Counterfeit Products In The News:
Examination Of Amazon Reveals Shocking Business Practices
Apr 02, 2020 - By TCR Press Release
Examination reveals Amazon is not making a better marketplace that serves consumers. Amazon is an arena of creative destruction, leaving consumers on their own to sort the legitimate, honest sellers from a flood of "bad actors" and counterfeits.
United Flight Downed By Fraudulent Li-ion Battery Pack
Mar 12, 2020 - By TCR Press Release
We found the same dangerous and potentially deadly Li-ion battery packs sold by Amazon.
Amazon Testimony To Congress Reveals Shocking Business Practices
Mar 10, 2020 - By TCR Press Release
Commingled products, worthless endorsements, and false claims are all part of Amazon's marketplace. Includes House testimony video link.
Lawmakers Propose Making E-Commerce Companies Liable for Counterfeits
Mar 02, 2020 - By Alan Rappeport - NY Times
A bipartisan Congress plan to hold e-commerce websites accountable and liable for counterfeits is a long overdue death blow for Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba.
Amazon, eBay, Alibaba Get An "F" For Counterfeit Enforcement
Feb 26, 2020 - By TCR Press Release
It's no surprise to most consumers that Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba enable and facilitate the sale of an enormous amount of counterfeit, fraudulent, and replica products. Their counterfeit enforcement efforts get an "F"
eBay Battery Scam May Be Deadly For Consumers
Feb 25, 2020 - By TCR Press Release
LG Chem, a top producer of Lithium-ion ("Li-ion") batteries, is warning consumers that common 18650 Li-ion batteries are a dangerous and potentially deadly item for unsuspecting consumers.
WH Executive Order Could Crush Amazon and eBay
Feb 12, 2020 - By TCR Press Release
President Trump is angry over the trade of counterfeit goods on Amazon, eBay, Alibaba, and other e-commerce websites, and is taking action with a harsh Executive Order directed at preventing trafficking in counterfeit and pirated goods.
Alibaba Suspends Counterfeit Enforcement For New Year Celebration
Feb 11, 2020 - By TCR Press Release
While Alibaba employees and China celebrate, counterfeit complaints languish for weeks from Alibaba's glaring inaction on infringement complaints, its ineffective and dysfunctional reporting system, and the sellers who often relist.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Snubs White House On Counterfeit Sales
Feb 06, 2020 - By TCR Press Release
“Online counterfeit trafficking is defrauding consumers at the very least and harming or even killing Americans with the fakes coming into our homes and businesses,” says Peter K. Navarro, Ph.D, top economic and trade advisor to the President.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos of backs out of WH counterfeit meeting
Feb 05, 2020 - By Jeff Stein and Abha Bhattarai
Trump’s top trade aide says Bezos deflected to underlings over counterfeiting on the e-commerce platform