd lose any data at around the 8GB mark. Took me several failed prints that just stopped half way up to work out what was happening.

I had to pause the video to let my own blind rage pass. Thanks for going to all this trouble for us, Shrimp. ❤❤

Amazon should be charged criminally for peddling obvious trash like this. Shutting down reviews like this should also be illegal. I see it all the times, even for items that are not downright fraud - Chinese sellers all seems to remove seller reviews by claiming "it was shipped from Amazon". And Amazon just accepts it and deletes the review from being counted towards seller feedback. So, all the chinese sellers have 5 stars on the storefront feedback page. It disgusts me. Thanks for making these videos for awareness.

I remember a time when it was only eBay that was the scammers playground. I also remember when there were far more negative reviews per product if it was a bad one. Nowadays you might get lets say 500 likes and maybe 5-10 dislikes. Some 3 star reviews tell you they tried leaving a 1 star review but it got deleted so they came back with a middling review that wouldn't get noticed to warn us. I wonder how many get deleted without us knowing about it when we're basing our purchase on the reviews.

Maybe the reason why Amazon claims that the product is authentic is because the seller put the 982 GB option as an alternative color, thus basically arguing that they delivered what they promised: a different color option

Good to hear Amazon's UK customer support as at least as helpful as that in the US. I've dealt with them directly many times over the years and there are layers and layers of service departments siloed from one another not knowing what each other is doing. Sometimes you'll actually speak to someone helpful, typically a supervisor, that will be knowledgeable enough to forward your call to their seller central or vendor central department, but I've seem some items delisted the same day after pointing out their false listings.

On the bit around 11:11 Something similar happened to me once on eBay. I sold a laptop and the buyer (AKA scammer) claimed that the box had been opened and was empty. I checked the courier website for tracking and could see the buyer had accepted delivery, with what appeared to be an intact box. Aside from the question of why you would accept delivery of something if you knew the box was empty, they requested a refund and I flatly refused. The buyer then opened a dispute resolution and eBay seemed to take their side, even though it was obvious by this point that I was in the process of being scammed. To cut a long story short (ish) I eventually showed the buyer the photo the courier had taken of them receiving delivery and they eventually withdrew the dispute. It could have been a lot worse and it put me off selling on eBay.

That email from amazon is ridiculous. That kind of makes me want to never buy from amazon again.

Given how devastating it can be to lose data, I reckon there should be huge fines for companies knowingly selling or manufacturing fake flash. Similar to if I ran a business selling fake medicine.

Went to my MP about the issue with Amazon skipping out of their responsibility on warrantee with marketplace and the credit card companies doing the same for the consumer credit act. All I got back was a party political praise letter saying how great the government was for introducing the consumer rights act which actually did little to enhance consumer rights. Useless. The problem is that if Amazon is removing negative reviews then it’s false advertising so they need to be held to account. Thanks for the video it was an eye opener. I was wondering why it felt like reviews were feeing way too positive now days.

These scams being so prevalent is also because they're highly encouraged by amazon. It is exceptionally difficult to leave a review claiming a product to be fake or a scam because amazon's moderation team filters those reviews and deletes them

Also as a pro tip when considering product reviews (which can actually be super helpful), stick to the 2-4 star range. I've found these to be a lot more genuine as they're more likely to go into detail on the pros AND cons of a product.

What I really love about this video, is that you're not only raising awareness but you've also given thousands of people all the information we need to mass report this SD card. It won't be available much longer, I can be certain of that.

These fakes storage device videos of yours are so repetative, but that very much speaks to how persistent the scam is and I do think these occational update videos are super important. At the very least, this could be the first time some folks are hearing about it and how it works.

I test my flash storage devices by putting a small stick on top of them, balancing a crystal on either end of the stick and then, with a specially crafted set of rods, I sit very still and let my body feel the storage. It's possible to gauge capacity to within 1KB for those that know what they're doing. Both crystals and rods are available on my Amazon store and usually ship within 8 weeks.

Mindboggling how much worse the expirience on amazon has become. You used to be able to buy things for cheaper sometimes, and it wasnt overrun with scams or dodgy products. Thanks for the video Shrimp

Its true: scams are still scams. However, is John Barosa still John Warosa?

