The DupeHunterHQ blog

Counterfeit enforcement notes for ecommerce brands: marketplace tactics, seller behavior, and what actually keeps listings down.

2026-09-28 How counterfeit sellers move inventory across marketplaces when one channel shuts down

Shut down one storefront and the inventory reappears on three others. How organized counterfeit sellers route stock across marketplaces, and how to follow the inventory instead of chasing listings.

2026-09-27 The seller reinstatement playbook: why banned counterfeiters come back

Banned counterfeit sellers return with new accounts within days. How they do it, how to spot the same operator behind a new storefront, and how to break the cycle.

When marketplaces ignore your takedown: the escalation ladder

2026-09-26: Filing a takedown is step one, not the whole plan. The escalation ladder for when reports sit unanswered, get rejected, or the seller reappears anyway.

Why counterfeit sellers love TikTok Shop live selling

Live selling compresses the whole counterfeit cycle into a two-hour stream: the listing exists only while the camera is on, buyers purchase through th...

One seller, forty storefronts: mapping counterfeit networks

Shared product photography, identical description phrasing, the same misspellings, matching price points, and shipping from the same origin city all...

Instagram counterfeit shops: reporting that actually sticks

A single post removal barely slows a counterfeit shop. Account-level trademark reports, with your registration number and examples of brand misuse in...

Your first counterfeit takedown: a step by step playbook

Not every lookalike is actionable. The clean cases are stolen photography, brand name misuse, cloned packaging, and replicas passed off as genuine....

Counterfeits on Walmart Marketplace: what brands miss

Yes, and awareness lags reality by years. Walmart's third-party marketplace opened the door to the same seller networks that work Amazon, and...