Since early May, product listings from some of the biggest Chinese electronic gadget vendors have vanished from Amazon’s online marketplace. The share of China-based sellers on Amazon’s US site has surged to 63% this year. — Amazon
When Andy Zhang, a merchant from eastern China’s Zhejiang province, started selling shower heads on Amazon.com earlier this year, he vowed to follow all of the US e-commerce giant’s rules.
Still, Zhang says it is hard to abide by one specific rule: real reviews only. Zhang understands the risk of not following the rule, but believes it is the only way to jump-start overseas sales for his online store.
