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Yeah, we got banned after TP-Link falsely claimed we were selling counterfeit routers. The article briefly mentions brands abusing the reporting system, but tal
by ikeboy 7y ago
Yeah, we got banned after TP-Link falsely claimed we were selling counterfeit routers. The article briefly mentions brands abusing the reporting system, but talk to any sizable reseller and you'll find it's very prevalent. My estimate is 90%+ of large Amazon resellers have received false complaints of counterfeiting or other infringement. I've talked to multiple sellers who get such false claims weekly or even daily.
In my case, tp-link filed 28 complaints over six months, or roughly one every week. Eventually it took down the account and we're currently suing them in federal court.
- robryan 7y agoYeah no burden of proof, they just check a box to say their claim is legitimate and your legal action is probably the only way they can be held to account on that.
- morio123 7y agoMaybe don’t sell a TP-Link branded router unless you are a licensed reseller? You are part of the problem everyone is complaining about.
- ikeboy 7y agoHow am I part of any problem? Are you familiar with the first sale doctrine? My actions were perfectly legal at all times. I did this professionally, had bought hundreds of tp-link routers from legitimate suppliers. It's not like I found them on the street or anything like the sellers described in OP. I had over 50k invested in a specific router model at one point.
- detaro 7y agoWhy shouldn't you be allowed to sell things you legally own? First-sale doctrine is generally a good thing.