# Rakuten is full of half-assed dropshippers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rakuten-is-full-of-half-assed-dropshippers/698944>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 19, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rakuten-is-full-of-half-assed-dropshippers/698944 "2014-09-19T16:50:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rakuten-is-full-of-half-assed-dropshippers/698944/1 "2014-09-19T16:50:22Z")

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One of my friends said this site was full of great deals, so I took a look. When I opened the electronics section, I saw lots of Rosewill products for sale with free 2-day shipping, all 30% more expensive than on Newegg. Yeah, I have Shoprunner too, I’m not impressed. When my friend bought something from one of these guys, it came in a Newegg box, and even had the receipt from Newegg in it. Unless he had lots of Super Points, he got ripped off.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rakuten-is-full-of-half-assed-dropshippers/698944/2 "2014-09-19T17:56:53Z")

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So what great deals did he see? What made him recommend it? Did he actually pay less for the thing he just bought? (Seeing how he saw the receipt)

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rakuten-is-full-of-half-assed-dropshippers/698944/3 "2014-09-19T17:58:35Z")

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Oh, hell yes, I hate these guys. Terrible customer service.

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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rakuten-is-full-of-half-assed-dropshippers/698944/4 "2014-09-19T22:08:25Z")

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> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> So what great deals did he see? What made him recommend it? Did he actually pay less for the thing he just bought? (Seeing how he saw the receipt)

I think he knows how to game the rewards program because he said he gets a lot of stuff free from them.