Re:Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amaz...
by ceejayoz on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @09:42AM
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> Might take some time, but once done they'll be gone forever.
Won't they just open a new account? I doubt a new identity and bank account are major obstacles to counterfeiters.
Re:Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amaz...
by ikeboy on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @10:20AM
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It takes a few months before a new account can get the buy box. You can get a seller shut down quicker than that.
And it may be possible to get new identity and accounts, but they aren't easy or unlimited. Scammers will go after the lowest hanging fruit.
I don't think you'll gain much from re-skuing products. You'll lose all your reviews and ranking, and at best will get a few months until the counterfeiters find the new listings.
Also, you can't fully close the old ones, so people will still sell on them, there will be multiple search results, bad customer experience, etc.
The better approach is to go after the sellers through Amazon, send infringement notices, etc. Might take some time, but once done they'll be gone forever.
If you'd be interested in having a conversation with me about these issues, we can set something up, email's in my profile. I'm heading back from the ASD show right now and I'll be swamped for a few days but email and we can work something out.