Amazon won't let me write reviews anymore. They allow scammers to write fake reviews, but real people can not. I reviewed a book by someone with the same last name as mine, and Amazon accused me of self review. ( we were no relation )

I bought a vacuum sealer that came with a card saying I would get a $20 gift card if i left a positive review. So I left a negative review stating that the seller was trying to buy positive feedback (as well as actually reviewing it). Amazon refused to publish my review, without giving a clear reason... It's almost like they don't have the customer's best interests as their top priority!

My friend at work just brought a 982gb usb drive, I informed it was fake and explained how and why. Amazon/ebay is now just a dodgy stall you used to get down the market. I feel the government has genuinely lost control, amazon would just come out with some PR bluff that they take all fakes seriously etc.. Add to this the fake OBD dongles for your car which claim to increased fuel efficiently, they contain just led's. Thanks shrimp for continuing to highlight this.

It is the 3rd possibilty you've mentioned. It happened to me just last month, when I purchased a couple shirts that arrived with the wrong pattern, and with a motherboard that wasn't working. I tried to make a negative review for both articles and they all got rejected. First one because I used english instead of my own language (even though the motherboard came from Australia). Then I tried in spanish and they said it didn't comply with the rules, although they didn't mention where that was. Same thing for the shirts one. The thing that makes me think it's not depending on the seller it's because the shirts seller was very friendly and well-behaved to me, inmediately sent me the correct shirts and didn't even ask me to return the other ones, so I don't believe they are the ones that stopped the review from being posted.

Amazon taking down negative reviews to protect their own ego is one of the many reasons why I will never ever support them ever again.

The algorythm really got you bad. I used to watch your videos all the time but somewhere around Cov youtube just stopped recommending. Glad you're still around, I'm gonna check you now regularly. Thanks for the great vids, keep up the good work :)

This is a great video! Public awareness is great and very relevant. Unfortunately, there's no video like this in my native language to share, but I hope tech influencers do more of this videos so less people can be scammed. Thank you for your service.

That action from Amazon is unbelievable! I assume it might be convenience and laziness. They got a complaint from the seller and found it easier to remove your review than to engage with the seller.

it's insane to think that ebay has a better system to handle this than trillion-dollar amazon does, but it also makes absolute sense

I had no idea it was so hard to detect the fakes and that the consequences could be so dire. What a mess. Thanks for the video.

This explanation is so well done, and the editing on this channel has really taken a leap forward with this project imo.

When I buy a new MICROSD card, the first thing I do is to fill it up with video files and make sure they all play back. So far I've been lucky...

If you protest politely but firmly about a factual review being taken down it can be reinstated on Amazon. I have done this a few times, even once when I was sold a fake product by Amazon themselves. Insist, politely but firmly, that your review is accurate and must be reinstated. Do this over the phone not using a chat system or email. Honestly it is a service to other Amazon users and should always be done if you have the time.

I just ran into one of these actually in the prime day sale. It was a 2tb micro sd for $20 with 5* reviews, but the reviews were for STICKERS. I reported it to amazon, and they actually got back with me telling me they were looking into it. As storage gets cheaper it's getting harder to tell, considering you can get legitimate brand 256gb cards and flash drives for around $20 and dropping.

I've been having this problem lately with a product you wouldn't expect: Shirts. A shirt I like went on sale so I tried to order a few but what I received would either be the different/less expensive shirts from the same brand or really cheap shirts that lacked any identifying tags/marks. I'm familiar with the shirts so I knew that I had received the wrong product but I wonder how many people don't know the difference and didn't get what they paid for.

Holy shit! Amazon really needs to be held accountable for this! It's so clear that there is currently no punishment at all for them lying and hiding genuine negative reviews! I wonder if you could go to the police are some UK consumer protection agency with this? Because there is no way that completely dismissing your report that it's fake should be legal. Maybe it would even be worth regulating explicitly, so they have a responsibility to actually test it before selling it to consumers, even when they are just the middlemen?

Since you frequently mention established brick and mortar stores also selling fraudulent flash storage I think it would be interesting for you to go to one next year and buy an improbably sized and priced sd card or usb stick and test that Unless you're referring exclusively to those shop's websites and not their physical locations, lord knows I don't trust anything coming out of Walmart's site, (or their proper shops, honestly) but if you do mean their physical shops then I think going to one of those would really punctuate the proliferation of fake flash storage

I was thinking "my uncle works at amazon I should share this with him"... them burst out laughing when I realized I just had the ultimate "my uncle works at Nintendo" moment except my uncle actually works at amazon... lul [to explain here in the US back in the '80s & '90s kids would make up random rumors about games and say my uncle works at Nintendo to explain why they knew it and that was so common that its a meme now...]

