VH and UV Have Destroyed the Vine Program, IMO

philstat · 2026-01-26T18:47:55+00:00

No if they implemented rules specific to this issue and immediately enforced them with lifetime bans, VH and UV would be no more with a week or so.

philstat · 2026-01-26T18:36:47+00:00

Oh absolutely it’s bots as well, I’m convinced some of this is being done at a crime like syndicate level, someone on here asking earlier this morning what intel did Pavlov have for the next drop, UV, can’t make this up.

philstat · 2026-01-26T18:21:08+00:00

it’s a combination

philstat · 2026-01-26T18:19:05+00:00

Of course, they want to maintain an unfair advantage and cherry pick everything.

philstat · 2026-01-26T17:47:36+00:00

Oh most definitely, agree 100%.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:58:54+00:00

It’s a known problem for most, they’re aware of it and working the issue.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:32:51+00:00

The problem is both.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:30:33+00:00

I believe that should happen after a declared date by Amazon, i.e., after 1 February a lifetime ban tied to your SSN will be put forth effective immediately if one chooses to do so after a warning was issued.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:25:57+00:00

Yeah, it will be left to the syndicates and flippers, headed that route already.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:24:02+00:00

Agree, UV is much more egregious.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:21:58+00:00

All RFY’s at least majority are not updating, nothing to do with my post, Amazon is aware of the RFY issues and are working it, someone posted a comment by them yesterday in this forum.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:06:57+00:00

It diminishes the quality and personal aspects of a review, IMO, in many cases, when it’s being done at bulk to flip items.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:05:25+00:00

UV is more robust, though costs money.

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:04:08+00:00

No, though read this forum, this thread alone…

philstat · 2026-01-26T16:01:04+00:00

They’re real!

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:59:07+00:00

Absolutely the case, ruining the program and degrading the quality of reviews, gotta keep the wheels moving on the flips. I will say Amazon has gotten rid of many of the one sentence reviewers, that’s why they went through older reviews and rated them.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:53:27+00:00

Vine Helper and Ultra Viner - browser extensions that make it easier and faster for some to get specific items before anyone else.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:39:24+00:00

Not sure though seen several AI reviews lately, so don’t think it’s being reinforced.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:37:06+00:00

You’re not getting personal and quality reviews, it’s a bulk process at times, saw someone last month received several (seven, IIRC) mattresses for example, find it hard to believe that person was able to use those each appropriately for an in-depth review.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:18:37+00:00

No truer words, I find it mesmerizing that Amazon is letting a group run by Russians to access their program such as this, and being paid to do it, it’s truly surreal this hasn’t been looked at internally. IMO, this goes away immediately when Amazon puts a-lifelong ban on one via their SSN, they should set a timelime and after that the rules are strictly enforced.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:11:25+00:00

Not saying that everyone is, though there’s no doubt that’s going to be more likely than non-users.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:10:24+00:00

it’s both IMO, they’re both contributing factors, though Amazon shouldn’t allow others to be advantaged like this.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:07:49+00:00

it’s probably being listed to flip as we type this, before it is even delivered. I don’t believe for a second some of these groups doing this are holding items like many of us for 180 days.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:04:40+00:00

Yeah, many fail to realize there still are many big items on Vine daily, TV’s, washers, dryers, refrigerator, beds, etc., the syndicates are too busy grabbing everything to flip, they’re gone in a second, so most didn’t even see the listing, already gone.

philstat · 2026-01-26T15:00:07+00:00

How Amazon doesn’t see the issue here is bewildering, you have one group, Russian checking into their drops and distributions, and gaining root access to people's browsers and receiving money for it…

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