The First Episode of Scam Busters: A Review of Amazon's Products

Hello and welcome to the first episode of Scam Busters, where I will determine if Amazon is scamming me or if I'm going to protect you from the nefarious world of scams out there. Hopefully, these are all packed well.

Okay, that's a computer, an HP computer. So this was one of the worst-reviewed desktops we can find on Amazon. People are saying it literally just dies. Some people say within six hours of it being set up, and other people saying after a couple of days, weeks or months. The chassis is considered a gaming computer, with dual-channel memory, what seems to be a reasonable heat sink, an RX 5500, and 4 gigs of RAM. Honestly, nothing here jumps out as a scam. And it's $664 and 35 cents - that's actually not a bad price.

No, I'm sorry about the mistake earlier. So if this works and it's not a scam, then we have to take a closer look at the other products on Amazon. Let's move on to the Paww SilkSound wireless lifestyle headphones. What could possibly be a scam about these? These seem authentic - they say that they cut out a lot, and I think Amanda Mitchell said it best when she said, "These are just very good sound quality headphones, but they do have some issues with noise isolation." It's not clear if this is a scam or just a product with some flaws.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(upbeat music begins)- Hello, and welcome to thefirst episode of Scam Busterswhere I am going to determineif Amazon's scamming meor if I'm going to protect youfrom the nefarious worldof scams out there.Hopefully these are all packed well.Okay, that's a computer, an HP computer.- So this was one ofthe worst reviewed desktopswe can find on Amazon.People are saying isit literally just dies.Some people say within sixhours of it being set upand other people saying aftera couple days, weeks or months.- Oh, it's this chassis.- So this isconsidered a gaming computer.- So we've got dual channel memory,got ourselves what seems tobe a reasonable heat sink,RX 5500, 4 gigs, honestly, not bad.Nothing here is jumping upout me like it's a scam.- And it is $664 and 35 cents.- That's actually not a bad price.- No.- So if this works andit's not actual trash,very reasonable.All right well, it's less than ideal,but at least we do have amouse and keyboard bundle,which is not alwayssomething you get.- Oh, oh its okay.You won't be needing that...- What is that?- For we have a mouseand keyboard for you.The Range Rover Evoke mouseand the antimicrobialwaterproof touch pad keyboard.You know what I look atwhen I see a vehicle?I think about how ergonomicit will be on my wrists.Jared, how much was this terrible mousethat I'm gonna immediately hate?- That Range Rover was $39.58- So it's a $5 mouse and a$30 Range Rover tax, got it.- Wait, wait, wait.Since this is powered off batteries...- Yeah.- Does that meanthis is Range Rover's first electric car?- Jared?No, I'm not gonna respond to that.- Oh my God, it has brake lights.- Okay, that is actually kind coolbut it doesn't work.Absolutely not.The laser's flickering.Well, that was fast, this sucks.So to fully evaluateour potential scam PC,we're going to play a highquality, exciting gameof Forza Horizon 5.Uh-oh, low system memory,10 gigs of seven gigs.Well, that's not a great sign.Oh, oh!Running low on video memory,please close nonvital applications.Yo, it is really not happy.PC seems fine. (laughs)The PC might not be super happywith the amount of memory we have,but that's not an issue.What I'm seeing right now, not a scam,maybe even a decent deal,assuming that it doesn'tspontaneously explode.The Number Slide mini keyboardwith retractable number pad.- This was $86.(Austin groans)Look, people have been arguingabout 10 key or 10keyless keyboards forever.- This is literally the memeof the girl holding up the tacosand is like, why not both?- This is why not bothexcept this seems terrible- To be fair all the bad reviewsare talking about howcheap the quality is.- I mean, can you hear this quality?That's not it.Oh, it's micro USB.- What?(Austin groans)86 bucks and theycouldn't give you type C?