Talk:Brushing (e-commerce)

Deletion
I object to the deletion of this article, it's stub quality now, but this topic is definitely encyclopedic. I'm trying to figure out the correct translation of the term into Chinese so I can search for more primary sources since this primarily involves Chinese vendors. Suppafly (talk) 19:22, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

I have extended this article, and therefore, have removed the stub tag. I found many news articles and other sources on this topic, and so it is definitely a topic that merits its own Wikipedia page. The page was initially so short because when I first created it I did not have enough time to write more, but I wanted to at least start the page to alert others to the topic and also to record the few sources I had found already. Also Suppafly, if you are still looking for the Chinese term, they give it in the Planet Money podcast that I added as a reference to the article. It should be in the first half of the podcast. --Lightsnap (talk) 18:57, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Origin of the term
Where does the term "Brushing" come form? This article would be improved by adding that, and perhaps a history of where this started, notable occurrences, etc. Ariel. (talk) 22:16, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

seeds.
That the seeds are a brushing scam appears to be pure speculation on the part of a single person at usda. The whole purely speculative section of this article regarding the seeds being a brushing scam is not reliably sourced. It makes no sense. If you wanted to ship something of little value why would you ship something that will surely raise consternation on the part of the recipient and invite scrutiny of regulatory agencies? Gjxj (talk) 11:35, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

"Brushing" is not only about packages and fake orders
Advertising fraud, as in that Tripadvisor incident, is a type of brushing. Consensus should decide how to best handle the wider concept of review brushing. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:41, 18 July 2024 (UTC)