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> No one has been charged in the case. Someone signed for the importation, right? How does that work? I always wonder why the importer isn’t held liable / re
by donmcronald 4y ago
> No one has been charged in the case.
Someone signed for the importation, right? How does that work? I always wonder why the importer isn’t held liable / responsible when they import something dangerous or illegal.
- GauntletWizard 4y agoHow often have you bought something from Amazon, had it drop-shipped from China, and found that it's counterfeit? It affects large US distributors, too. It takes actual time to investigate these things, and there's often not enough evidence to convict; Enough fake assurances and "Gee, this is a great deal, I'm so naive and won't ask any questions" e-mails to give plausible deniability. This doesn't make it any more acceptable that Fraud is America's fastest-growing sector.
- donmcronald 4y ago> there's often not enough evidence to convict Then add financial liability IMO. If Amazon charges someone's credit card for a counterfeit motorcycle helmet that turns out to be deadly, they should get hit with a massive fine. Let them go after the upstream and if they don't have a good enough relationship with their business partners to do that, tough luck for them. Maybe that's the easiest. Make the retailer that charges consumers' credit cards liable and don't let companies hide behind "marketplaces" that are designed to avoid liability.