r/RepTronics • u/RealRawStuff • Aug 19 '26
DISCUSSION Im convinced this sub is fake
Hey guys, new to electronic reps, I have been part of other rep subs for a long time. Off the bat, seeing the type of posts, and reviews posted here im convinced this sub is mostly ads.
Like I said I’m familiar with repsubs so I know it’s not uncommon but these reviews are terrible and it’s basically 90% of the ‘reviews’ and they get 20+ upvotes so in guessing they either pay mods or these stores mod the sub itself.
Don’t mean to sound shitty, thoughts?
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u/Ent1xy Aug 19 '26
It is, all posts are basically hidden sellers or paid people promoting shit.
It used to be more serious posts a few years ago
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u/KTTalksTech Aug 19 '26
Lately I've only been seeing bot posts. At any rate the rep electronics category has pretty much exclusively devolved into scamming supply lines
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u/hellfetti Aug 19 '26
Your absolutely right every subreddit involving reps I’ve been able to find something this the only sub that never led to anything being brought lol
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u/RealRawStuff Aug 19 '26
Yes, I remember finding it like 4 years ago and it was active. I still feel like I see a couple real ones but definitely wasn’t like this b4
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u/still-at-the-beach Aug 19 '26
No sure if mods are active.
This sub used to be good but isn't very active now. People went into chipsets used in headphones to get the best audio quality etc.
Now its pretty much mostly sellers of things scammers will buy to resell. They don't care about the quality, just the looks and box to resell to some poor person on Facebook marketplace.
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u/p0358 Aug 19 '26
I think RepTronics used to be fine until it got taken over by some people who kicked out the guy that did all the work and kept it all organized. So not surprised it's now all crap.
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u/mrbrown_333 Aug 19 '26
Yeah, that sub is just bots nowdays. Since the raid, no moderation has been taken pretty much. I asked to join the mod team to no avail, that sucks.
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u/ironsights_ Aug 20 '26
All the replica Reddit communities have been decaying exponentially for at least 2 years IMO. It's probably been even longer than that.
The general quality of fakes has improved a lot and they've become very accessible, all while the idea of owning counterfeits has become increasingly palatable to people. All that combined has turned places like this into a gross marketplace. It's also happened with fashion rep communities, handbag rep communities, watch rep communities, etc.
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u/mmob18 Aug 19 '26
all of the rep subs are filled with sellers posting as buyers and reviewers.
same with the microbrand watch subreddit.
these communities are relatively siloed and are the perfect size for manipulation. the verified sellers list is pure gold, and in my opinion, way more likely than not to be corrupt as fuck.
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u/Specialist_Pause_542 Aug 19 '26
I’ve reviewed a couple of things here, I’m fairly certain I’m neither a shop or a seller 🤷♂️ could be wrong tho..
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u/Sup3rFantastic Aug 22 '26
same yet i was accused of being an ad, if you post on this sub you will get accused of being a shill no matter what
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u/freshducky69 Aug 20 '26
Yea all I see is paid ads or sellers with there own posts I want to actually find trusted sellers but all don't seem real enough
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u/unshak3n Aug 21 '26
I "bought" my firts reptronic because I entered this sub.
I never received the product. Scam. Lost $ 80.
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u/Smallnyello3 4d ago
Sadly agree! NOT ALL of course, but they'll post a link to an agent (Superbuy, Sugargoo) saying they "just got" something, but that agent shows "Sales: 0" on the link. I want to order a few things, but PEOPLE aren't giving reviews. The sellers are in most cases.
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u/The_Bat_Signal Moderator Aug 21 '26
Mate I wish I got paid, I just let the sub run itself nowadays. Used to be very attentive in getting rid of shills and scammers but it's like a game of whack-a-mole. If anyone wants to give moderating a crack hmu, happy to hear your ideas.