Amazon's products that I worked so hard on were stolen

First time entering Amazon, polishing products

I was introduced to Amazon by a friend because he was not optimistic about the distribution of goods. He and I followed his example and both worked on products.

I won’t go into the details of the difficulties that occurred before, as those who have experienced it understand the difficulties. In short, the store was doing pretty well during that period because the competition was not particularly fierce due to the category.

However, I extracted a point involving customer experience from the reviews of competitors and my own, and then combined it with my own actual use to make some changes to the product's size, materials, etc., and I obviously felt that the comfort level improved.

Therefore, my product sales are better than those of competitors, and the review response is also very good. I also thought about applying for a patent or copyright for this improvement, but because of style and category issues, the service provider told me that it was impossible to apply, so I had to give up.

The problem came not long after that, I found someone copying my main product...

We were on guard against attacks from competitors, but we didn’t expect to be stabbed in the back by the factory.

When I encounter copycat sales, of course I would place a test order to file a complaint, because my own product has this little improvement that I made myself, so the copycat product must be different from mine. As long as I seize this point and file a complaint, I will surely win.

But this time it was different. I failed in the end. Amazon said that the content of my complaint was inconsistent. I was very curious. The difference between the counterfeit products is a fact. Why did I lose this time?

So I found an American reviewer I had worked with before and told him the reason for the incident. He was willing to help, so I placed an order for him for a product similar to the one I sold on the Internet. When he took a photo, I discovered that the product was exactly the same as the one I had modified!

Because I had never disclosed such information to anyone, that is to say, only the factory I cooperated with knew about this change. In addition, the product I bought for testing had the factory's logo, so I was sure that they were the ones who made the mistake.

I went to the factory to argue, but was bitten back by the unscrupulous factory

If I could, I really don't want to recall this incident, so I'll just briefly talk about it. In fact, everyone can guess more details.

After discovering the copycat sales, I confronted their person in charge and the employee who was in contact with me. They first said that someone else found the update and asked them to make it. Then I accused them of leaking my changes and violating our agreement.

As a result, they let something slip when they were talking at once, and I learned from it that they had actually bought a store and were selling things to me.

I kept picking on their loopholes, and they knew they were in the wrong and started to play tricks on me. The process was very unpleasant, because it was their territory and I didn't dare to make a big fuss. After we exchanged harsh words, I returned home.

As a result, before I could take the next step, the other party came to my door first, brought five people and blocked the door of my company, shouting that I owed them money for the goods.

In fact, the payment they mentioned was the part that had not been paid yet, so they were just looking for an excuse to cause trouble. I saw that the situation was not right, so I called the police and drove them away.

The haunted, blatant factory

This factory will definitely not cooperate with me again, but due to the lack of copyright and patent, I can't stop him from continuing to sell this model. I can only make him pay tens of thousands of dollars in compensation according to the breach of contract clause in the contract, and at the same time ask him to set up a new listing and not sell to me anymore.

Fortunately, I only made one or two models in this factory at that time. After paying the money, I thought this disgusting thing was over, but I didn’t expect that the nightmare had just begun.

My store had just been quiet for a few months, and this factory changed to a smaller one to sell my other products.

In a rage, I bought a small account to sell his large-sized products, and he was not willing to be outdone, so we started fighting again. In the end, he was the only one who stopped following the sales, but he still stole my styles, took new photos, created listings and sold them again.

Until now, I feel sick every time I see his listings. This robber completely disregards professional ethics and blatantly takes the styles that I have worked hard to improve for himself.

Here is a lesson learned. When choosing a factory, you must consider their character. It is more disgusting than swallowing a fly alive. And for the product you have put a lot of effort into, you must have a patent or copyright protection! !

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