I stopped submitting reviews after putting a lot of effort into reviewing a tiny PC computer that was rejected in a similar way. I included screen shots, and explained some features that I discovered that were not listed in the product description. All that effort to help out the seller was just tossed, so I'm done with writing reviews. I can give Amazon credit for one thing, they make it very easy to return a product.

Similar experience in past. Reporting fake shops or practices on Amazon or informing the public by leaving a review with evidence (!) has become nearly impossible. Nearly impossible to shop on Amazon nowadays.

the corporations are becoming more unhinged as time goes by and their absolute control is secured and exercised at will.

Can't say I'm surprised. Just continually disappointed in the scammers who refuse to do honest work.

Regarding the review being removed. All shops aka Sellers have such thing as shop health. The reviews and all actions they take can affect it and potentially damage the health which will cause less promotion, not being showed on top or even closure of the store. The seller (shop) most likely reported this reviews as malicious review to get funds back and because perhaps they had the brand authorisation (yes they proved they got the brand authorisation but continued selling look alike fake products) got the review removed. I used to work in e-commerce and I hope this helps!

Amazon also doesn't give you a way I have been able to find to complain about shipment issues. They've removed my reviews that contain shipping complaints. They also removed a review that mentioned that a competitor failed to provide something and that's why I came to Amazon for the product.

Hahaha .. "Davis Bon is still dead!" That response from Amazon is absolutely stunning.

that amazon reaction was infuriating. i wonder if they would do the same if you kept the card instead of returning it.

I can’t believe Amazon’s response! It’s bad enough that they are allowing these scams on their site, but to remove your honest review? I’ve tried to contact Amazon myself in the past so I know how hard it is to get through to someone who speaks English and actually cares…. but I wouldn’t let that one lie. Thanks for doing these reviews. There are so many people that would get caught out if it weren’t for these videos. 👍 Thanks Steve

Absolutely infuriating! It’s stunning that Amazon isn’t being held to account for this garbage.

Glad to know I am not the only one that puts a "stuff" folder on their desktop, as a way to make it appear clean...

I submitted a review of a hat I bought on Amazon that was from a reputable brand but broke immediately. In the text of the review I said that it was ironic that a cheap Chinese knockoff version of the hat I bought for my son appeared to be much more durable. I got the exact same email saying that they removed my review because the product was genuine. Of course that was beside the point, since I never said the product was counterfeit, but I wonder if they weren't just detecting words like "fake" and "knockoff" without actually reading the content of the review.

When I do a bad review on Amazon I always give a good star rating and then a title my review with the products problem. This normally keeps the review up there.

Just FYI it's not that anyone thought details could/would be spoofed, but simply that there's no way to check it's accurate outside of a full write/read, which is very slow and shortens the lifetime of devices. Having the device report it's details and it just be trusted is pretty much the only option. Please remember this goes all the way back to the 1950s, fraudulent hardware was not a major concern while extra writes on a hard drive with a 3,000 full block write lifespan were. As time went on the situation became worse, drives got bigger and cheaper sooner than their speed increased. Unfortunately the best advice is buy a trusted brand from a trusted retailer that's not Amazon, and even then testing it yourself is a smart move.

my solution: I no longer buy much of anything at all from Amazon. Almost everything (not just flash drives) that's not sold directly by Amazon is now a scam, a Chinese drop shop that sells cheap fakes. Instead I buy most everything either directly from the manufacturer (if they offer the option) or from specialist retailers who have direct wholesale channels with manufacturers. Less convenient than the one-stop-shop experience Amazon offers, but far less risky. I ended up cancelling Amazon Prime and left a scalding review stating the extreme incidence of scams and Chinese fakery as the main reason for doing so.

you know i usually watch these videos more just because i like your content rather than expecting some sort of info. i work a lot with hardware and while i think your videos are super informative, I've just been exposed to a lot of what you preach. and yet i still had no idea that a drive format would fail to detect an issue like this :) always something to learn!

Always follow the money. Amazon purposefully doesn't have a good way to report scams, but removing your honest review is a new one for me.

