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It's recommended to use an agent to verify your goods before leaving China for this reason.

Alibaba has vested interest in removing fake vendors from their platforms. They have a few automated ways to find fake vendors but a large part of the process depends on community help (i.e. users, brand-name companies, etc.)

Taobao is much more lenient than the international facing Aliexpress. However, reporting bad vendors does work & I do believe they incur hefty fees if they wish to return.

One thing I've noticed is that banned & counterfeit sellers often move on to WeChat for sales.

I understand the sentiment but comments like this detract from the value of this community.