[djohnston]

“Show me the incentives and I will show you the outcome.”

There are currently few economic incentives for these market places to try harder to stop counterfeit vendors. The solution seems to be harsher consequences for the marketplaces.

I'm also kind of surprised by Walmart's inclusion. There are no examples in the article on their products, and they say that Walmart disputed the findings, so what's the deal? I wasn't aware that they were using 3rd party vendors in the same way Amazon does.

[Frost1x]

I believe Walmart's online store offers items from third parties but honors Walmart's return policies and guarantees. In order to compete with selection of options for online marketplaces like Amazon, I imagine they had to start sourcing products from third parties that don't typically appeal to the masses and fit in their store models.

In physical stores, last I checked, counterfeits weren't really applicable in anyway and seems to be fairly well quality controlled.

[34679]

When you spot a counterfeit, buy as many as you can afford and then demand a refund when they arrive.