- Now it feels like I've got a $2 add-on.Type, type, type, type, type, type, type.Dude, that feels bad.There's literally nothing.There's like two tiny little feet.It also doesn't stay very well.There's two tiny littlefeet, there's like a gapso as you type, the wholething flexes back and forth.We've take a look atsome Mountain keyboardsthat have a detachable number padthat you can actually put on either side.That's a cool idea becauseyou can easily snap it on,take it off, connect it to a USB.It's great, it works well.This feels like a problemin search of a solution.No, a solution search of a problem.Behold my friends, the next item.This is something that I havenever experienced before.It is a 3rd Multimedia Video Box,AKA a wireless CarPlay adapter.However, it is apparently so much morebecause it also has HDMI.- It was $305- To the scam mobile!- Did you justcall your own car a scam?- It's the Scam Buster vehicle.We gotta go to the scam mobile.Let us evaluate how thisparticular new play module works.So step one is just toplug it into my USB portwhich supports Apple CarPlay.So plug it in here.Oh, CarPlay connected.Whoa!Okay, well this...That's pretty fast.Oh, that's straight likea fake CarPlay interface.The interface, it's a little slow.It's actually not terrible though.So I'm currently syncingwith CarPlay wirelessly.Oh, Austin's iPhone 13 Pro is connected.Okay.Oh, look at that, it works!- Oh wow.- Wow, thatactually, that responsiveness.It definitely has a touch ofdelay, but it's really not bad.Very arduous journeyLook at that, we're watchinga full YouTube video.Wait, let's actually try this.Let's drive.- Oh my God.- Let's see if it works, it's gonna work.We're driving and watchingYouTube at the same time.Is this questionably legal?No, it's just not legal.Is it a little janky? Yes.Is a scam?Absolutely not.I am legitimately impressed.Man, busting scans is tough.If only there was a servicethat sent high qualitytech items directly to my doorwithout the exorbitant upfront costs.(doorbell rings)(audience applauds)This video is sponsored by Grover.Grover is a unique andflexible rental servicethat allows you to get your handson the latest and greatesttech directly to your door.Whether it's something likea new MacBook or this Xbox,you can enjoy techwithout breaking the bankWith rental periods fromone to 18 months at a time,you can use the product forexactly as long as you want to.The website is extremely easy to useand it makes choosingfrom their large selectionof over 3000 productscompletely hassle free.As you can see, this is an Xbox Series Sthat arrived in perfectcondition and ready to playand if I did happen todo any damage to it,then Grover will help me out by covering90% of the repair cost.It doesn't get any easier than this.You can join me in enjoyingall the latest techand receive one month offof a three month minimum rental periodby using the code AUSTINEVANS33OFFwhen you sign up today.Big thank you to Grover forsponsoring today's video.Arroe Layer.So is this meant to belike a laptop battery?Oh, it is.It's a 20,000 milliampere hour battery,which seems big but it'sactually not that big.I mean, you could get one of thosefor what, 30, 40 bucks on Amazon?I don't like this.I don't like this at all.- Well, surprisingly,most customers seem to enjoy this product.It only has one one-star review.But I don't understand how anybodycan feel happy with it whenit comes at the price of $228.- I will say, lot of cables.Okay, I hate this thing.I'm just gonna say that for the record,but it comes with everything.I've got a Surface connector.I've got MagSafe and thenabout every kind of barrelthat any laptop has ever been made with.- I mean, that's pretty nice.- Jared, I mean, consideringit's got USB-C and everything,this is a fairly new product, no?- Date first available,December 1st of 2020.- So this is a less thantwo year old product.I almost don't care whathappens at this point.At 200 and something dollars,this could charge mylaptop perfectly well,do everything it says on the boxand these would still be an absolute scambecause no one should everspend this much money.So we have the Paww SilkSoundwireless lifestyle headphones.What could possibly be a scam about these?These seem...(clears throat) these seem authentic.