Amazon: Sellers’ Inventory and Fund Access Frozen After ‘Kafkaesque’ Counterfeit Accusations; New Bill Would Ban Holds, Require Transparency and Appeals Process

Amazon (AMZN) third-party sellers say that when accused of trading counterfeit goods by the e- commerce giant, they’ve been left with few ways to plead their case and verify their inventory’s legitimacy. Even when they’re able to prove their products’ chain of custody back to the manufacturer, Amazon often freezes access to their inventory in […]