rss
09-01-2016, 02:40 AM
Amazon is charging sellers $1,500 to list certain brands
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/CVuiHCxTkktlD3zVhMYkc7ijUgg=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F197052%2FGettyImages-532432378.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Amazon+is+charging+sellers+%241%2C500+to+list +certain+brands&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fa mazon-counterfeit-brand-gating%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F08 %2F31%2Famazon-counterfeit-brand-gating%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
If third-party sellers want to sell Nikes or Adidas on Amazon, it'll cost them.*
Amazon is charging sellers as much as $1,500 to list certain brands in their stores. The flat fee is charged per brand, CNBC reported (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/29/amazons-plan-to-fight-counterfeiters-will-cost-legit-sellers-a-ton.html) this week.*
The move is part of an effort to stop the sale of counterfeit goods on AmazonBirkenstock an**unced (http://mashable.com/2016/07/20/birkenstock-amazon-counterfeit/) it would take its products off Amazon entirely because of concerns over counterfeit products last month.*
But the policy will affect legitimate sellers as well as counterfeit sellers. All will have to pay the **nrefundable fee to stock brands that include Nike, Adidas and Hasbro.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/amazon-counterfeit-brand-gating/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Birkenstock (http://mashable.com/category/birkenstock/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Adidas (http://mashable.com/category/adidas/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Hasbro (http://mashable.com/category/hasbro/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nike (http://mashable.com/category/nike/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Counterfeit (http://mashable.com/category/counterfeit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/i14kPg9pwfM
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/CVuiHCxTkktlD3zVhMYkc7ijUgg=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F197052%2FGettyImages-532432378.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Amazon+is+charging+sellers+%241%2C500+to+list +certain+brands&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fa mazon-counterfeit-brand-gating%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F08 %2F31%2Famazon-counterfeit-brand-gating%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
If third-party sellers want to sell Nikes or Adidas on Amazon, it'll cost them.*
Amazon is charging sellers as much as $1,500 to list certain brands in their stores. The flat fee is charged per brand, CNBC reported (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/29/amazons-plan-to-fight-counterfeiters-will-cost-legit-sellers-a-ton.html) this week.*
The move is part of an effort to stop the sale of counterfeit goods on AmazonBirkenstock an**unced (http://mashable.com/2016/07/20/birkenstock-amazon-counterfeit/) it would take its products off Amazon entirely because of concerns over counterfeit products last month.*
But the policy will affect legitimate sellers as well as counterfeit sellers. All will have to pay the **nrefundable fee to stock brands that include Nike, Adidas and Hasbro.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/amazon-counterfeit-brand-gating/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Birkenstock (http://mashable.com/category/birkenstock/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Adidas (http://mashable.com/category/adidas/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Hasbro (http://mashable.com/category/hasbro/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nike (http://mashable.com/category/nike/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Counterfeit (http://mashable.com/category/counterfeit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/i14kPg9pwfM