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eBay is committed to the fight against counterfeit products because:
- Trust in our site is undermined by the presence of counterfeits
- It's illegal
- Buying a counterfeit is a bad consumer experience
- Honest sellers face lower average selling prices
At eBay, we're constantly looking at better ways to prevent counterfeit sellers from trading on our site, including:
- Proactively removing blatant counterfeits
- Removing items reported to us as counterfeit by over 18,000 brand owners
- Removing counterfeit sellers from the site
- Working closely with Law Enforcement to prosecute offenders
- Enforcing selling limits on items favoured by counterfeiters
- Restricting seller activity in certain categories
- Providing free tools for Right Owners to efficiently identify and report items
Key Stats:
- Counterfeits are a global challenge, with some estimates claiming they account for over seven per cent of world trade
- In 2007, 2.2 million potentially counterfeit listings were removed across all eBay sites
- We also eBay suspended approximately 50,000 sellers and blocked 40,000 previously suspended sellers from coming back
- Virtually 100% of the reported listings judged to be counterfeit are removed, 95% of them before the listing ends, 90% within 12 hours, and the majority of them within 4 hours
- eBay spends over £10 million annually on maintaining a safe site and has over 2,000 employees around the world to help with the fight against counterfeits
- In 2007, we trained 7,000 law enforcement officials and assisted in over 66,000 investigations and in the arrest or conviction of over 500 individuals
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The Authentics Foundation is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to raising public awareness of counterfeits.
Visit myauthentics.com |
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Industry Trust
Illegal downloads are damaging the UK film and TV industry and the people they employ.
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Office of Fair Trading
For advice on your rights if you think you have bought a counterfeit item.
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The ACG (Anti Counterfeiting Group)
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) is a not for profit trade association, recognised as a leading authority on the worldwide trade in fakes.
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