Scam/Fake? Reporting counterfeits

[Pete Thomas]

Have you reported it to Yanagisawa as well?

I believe reporting things like this to the trademark owner is the best chance of anything being done.

I'm 99.9% sure that eBay has a similar policy to any large site with UGC - they will only act on reports from rights holders. It's the same with Youtube. It's actually quite understandable given (a) they make money but (b) they do not employ an expert of niche products such as saxophones. So when a report comes in, as far as they (or their automated reply) is concerned they it's the reporter's word against the seller's.

However if you report a copyright infringement to any site on the internet, a standard DMCA notice has to include the statement "Under penalty of perjury, I warrant that that the above information is accurate and that I am the copyright owner."

I think part of the reason is they probably get quite a few bogus reports, e.g. from sellers' competitors. hence they prefer to ignore 3rd party reports.

 

[Pete Thomas]

they do not employ an expert of niche products such as saxophones.

with less niche items there is less problem as a fake designer handbag, watch or sneakers is more obvious as such.