In plain English
It identifies a review as coming from someone whose purchase has been checked. The marketplace or the seller has confirmed that the reviewer bought the item being reviewed through that marketplace or from that seller.
In context
Here, it marks the review as written by someone whose purchase of that item through the marketplace or seller has been confirmed.
- Situation
- Using marketplace listings, seller messages, ratings, reviews, and buyer protection
- What it communicates
- marks a review as coming from an actual marketplace purchase
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not show whether the review is accurate or whether the item was good or bad.
Examples
“Her review of the kettle was marked Verified purchase because she had bought that kettle from the same seller, whereas his review was not because he had borrowed one from a neighbour.”
“Before quoting the comments, the editor checked which reviews were marked Verified purchase.”