- They say that it cuts out a lotand I think Amanda Mitchell said it bestwhen she said, "Cute?Absolutely. Worth $60? No way."- It does come with a little carrying caseand wow, it's dense.You see this?It's literally scuffed and dirty.Look, there's a hair, you see the hair?There's a hair on this.- How do you geta hair in headphones?Like these are brand new.- Are they brand new?There's no seal.There's none of this, there's no tape,there's no seal on anything.- Oh.- That sounds like a scam.(police sirens blare)- I'm using my powers ofdeductive reasoning here.I don't think these are new headphones.Look, there's literally bits of scalp.- Do not...- I see bits of scalp.- I don't like that word.- I see dandruff!I see dandruff!Wow, that's really uncomfortable.That's like a hairband on my ears.Ow.- Is it at least keepingyour hair in place?- I don't like that.I don't think I had thatproblem to begin with.(upbeat music continues)- Is it pretty good?- No.They sound like decent $15 headphones.They don't sound likethey're 45 bucks, also-- But you're paying for the style.- I'm paying for the smushed ears.You know what my ears are gonna look likeafter wearing these for an hour?It's just very uncomfortable.Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.I'm not even exaggerating.This is more comfortable.This is actually more comfortable.Scam? No.Good? Absolutely not.What do we have here?Hello Retro Cassette MP3 Player.So this is not actually a cassette,you can't put it in a real cassette deck.It's just an MP3 playershaped like a cassette.(laughs) That's pretty cool.So it's basically in thecassette sort of tape.I mean, it feels pretty accurate.Oh, would you need alittle tape on the bottom?Why is this a scam?Because this is seeminglike a rad item that I love.- So most peopleactually do seem to enjoy this.Some people don't like the factthat it's only one button on itand for the low, low price of only $30,it's not much to complain about.- Okay, if this is not absolutely terribleit's not gonna be a scam.This is gonna be athumbs up recommendation'cause I'm very much into it.I'm gonna ruin my experienceby listening to iton these terrible headphones.(upbeat music continues)I'm listening to Supernovaright now, edit team.Drop them tech tips baby, let's go.- Do you feel the tech tips?(music stops abruptly)- Woo!This is the 2-in-1Bluetooth Keyboard and Standfor the original iPad, iPhone 3GS,iPhone 4 and iPodtouch third generation.This was bought new?- Brand new.- From amazon.com?- It's a new product.- This is from 2010.(Jared laughs)- Most of thebad reviews are just thatit didn't work that well.- Wait, how old are these reviews?- Well, you know, we got onefrom December 4th, 2010.There is one guy from 2010that said it is far too small.(Austin laughs)- Yeah, you think?My whole hand covers the keyboard!Why is it this small?Dude, one finger covers like two keys.For context, this is aregular laptop keyboard.This is like what, two thirds the size?- It is minuscule.- I'm gonna pair it withsomething slightly newerthan an iPhone 3GS, unfortunately.Wow, wait, do you see this right here?Using this keyboard may affectWifi and Bluetooth connectivity.I've never seen that before.Is this so old?I mean, I guess to be fair,it says it's what, Bluetooth two?- This is Bluetooth 2.0- Hello.It is I.Oh god, this keyboard is actuallythe worst thing I've ever touched.This is suspiciously light.- This one isa special one from me.Is this an empty box?What is this?Apple Jack's Kellogg's breakfast cereal.$47?- Is there really only one?- Jared.- Okay.Okay, okay.So let me tell you somebackstory on this item.So I saw this on Amazonwith a one-star review.It's labeled as a pack of sixand yet when you buy it for that $48,apparently you only receive one.It's sold and shipped by Amazon,this isn't a third party seller.- The worst thing about this,besides the fact that thisis a $47 box of cereal,it's all smashed.It didn't even show upwith all that paddingin a box by itself, itshowed up all smashed.Amazon, fix your (oof).This better be the mostdelicious Apple JacksI've ever tasted in my life.(upbeat music continues)- Does it taste like $48?- Not sure.- (laughs) Oh my God.- (muffled) I'm the scam buster,I have to fully test out the items.Here, open wide.