A counterfeiter took over a legitimate Amazon listing, losing maker $100kAmazon has failed to handle its counterfeiting problem yet again.
Amazon isn't exactly the most trustworthy company when it comes to sussing out counterfeit items. In fact, the online retailer has often been critiqued for the way in which it handles the sale of potentially dangerous counterfeit products. However, it seems like the worst is yet to come, as it has recently come to light that a counterfeiter actually hijacked a reputable Amazon listing from a legitimate company.
According to a report by BuzzFeed's Nicole Nguyen, Apple accessory maker Elevation Lab's listing for their Anchor under-desk headphone mount was taken over by a counterfeiter using the company name "Suiningdonghanjiaju Co Ltd."
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Nguyen explains that this was made possible due to an unfortunate loophole in Amazon's listing system for sellers, which allowed an ever-so-slightly cheaper, very very fake version of the Anchor to overtake Elevation Lab's own listing:
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A counterfeiter took over a legitimate Amazon listing, losing maker $100k
