Almost got screwed by a fake Prime Day deal flash sale

I was browsing Amazon around 2am last Tuesday and saw a 55" TV marked down to $180. Jumped on it without checking the seller name because I was too excited. Turns out it was a third party shop that opened 3 days ago with zero reviews. I caught it 10 minutes later when I went to check my order and saw the red flags. Canceled immediately but I bet a lot of people didn't notice in time. Has anyone else nearly gotten burned by these scam flash sales popping up during big shopping events?

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the_sandra3d ago

You asked for it, you got it. Couldn't find a better deal?

fisher.reese3d ago

Dang, that's a close one! I almost got hooked by one of those too last Cyber Monday - it was a "Keurig for $25" that turned out to be from a shop named "BargainBlast2023" which had literally zero history. But here's the trick I've learned: always check the seller's join date and feedback percentage before you click buy, even if the deal looks insane. If it's a third party seller with less than 98% positive feedback or under six months old, I skip it. @the_sandra I wouldn't say anyone "asked for it" though, because these scammers are getting slicker every year. Did you check if your bank has purchase protection for situations like this?