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Frustrated with new "Just Launched Sellers" stealing my design
I guess I'm just venting... but I’ve come across newly launched sellers, from China, who is copying my handmade item. The design is nearly identical to mine, and they even used the exact same verbiage in the description—except for omitting 'Made in the USA.' There have been 2 in the past week. The first one literally used some of my photos with my logo on it. I've also looked into the other items in their shop and it looks like they just steal designs from Handmade's bestsellers. I’ve reported them, but I’m curious if others have encountered this issue. How did you handle it, and do you have any advice? Also, it feels like it's taking "forever" for Amazon to investigate the copyright infringement since their listing is still up after reporting them yesterday. I thought handmade sellers had to be vetted? I remember having to prove that I was handmade. Does Amazon handmade not do this anymore?
Frustrated with new "Just Launched Sellers" stealing my design
I guess I'm just venting... but I’ve come across newly launched sellers, from China, who is copying my handmade item. The design is nearly identical to mine, and they even used the exact same verbiage in the description—except for omitting 'Made in the USA.' There have been 2 in the past week. The first one literally used some of my photos with my logo on it. I've also looked into the other items in their shop and it looks like they just steal designs from Handmade's bestsellers. I’ve reported them, but I’m curious if others have encountered this issue. How did you handle it, and do you have any advice? Also, it feels like it's taking "forever" for Amazon to investigate the copyright infringement since their listing is still up after reporting them yesterday. I thought handmade sellers had to be vetted? I remember having to prove that I was handmade. Does Amazon handmade not do this anymore?
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Frustrated with new "Just Launched Sellers" stealing my design
I guess I'm just venting... but I’ve come across newly launched sellers, from China, who is copying my handmade item. The design is nearly identical to mine, and they even used the exact same verbiage in the description—except for omitting 'Made in the USA.' There have been 2 in the past week. The first one literally used some of my photos with my logo on it. I've also looked into the other items in their shop and it looks like they just steal designs from Handmade's bestsellers. I’ve reported them, but I’m curious if others have encountered this issue. How did you handle it, and do you have any advice? Also, it feels like it's taking "forever" for Amazon to investigate the copyright infringement since their listing is still up after reporting them yesterday. I thought handmade sellers had to be vetted? I remember having to prove that I was handmade. Does Amazon handmade not do this anymore?
Frustrated with new "Just Launched Sellers" stealing my design
I guess I'm just venting... but I’ve come across newly launched sellers, from China, who is copying my handmade item. The design is nearly identical to mine, and they even used the exact same verbiage in the description—except for omitting 'Made in the USA.' There have been 2 in the past week. The first one literally used some of my photos with my logo on it. I've also looked into the other items in their shop and it looks like they just steal designs from Handmade's bestsellers. I’ve reported them, but I’m curious if others have encountered this issue. How did you handle it, and do you have any advice? Also, it feels like it's taking "forever" for Amazon to investigate the copyright infringement since their listing is still up after reporting them yesterday. I thought handmade sellers had to be vetted? I remember having to prove that I was handmade. Does Amazon handmade not do this anymore?
Frustrated with new "Just Launched Sellers" stealing my design
I guess I'm just venting... but I’ve come across newly launched sellers, from China, who is copying my handmade item. The design is nearly identical to mine, and they even used the exact same verbiage in the description—except for omitting 'Made in the USA.' There have been 2 in the past week. The first one literally used some of my photos with my logo on it. I've also looked into the other items in their shop and it looks like they just steal designs from Handmade's bestsellers. I’ve reported them, but I’m curious if others have encountered this issue. How did you handle it, and do you have any advice? Also, it feels like it's taking "forever" for Amazon to investigate the copyright infringement since their listing is still up after reporting them yesterday. I thought handmade sellers had to be vetted? I remember having to prove that I was handmade. Does Amazon handmade not do this anymore?
