Counterfeits are a global problem not limited to eBay, its organized crime according to the powers that be. Even China has attempted take steps against it but it is very difficult. Rights holders or representatives thereof need be the entities who file formal complaint. A buyer has rights both those within the bounds of eBay terms of services or Mammazons for that matter as well as those that fall under their banking card.
The problems are very complex and I've went over them time and again in these forums as I pay attention to what government(s) and then some are doing and saying. What needs to happen is multi-faceted whereby banks, card processors, retailers, distributorships, manufacturers, governments, points of open sale marketplaces are all on the same page towards mutual beneficial relationships. That's a REALLY enormous task in its own right before even addressing the problems as to how's and why's.
As things sit many a manufacturer hires external firm that spider marketplaces with advanced AI based software to spot counterfeits and/or properties questionable for resale. Unfortunately the manufacturers who yield the data on how to spot counterfeits will not yield that data to the open marketplaces claiming mistrust in them.
A deeper look displays a "Why would they?"
The services they hire would not have business to do and secondly it does not benefit manufacturers, distributors or retailers to only remove counterfeits. They'd prefer see it all gone. Most would prefer seeing open marketplaces gone as why should some cottage reseller be making money as a GOAL with their products when not authorized by them to be a reseller. Government deals with numerous problems, the counterfeiting, the lobbying of manufacturers and the "chain" of distributorships and retailers not to mention expending resources in the pursuit of all the problems that arise from open marketplaces.
Now... Go ahead, get them all the same mutually beneficial page and good luck with that.
Government at least here in the USA seems believe if open marketplaces are put under that solves a world of problems. I believe they are wrong and I don't believe that out of self-interest of my ancient PC software sales. I believe it because if open marketplaces were to leave instead counterfeiters like cockroaches will spread when the lights turned on. Now instead of having focal open marketplaces whereby the problem can actually be addressed and perpetrators caught, consumers protected et el instead counterfeits will lash out in every other conceivable direction. Gonna have websites and more popping up like termites all over the place using social media, search engine, varied Internet advertising venues completely mangling advertising mechanisms of revenues and trust, perhaps even striking at operations like Roku, gaming networks etc.
It would explode outwards doing far far far more damage and being far far far more difficult for governments, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, ad venues, social media, authorities, banks on and on to even dream of pursuing.
Instead, the open marketplaces and all entities as stakeholders need work together and stamp the problem out and IN DOING SO make it beneficial for small time cottage resellers to actually get authorized, be able to resell in limited quantities, opening the delist merchandise channels to them creating a mutually beneficial environment for all stakeholders including consumers. It ONLY MAKES SENSE as a round robin environment is fostered to the benefit of manufacturers, retailers, distributorships so as third party vendors are NOT stepping on the toes of the afore mentioned but instead become a valuable asset doing what Big Retail doesn't address, singular end consumers.
