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You don't need to train floor employees to spot counter fits, they just need to fix ratings to enable customers to make an informed choice. Counterfeit items wo
by uponcoffee 8y ago
You don't need to train floor employees to spot counter fits, they just need to fix ratings to enable customers to make an informed choice. Counterfeit items work because counterfeit ratings keep them promoted in search results.
Ebay works on a trust system, feedback is good/bad/neutral with a short dialogue and rolling seller ratings over a few timescales to help users guage product/seller quality. It works reasonably well.
With Amazon you need to use third party tools to filter out the bots get a similar level of information, but you have to manually wade through a bunch of bad results.
- CaptainZapp 8y agoHow about buying either at the stores of branded goods manufacturers, or their certified outlets? Buying very expensive brands from Amazon is an invite to get a fake since no reputable brand (in the very expensive segment) will use Amazon as a retail channel. Even with lesser brands you run a super high risk of not getting the real thing. This story[1] is a reminder of what you're likely wind up with. Upon reading it I was just shaking my head and thinking "I could have told you so" [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/counterfeit-canada-goose-amazon/581041/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/count...
- pytyper2 8y agoThis is what I do, my opinions on e-commerce have changed over the years, I source following this priority: locally boutique or small stores, boutique or brand websites, local big box, online big box.
- pytyper2 8y agoThis seems like a more difficult problem, is there any marketplace that has solved the fake review problem? Spotting a fake sneaker is probably 99% accurate for a trained buyer, but spotting a fake review, not so much.