The only trouble with listing your email address on amazon.
Posted Jun 30, 2016, 11:39 AM UTC
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This isn't trouble...it's an opportunity. Think about it. You've just been provided contact with a seller who, without a doubt, deals with reviewers. Usually, you have to dig around or be part of an email/fb group or website to find that out.
Check out their store, ask "hey, I don't really need another selfie stick. Do you need any reviews for that new Bluetooth speaker?"
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Yeah, this is good advice. I used to do this, and I have had a few things this way, but I can rarely be bothered any more.
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LOL! "Have you got the testing invitation for the rainbow backpack?"
It's bad enough when they email you to bug you for reviews. But bugging you to respond to their requests?!
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If you are using gmail you can use a "+" to add something easily filterable to your address.
so instead of [email protected] it would be [email protected]
Because:"As I know a few reviewers, I understand how many emails you get and just how hectic your list must be. "
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You can also use another Gmail address, and then have it forward to your usual account, so no one can figure out your actual email, and you can just stop forwarding messages to your main account when you decide to be done with it.
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This is a really good idea.
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That's what I do and it works great. It gives you another layer of security and filters.
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I'm sure I could make a fair amount reselling all this crap, if I could be bothered.
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Do any of the review providers state that they'd prefer you not to do this? Especially AMZTR?
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The Facebook groups usually put it in the group rules. The real drama queen ones try to convince you that it's illegal
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Always Goodwill I guess. Save money on taxes!
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I've never seen anyone, even AMZRT, say that you can't sell them. I can't see why there'd be a problem. Only thing would be if you hadn't even opened the package before leaving a 5 star review.
Gee I wonder if that's why you get a lot of reviewers leaving photos of the unopened box ;)
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idk if you try REALLY hard you can make most things look like they were unopened.
Child me was bad and always did this with christmas gifts before they were wrapped and no one ever knew.
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That's exactly why
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OK thanks. Yeah that makes sense really.
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welp. i take photos before i open, after i open, and of the product itself lol. just so the buyer gets a full idea lol
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As a buyer, have you ever found it useful to see a picture of the packaging? I haven't.
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That's a trouble to you? I look forward to those emails (granted, I'm sad). I don't accept that many, but occasionally some decent stuff comes through.
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It was tongue in cheek really ;) I only accept about 1 in 20 though. Lately I've not been so bothered about getting new items, I still have a backlog of things I need to review. It does become a chore when they start piling up.
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Which reminds me, I've got an email with a list of offers I need to go and look at. Fingers crossed!
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Do you just lost your email on your profile page? What else do I need to do to make sure these people email me? Thanks!
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Make sure your rank is decent for your country, they tend to make better and more offers to higher ranked members.
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I put a photo of myself and a little bio saying that I love reviewing. I'm in the top 1500 in the UK, so that's why I get so many.
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When did it start? I'm only 240k UK atm
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I've been doing it for about 2 years, but over the past year I've been doing a lot more reviews than the first year. You'll soon climb the rankings if you just keep writing thoughtful reviews.
edit: Oh, and I've been getting emails ever since I put my address on there really.
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I have it up in the format "[email protected]" so at least a human has to jump through a small hoop rather than have a bot harvest it. Are these items related to your previous reviews/ interests?
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Are these items related to your previous reviews/ interests
No, but I don't really list anything particularly in my bio.
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Ah OK I wondered more in relation to your latest reviews.
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No, the sellers just scrape the top reviewer pages for email addresses and bulk send invites. Some of them probably rank by average stars given or other metrics. I've never been 'headhunted' as such, to my knowledge!
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Nice. What rank are you?
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top 1500 in UK :) Trying to break into that top 1000 club but it requires a bit more effort than I'm putting in right now.
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I did get one for B01D1CJIS8 just today (free). And I agree, 99% of the emails I get are for junk or want $$. There are little gems in there though!
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Eh I've never had a diffuser, I generally don't like it when people have airwick plugins or whatever in their houses, they always smell really artificial and so strong. Maybe a diffuser would be better, what do you think?
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I have 8-9 diffusers and they are awesome. Scentsy, airwick, etc. give me headaches and smell 'weird' to me. I'm sure it is the chemical crap they use. I use only essential oils and love both the scent and the benefits. Try one, I think you'll be surprised.
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Hmm, thanks. Maybe I'll get one for my office.
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I personally list a few of my favorite categories that I like to review, such as baby & kid items, and seem to get a few "good" offers per week related to my interests along with 50 invites for junk.
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I get 20+ a day these days. I accept maybe 1-2 a week, if that. The irony is that by the time you get high enough rank to get all the offers, you won't have the time or desire to accept the majority of them unless you're a shill or a reseller.
completely agree. Obviously I'm not really complaining, as I do get free shit, but it is a pain to sift through the screen protectors and gopro accessories to find stuff I'm actually interested in.
I'm around 33k rank and getting 5+ a day. Though mostly it is crap.
Out of curiosity, how do you find out your rank?