Counterfeiters (mainly from China) continue to plague small businesses trying to sell their unique products on Amazon. According to some, Amazon isn’t doing enough to prevent counterfeiters from selling bogus products on their site. Amazon has long been criticised for not doing enough and many small businesses have lost business or even been put out of business because of this practice. Now I’m all for competition, but when someone just steals your design and sells it for half the price then something needs to be done.



The feds might soon wade into the fray, however. The US Government Accountability Office recently completed an investigation and was able to purchase 47 counterfeit products from Amazon, Walmart and other companies. Senator Orrin Hatch plans to convene a Senate hearing on the issue.

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