Cheap 2TB flash drive from Wish tested

Alltorc said:
Am I the only one surprised that you got the item 18 days after placing the order?I am still waiting for things I bought in March
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Re-order them. Wish bribed signed an agreement with SAPO recently to make sure their stuff gets delivered.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
No, with whom do you have a purchase agreement?
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I don’t know but it doesn’t seem as if Wish perform any due diligence and leave it up to the sellers to ensure that their products are legit.



Edit: Found it. your purchase contract is with the merchant, not with Wish.

2.2 Although we are not a party to the contract formed between you and a Merchant when you purchase Products sold by Merchants, we may, in relation to providing our Services or in relation to our role as a limited payment collection agent for Merchant, assist with payment processing, returns, refunds, and other customer service. ContextLogic does not guarantee: (i) the existence, quality, safety, suitability, or legality of Merchant Products or Product listings; (ii) the truth or accuracy of any Product listings, descriptions, or other content provided by Merchants; (iii) the truth or accuracy of ratings, reviews, or other User Submissions; or (iv) the performance or conduct of Merchants or other third parties. Except where we clearly indicate otherwise, ContextLogic does not endorse any Merchant, store, Product, or Product listing. Please read all labels, warnings, and directions provided with a purchased Product before using or receiving it, and consider doing your own research prior to making a purchase.
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Here are the terms in full. They basically can’t even guarantee the products you’re buying even exist.


Wish | Shop and Save

Discover affordable items for your home and life needs. Enjoy our money back guarantee, frequent discounts, flat rate shipping (select markets), and more.
www.wish.com www.wish.com
 
abzob said:
I don’t know but it doesn’t seem as if Wish perform any due diligence and leave it up to the sellers to ensure that their products are legit.



Edit: found it. your purchase contact is with the merchant, not with Wish.
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You need to understand that they are a marketplace and that they operate within a very specific legal jurisdiction to protect, or rather obfuscate, their business practices. Neither are their terms of services and other policies instituted laws, but more of a guideline, like any other business policy which needs to operate within its governed jurisdiction.

Wish just position themselves as a transactional middleman, though they are a services provider through whom you transact.

In fact, there are already a class-action lawsuit against 'them' for selling counterfeit products.

As wish is playing it,


A list of brands that have filed IP lawsuits against Wish products (resulting in temporary restraining orders)​

Offering for sale or selling products that infringe on the intellectual property rights of others is strictly prohibited on Wish. This behavior violates Wish’s Merchant Terms of Service and can expose Merchants to potential legal risks. Owners of intellectual property rights can, and sometimes do, initiate civil lawsuits against Merchants for offering to sell, or actually selling, allegedly infringing products. These lawsuits commonly result in the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) and/or other injunctions.
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and they even post a list of IP lawsuits in that article, but to quote some of many IP lawsuits against Wish.com

www.lxa.nl

Notorious platform Wish.com loses lawsuit against REACT after refusal to disclose seller info

Platform Wish.com owned by (ContextLogic) is a concern for many brand owners. Counterfeit products are abundantly available on the platform. It was for a good reason REACT decided to take Wish.com to Court earlier this March. On April 26, 2021 the Amsterdam Court ruled in favor of REACT that...
www.lxa.nl www.lxa.nl

Platform Wish.com owned by (ContextLogic) is a concern for many brand owners. Counterfeit products are abundantly available on the platform. It was for a good reason REACT decided to take Wish.com to Court earlier this March. On April 26, 2021 the Amsterdam Court ruled in favor of REACT that Wish.com should disclose the information of its users who have been active in selling counterfeit. A new and important victory for brand owners and their representatives in the fight against platforms trying to hide behind rules on privacy when asked by brand owners to share the information they have.
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www.classaction.org

Wish.com Allegedly Rife with Counterfeit Products Despite ‘Verified by Wish’ Claims, Class Action Lawsuit Says

The maker of a popular children's crafting toy alleges Wish.com is overrun by counterfeit products the website's owner claims to have vetted for authenticity.
www.classaction.org www.classaction.org

The maker of the Rainbow Loom rubber band craft kit for children has filed a proposed class action in which it alleges ContextLogic, Inc.’s e-commerce platform Wish.com is rife with counterfeit products and thereby violates federal trademark and California competition laws with regard to the use of other companies’ intellectual property.