Would love to see a video where you report the product to Amazon. Report via the product page, not your order. The problem is that the scammer just starts a new business and buys fake reviews to get their products back up quick. It would take real effort from Amazon to stop the fakes.

You need to publish that letter so Amazon can get sued for being in bed with these scammers.

What a lovely way to finish the quiet end of my shift. The joys of barbering is when you've got a few minutes between cuts, it's Shrimp time 💙

whenever i've left a negative review on amazon they've also been removed, no matter how legitimate my complaints were

This is sadly happening on 99% of all marketplaces. I have a general rule of thumb, never buy shady stuff from weird sellers, even if its shipped by amazon

That Amazon email really triggered me. I'm lost for words.

Thank you for verifying that Davis Bon, is indeed, still dead. We can now be rest assured.

Regarding your question if it's about removing the negative review so it wouldn't scare away customers for better profit, absolutely true. Anything, anyone, ever does in this rotten world of ours, resolves around making the highest possible amount of money humanly possible, no matter what. Let it be removing negative reviews, making fake positive reviews, producing poor quality products, planned obsolescence, firing people, or whatever. Everything in this world always comes down to the bottom line and absolutely nothing else matters. Even if the company is doing extremely well and making their owners billionaires. There could always be MORE to be made. Whenever you find yourself wondering why something is like it is, the answer is always money. Somebody, somewhere will profit from whatever it is you are wondering.

Hi, Shrimp! I love your videos. What I found to be the most interesting of the video, aside from watching you dismantle the scam itself, was the fact that Amazon was more than happy to keep all the obviously fake reviews on their platform, but decided to delete your real review. I guess, according to Amazon, it's seller is always right. And the customer ..... can be scammed, so long as the seller [read:scammer] is happy. I was recently looking on Amazon for an electric kettle. Found one for a reasonable price, with two glowing reviews which seemed to be written by two different people. I was going to buy it, until I looked at the photo which were added to each of the reviews. They were THE SAME EXACT photo! Taken in the same kitchen, with the same objects around the kettle! It still boggles my mind that Amazon, their algorithm, and whatever human(s) check the reviews before they go live, as amazon calls it, allowed this to happen. But, after what they did to your review, I'm not as surprised any more. Cheers, from Canada.

That's such a weird response from Amazon. I've gotten products removed from Amazon using your videos as an example for the Amazon support team.

Interesting and informative video. Five stars. Now for the critical omitted detail: what brand of custard creams do you favor? I did a blind taste test a couple years ago with a few other people, and Tesco defeated Sainsbury’s and M&S, but I’m always on the lookout to improve my elevenses.

You know, it’s one thing to have your legitimate review to be ignored by Amazon and the seller, but to be removed? No no man, you were right and this only spells one meaning: monopoly on a anything goes level. It’s an obvious statement, but one that is nothing short of true. At this point, even with the automated processes available; it’s all premeditated man. Nothing is ever going to change that unfortunately and now more than ever scamming even on major storefronts the entire world uses every week, if not multiple times during especially these days is more than possible without any repercussions globally. The world we live in…nothing more we can do than do remain cautious and keep our own smart heads on our shoulders because the only people watching out for you are going to be folks like this channel to spread awareness.

Unsure how I stumbled across your content. Thank you for calling Amazon out and some of their dodgy vendors. People need to wake up to this stuff!

It should be remembered that Chinese gigabytes are about fifteen times smaller than in the rest of the world. That's because they count a bit as a byte. That gives their devices 1/8 capacity. Then they organize their bytes as nibbles (4 bits), which halves the capacity. This makes storage devices much less expensive to manufacture, which is very good.

If you're going to have a "throwaway" laptop that you don't mind getting blasted with viruses in the worst case scenario, is it worth having it connected to your network? I'm not exactly a network security professional, but I'm just thinking that you'd want the laptop as isolated as possible in case of a virus' presence! (I could always be wrong.)

As a general rule, I totally agree with your advice about not trusting formatting to show a fake. More accurately though, it's not actually that simple. When formatting in Linux, most filesystems that I tested did reads before completion by default. In my testing about a year or so ago, the only filesystem type that formatted without errors was exfat, and some wouldn't even mount after being formatted. The storage that I was testing on was using the black hole method (as opposed to the overwrite method). So the results might be different on the overwrite method. And therefore, like you say, formatting should not be trusted to uncover the scam. In any case, thank you very much for keeping the conversation going. This is an incredibly cruel scam, and the more people who know to look out for it; the less data will hopefully be lost.

