https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/counterfeits/ Ecommerce Industry News Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:46:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/counterfeits/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/02/13/ebay-acquires-3pm-solutions-to-help-police-its-sellers/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/02/13/ebay-acquires-3pm-solutions-to-help-police-its-sellers/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2023 03:37:57 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228869 eBay acquired a company to help it police sellers by using monitoring technology to prevent the sale of counterfeit items, unsafe products and illegal goods. eBay acquired 3PM Shield LLC, also known as 3PM Solutions, whose services it had been Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/02/13/ebay-acquires-3pm-solutions-to-help-police-its-sellers/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/11/09/amazon-helps-china-crackdown-on-alleged-counterfeit-networks/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:16:28 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228377 Amazon said it helped protect customers from fake goods by working with law enforcement to seize over 240,000 counterfeits in China. Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) tipped off agencies, which it said nabbed the imitation luxury, sports, and automotive brands. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/06/16/amazon-joins-luxury-brand-to-file-lawsuits-against-alleged-counterfeiters/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:47:49 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227712 Amazon joined with luxury brand Cartier in filing lawsuits against alleged counterfeiters. Amazon claimed the defendants used a technique to evade its detection system. The lawsuits allege that a social media influencer conspired with bad actors and promoted counterfeit luxury Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/06/08/amazon-ramps-up-seller-verification-to-thwart-counterfeiters/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/06/08/amazon-ramps-up-seller-verification-to-thwart-counterfeiters/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:00:13 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227675 Amazon is increasingly using stricter methods to verify sellers before they can sell on its platform as part of its efforts to thwart counterfeiters. It also has hired a team of former federal prosecutors, FBI agents, and others in its Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/06/08/amazon-ramps-up-seller-verification-to-thwart-counterfeiters/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/22/facebook-expands-fake-fighting-tool-to-protect-brands/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:40:25 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226509 Facebook updated its fake-fighting tool called Commerce & Ads IP Tool, expanded its reach, and rebranded it. Now called “Brand Rights Protection,” it provides brands with new features to better protect their intellectual property (IP). Brands had been able to Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/12/prison-time-for-selling-fake-disney-dvds-on-ebay/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/12/prison-time-for-selling-fake-disney-dvds-on-ebay/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2021 01:09:44 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226458 Selling fakes on sites like eBay is wrong, but it’s also criminal, a fact some online sellers may ignore through willful blindness or, in some cases perhaps, financial desperation. A plea deal announced today is a reminder there can be Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/10/12/prison-time-for-selling-fake-disney-dvds-on-ebay/feed/ 5 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/09/30/the-latest-on-amazon-crackdowns-on-counterfeits-and-paid-reviews/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:14:58 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226390 Amazon reached a settlement with two defendants in a lawsuit it had filed in November against two social media influencers and numerous sellers, announcing today that the scheme had promoted counterfeit luxury brand products on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/05/warehouse-of-bogus-batteries-destined-for-sale-on-ebay-amazon/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/05/warehouse-of-bogus-batteries-destined-for-sale-on-ebay-amazon/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:12:07 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18658 The Feds said it found 44,000 counterfeit batteries in a California warehouse that were destined to be sold on eBay and Amazon. A man admitted in a plea agreement that from March 2014 to June 2019, he and co-conspirators fraudulently Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/05/warehouse-of-bogus-batteries-destined-for-sale-on-ebay-amazon/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/10/amazon-thwarted-10-billion-bad-listings-in-2020/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/10/amazon-thwarted-10-billion-bad-listings-in-2020/#comments Mon, 10 May 2021 13:50:14 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18172 Amazon issued a report describing its efforts to keep counterfeit goods off its UK marketplace in 2020. “Amazon blocked more than 10 billion suspected bad listings before they were published in its stores,” according to the report. But it’s also Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/10/amazon-thwarted-10-billion-bad-listings-in-2020/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/03/05/amazon-warns-sellers-it-will-dispose-of-unsuitable-goods/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:38:47 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17806 Amazon won’t necessarily wait for a seller to prove their inventory is not fake or illegal before the company will dispose of it, according to a new policy announced this week. It applies to sellers who participate in its Fulfillment Read more]]>