The 30-page complaint describes the defendant’s Wish.com as “a direct-from-China bargain hunting” retail website and smartphone app that sells a laundry list of consumer products. Wish.com had more than one million merchants on its marketplace in 2018, the case says, 94 percent of which are reportedly based in China. Wish.com charges merchants a 15-percent fee for each sale made through its website, which the lawsuit says the company’s CEO, Peter Szulczewski, has justified by claiming Wish “does a lot more” for merchants than competitor Alibaba with regard to exposure to a sizable smartphone-based audience of shoppers.

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Wish.com, the lawsuit argues, would rather deal with its apparent counterfeit merchandise problem by refunding customers and allowing them to keep a product rather than actively work toward ensuring its marketplace is free from inauthentic goods.
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Which is why it’s irrelevant that Wish is an American company. It’s the products themselves that we’re mocking. The predominately Chinese products. Of course, there are great Chinese products out there too, but that’s also irrelevant.
 
abzob said:
Which is why it’s irrelevant that Wish is an American company. It’s the products themselves that we’re mocking. The predominately Chinese products. Of course, there are great Chinese products out there too, but that’s also irrelevant.
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It is not that I disagree, it is just that I have the view that Wish.com/ContextLogic not only has bad business practices, but also poor quality control. Instead of playing the ball, they are playing the players (their consumer market). It is an ethical question.

Let's not ignore that it is an American company, operating within San Francisco jurisdiction, selling themselves as a Chinese marketplace. This is the point I wanted to highlight.

There are loads of other global marketplaces which has integrity and transparency, whom champion consumer awareness.

Just my own personal take on things, and it devalues their 'legally qualified' sellers, irrespective from where the products come from, just keep note of those name is on your invoice.
 
Jan said:
We bought a 2TB flash drive from Wish — but got something very different

MyBroadband purchased a 2TB USB 3.0 flash drive from Wish, but testing revealed that it was, in fact, a 16GB USB 2.0 drive.

Marketed as an “ultra-large capacity keychain flash memory USB stick”, the 2TB drive cost $9 (R136) and had 117 reviews with an average rating of 3.9/5.
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Have you complained to WISH? I have found that I have had refunds on products that I was unhappy with, you have 30 days after receipt of the item in which to do this. It also helps to post a review of the article especially if you are disappointed.
 
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Alltorc said:
Am I the only one surprised that you got the item 18 days after placing the order?I am still waiting for things I bought in March
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I assume that you have reported that the item/s have not arrive on the expected date, if not you need to report it withing 39 days of that date, I have had refunds in such situations. Problem is, I believe once it gets to South Africa things go awry.
 
Les Tindale said:
I assume that you have reported that the item/s have not arrive on the expected date, if not you need to report it withing 39 days of that date, I have had refunds in such situations. Problem is, I believe once it gets to South Africa things go awry.
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Yes I have.
 
Jan said:
We bought a 2TB flash drive from Wish — but got something very different

MyBroadband purchased a 2TB USB 3.0 flash drive from Wish, but testing revealed that it was, in fact, a 16GB USB 2.0 drive.

Marketed as an “ultra-large capacity keychain flash memory USB stick”, the 2TB drive cost $9 (R136) and had 117 reviews with an average rating of 3.9/5.
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These Flash-Drives are a Chinese gimmick! I simply don't know what T stands for in their language. Wish sells a lot of substandard Chinese goods. You can just as well order from eBay for less and with money back guarantee from PayPal!
 
Denkeinmal said:
These Flash-Drives are a Chinese gimmick! I simply don't know what T stands for in their language. Wish sells a lot of substandard Chinese goods. You can just as well order from eBay for less and with money back guarantee from PayPal!
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It's not a gimmick, it's fraud, the drive properties say 2TB in windows, but it only holds 16GB and USB 2 speed instead of 3 like the info says.
 
warwickw said:
Would love to see a followup article on this, where they try and return it for a credit.
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Wish.com refunds you back pretty quickly in most of these. It’s like they know and are just waiting to appease those who complain and hope to keep the money from those who don’t.
 
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