Gotchu? It's probably even higher than 68%.
“According to a Michigan State University study, 68% of consumers surveyed say they had been deceived into buying counterfeit products in the past year.” @resaleforce
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“Gucci has filed three new lawsuits, accusing Lord & Taylor, Sam’s Club, and Century 21 of “unlawful[ly] promot[ing], distribut[ing], and selling imitation bags and other accessories bearing its famous GUCCI trademarks.”
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@karidaniels This is interesting. Not to promote myself but what I find and learned over time with fake websites we identified is that, they tend to create a new one thinking it won’t be noticed.
Most brands are creating their own marketplace. We should expect to see an increase in marketplaces owned by the retail brands themselves.
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Are you shopping online for shoes 👟? Grab a seller or product direct url(address) and submit it for verification. We see way too many fakes out there, even on some existing resale sites. Avoid buying fake products, starting with sneakers.