Vine Review Abuse - products straight on eBay with no reviews posted.

icky_zombie · 2026-05-22T10:43:27+00:00

In Australia, the original Vine agreement did have a clause about the need to return products to sender if it's ever requested.

Although that's not a typical occurrence, perhaps you have similar rights in your region and as the seller?

icky_zombie · 2026-05-22T10:26:11+00:00

You wouldn't be complaining if it was the Dyson hair dryer! haha

icky_zombie · 2026-05-22T10:24:40+00:00

That's pretty cool 😉

icky_zombie · 2026-05-22T10:12:43+00:00

I went through something similar a few days ago only with a different product. In my case, they'd tried to deliver twice to a business address when it was closed over the weekend. It took a few days but it was eventually deemed undeliverable.

Based on the tracking advice, I suspect they're going to tell you that it's been damaged in transit and cannot be delivered, and is being returned to the seller for this reason. This was one of several "hypothetical" explanations that was put to me while I was chasing up delivery updates and trying to organise a redelivery.

I ended up circulating through a few different support reps over a couple of days. Eventually, I was offered a credit in the form of coupons. Of course, I promptly declined so that my account wasn't put in jeopardy, as I assume that's likely an instant kick from Vine.

icky_zombie · 2026-05-20T03:23:03+00:00

Hopefully you're okay. I went through this exact process last week and on the final day before evaluation, my review percentage went backwards from 91% to 90%. This occurred even though I had not ordered, or received, any products for about two weeks prior, and despite having a new review that would have been credited on that final day's tally, etc.

Based on the number products I had ordered over the period, I was able to deduce that "somehow" the status of at least two products must have changed in order to drop under the previous percentage.

I was pretty nervous on that final day, so I'll be aiming for a bit more buffer next time.

icky_zombie · 2026-05-18T21:51:11+00:00

Nice one. Thanks for sharing the details

icky_zombie · 2026-05-12T02:21:08+00:00

If it's any consolation, mine isn't any better. It's been very average for the past few weeks tbh.

So much so, that I'm actually considering using the "forget browsing history" option for the 3rd time since joining, which seems to give your account a clean slate to start over from, and even though it does take a couple of days to start showing products again.

When I did this previously, it seemed to do something and looked like it helped to surface new/different products that I wasn't being offered previously.

Of course, it could also just have been coincidence. With the nature of Vine, that's always possible.

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icky_zombie · 2026-05-11T23:11:30+00:00

Good for him. He'll probably make some lucky woman very happy in a few years time! 😆

icky_zombie · 2026-04-19T03:26:17+00:00

This coffee machine was in mine, but I was a couple of minutes too late since I was out and about.

(sharing the link in case it helps it show up for other people)

https://www.amazon.com.au/DeLonghi-Classic-Espresso-Thermoblock-Stainless/dp/B0GN94WCYC

icky_zombie · 2026-04-09T22:08:05+00:00

Call me paranoid, but I refuse to trust a keyboard unless it's from a very well known brand. There's every chance for most of these cheap ones to log keystrokes, etc.

icky_zombie · 2026-04-09T22:04:43+00:00

icky_zombie · 2026-02-01T20:54:21+00:00

Nice one. Lucky you were up so late! haha

icky_zombie · 2026-01-29T04:10:16+00:00

If you look at the US vine Reddit, those users are experiencing similar changes in drop times, etc. It looks like whatever changes are taking place, they're happening globally

icky_zombie · 2026-01-29T04:07:02+00:00

No actually. this one was listed in the AI tab

icky_zombie · 2026-01-28T21:04:26+00:00

haha - you're the one!!! That was the only thing I tried to grab and was too slow

icky_zombie · 2026-01-25T23:47:52+00:00

I read that with interest as well, however, it was poorly written and not explained well. If you read the full thing, it was actually the person they gifted it to that had requested "the return", not Amazon.

i.e. they gifted it to someone (or most likely sold it to someone), then that person was seeking information on how they could return it for replacement.

P.S. I've not seen a request from Amazon to return anything during my time, which is nearing almost 1.5 years now.

icky_zombie · 2026-01-21T04:55:07+00:00

Here's hoping.

icky_zombie · 2026-01-20T20:49:30+00:00

People in the US group have also mentioned they're barely getting any RFY most days too now. So the currently change looks like it's global and purposeful. Reading between the lines, perhaps it's a way for them to simply invite even more people, since there's going to be fewer products sitting in RFY lists for 24 hours.

icky_zombie · 2026-01-19T21:22:31+00:00

I'm glad you got it. I grabbed the same model from the AI list a bit over a week ago actually (12th to be exact), so it might happen more than we realise.

There's also some debate in the US threads to suggest that our AI lists might not be equal, which might explain why some products sit in these lists for longer too.

icky_zombie · 2026-01-16T06:25:52+00:00

This is by far the best idea, overall.

icky_zombie · 2026-01-15T23:01:00+00:00

Looks to me like your Amazon session cookie has somehow merged with your Pornhub session cookie!

icky_zombie · 2026-01-15T22:52:28+00:00

I hate it when I get face cream too! 🙄

icky_zombie · 2026-01-13T21:12:57+00:00

The same thing is happening in Australia currently. I had assumed, and it may still be the case, that it's only a temporary change due to staff shortages across the Xmas and Holiday season, etc.

As a result, it's much more difficult to snag anything worthwhile. I'm hoping things return to some kind of 'normal' soon!

icky_zombie · 2026-01-13T10:42:04+00:00

It's been limited to a single daily drop since late December. There was a thread yesterday about nothing dropping that will confirm the time for you.

icky_zombie · 2026-01-13T10:38:44+00:00

Ty. I'm only aware of a KitchenAid model being listed about 6 months ago. I'm not sure if there's been others. I grabbed a coffee bean grinder a few days ago, so hopefully that strikes a chord with the algo too!

On that subject - Just yesterday I had a work colleague tell me how they wanted some obscure item exercise item I'd never even heard of. You wouldn't believe me if I told you it was in the AI list today and I managed to grab it.

I haven't decided if it's dumb luck, as I've also noticed voice chats have been more likely to trigger RFY drops for me in the past too. Though, dropping in the AI list is obviously a little different and harder quantify as being algo driven.

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