Selling Of Counterfeit Products

What effect does stalls selling counterfeit products have on your market?
Lots of counterfeit products are available  from DVDs, CDs, T-Shirts, handbags, caps, headphones etc.
Do not try to sell any of the products on your stall. In Australia trade marks are heavily policed.
It is a really bad look for your market to have stalls enclosed in police tape.
The consequences are serious.
What happens to the customer's perception?
1. They think all stalls are selling dodgy products.
2. The market gets a bad name. If it's a customers first visit to the market they will certainly be getting the wrong idea.
3. It is usually followed by bad press in the local paper, on TV and radio.

Should the market management stop stalls selling counterfeit goods from trading?
Well, I think the markets we've traded in, the Managers have been effective. They will close down stalls quickly. They are not trained to recognise counterfeit product, quite often these products are sold under the counter.
So make sure you are not selling counterfeit goods.