I had no idea formatting the memory would fail too as that is what I do everytime I get a new memory stick. I believe I have fallen victim to one of these spoofs myself. Thanks for the education.

Really helpful that you do this and it is obvious the amount of work you put into the presentation to make it very watchable as well as informative.

Amazon took down a review of mine for this very claimed reason (the product i bought was a supposed UV lamp that actually used white LEDs) I don't read my email much, so when i re-posted the taken-down review, amazon removed *every review* ive written since 2013 (when i joined) stating that i violated their review TOS abd they have removed my ability to review anything ever again. I emailed them about this action, but 4 weeks later, no response. Amazon has clowns that verify product listings. Clowns that don't know (or don't care) how to actually verify a legitimate product, and they also (somehow?) don't know how to (or more likely don't want to) check what actual market value is for the product that they sell for an absurdly low price. Amazon wants to keep making their 30% cut at customers expense. Because they can't be as dumb as they pretend to be.

I've had emails from whatever seller on Amazon asking me to remove a bad review and they would offer me 5 quid off or a reduction in price. I refused of course, but the shocking thing is people do actually do it and don't seem to understand the implications of doing so.

About price capacity chart. Also remember it doesn't start from 0. As there is always cost of plastic housing, some pcb and the cardboard or plastic retail packaging. logistics etc.. So at low end the price can really be same for different capacities when you get small enough.

We bought a fake external SSD from Amazon (we knew it would be as it was too cheap) which I believe was supposed to be 5TB for about £70. When it arrived we were delighted to find they'd upgraded it to 12TB for the same price! The write speed was about that of a floppy drive so we sent it back without fully testing it.

Great video, and I'm wondering now if I was scammed in the past with one of these from Amazon, that at the time I put down to the card being damaged as a lot of photos failed to save. Also, deeply craving custard creams now. Addendum: As a fellow Brit, "10 seconds of blind fury" are strong words. Are you sure you weren't slightly annoyed or a bit cheesed off instead?

I absolutely LOVED the tongue-in-cheek option number 3 as to why your review was taken down

Other reasons formatting won't detect this is that the formatting doesn't write the general data on the drive, or even if it did, it would typically write all 0's so you would not be able to tell if the same bit of storage is being used for more than one logical location on the drive. Yea long ago, "formatting" a drive might actually re-write all the tracks to ensure they physically line up with where the disk drive places the read/write heads, but that probably stopped happening with the end of floppy disks. Nowadays, formatting a drive really just means building the structure of the file system in storage space that is assumed to be available to overwrite. The closest thing that might actually write the entire drive might be a secure erase, which fills the drive several times over with pseudo-random bits; such a program could in theory verify the random data written in the last pass, assuming it has the random number seed and so can re-create the data for verification.

my assumption is that the amazon product review team aren't tech savvy (they likely have to test products from all categories), and so simply plugged in the card and checked the properties showing the false storage size

I had exactly the same experience when ordering some hard drives on amazon: when I received the drives, instead of being new, they were in fact recycled items, most likely from a data center. I returned the drives, gave as a reason the non conformity of the product and wrote a 1 star review mentioning the scam. The review was taken down within 48 hours…

I must appreciate the aesthetic. You didn't have to put a cup of tea and biscuits in the shot. But the world is made all the better for you having done so.

I too have had negative reviews rejected. One was for what was supposed to be an S-Video cable. What it REALLY was was S-Video on one end, and RCA on the other. If you know anything about, well, anything, you'd know that this simply does not work. Hell, the two audio connections had nowhere to go. I have no idea what kind of damage it would have caused to use the cable becuase I didn't even bother. Amazon simply would NOT allow a negative review citing that such a cable has no purpose to exist. All I can conclude is Amazon wants scams because they profit from them.

This is one of the major issues with buying online compared to going to the shops. Most wouldn't sell these flash storage etc. with false values. But on amazon they will they will also sell dangerous items, often with quality issues due to it not being able to see the product before you buy it. Most things you buy li e about what they are it's just become standard to create false stats on Amazon, let alone the number of things I've bought that just don't work. Yet Amazon won't do anything as it makes them more money this way.