Department Of Special Investigation Cracks Down On Online Traders: Thailand

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DSI cracks down on online traders

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) seized fake branded products sold online in two separate raids.

DSI chief Tarit Pengdith said yesterday that the first raid, on a house in Bangkok's Thung Khru district, led to the arrest of one male suspect and the seizure of 540 fake wristwatches worth Bt2.5 million that were sold via the www.pimwin.com and www.nongpimshop.com websites.

A second search, of two houses on Ram-Indra Road, yielded 366 branded goods worth Bt1 million that were sold via www.n2kshop.com and www.facebook.com/shopN2K. DSI investigators found that the websites, operated since 2008, had 3 million viewers and earned up to Bt1 million every month.

Tarit said Thailand was trying really hard to crack down on intellectual property infringement after being on the US' Priority Watch List for five years now.

-- The Nation 2012-10-18

[Thai at Heart]

Looks like she is trying to sell him a handbag.

[thunder30101]

No way, she is keeping that one for herself

[JeremyBowskill]

Is she blind? or has she just pinched a pair of really bad fake glasses?

[noitom]

Rather than being busted, she looks like she is posing for the camera. The Sikh looks like he is also demonstrating some stuff. The www.pimwin.com site is still up and running. So is this just Thai bluster and show effect?

[Jitar]

"Tarit said Thailand was trying really hard to crack down on intellectual property infringement after being on the US' Priority Watch List for five years now".

Only 5 years? Clearly Thailand cares a lot about the US Priority watch list. Is there a US Priority hand bag list?

[asiawatcher]

Surely DSI has better things to do and far bigger fish to catch - stopping retail goods is not the same as catching politicians who have built golf courses and stolen billions of baht.

[LuckyLew]

Surely DSI has better things to do and far bigger fish to catch - stopping retail goods is not the same as catching politicians who have built golf courses and stolen billions of baht.

Rule number one - do not kill the golden goose

[redroo]

They would hafto shut down hong kong to make a small dent in the market.

[Songhua]

Those silly online traders. Don't they know the US watchdog can't see them if they just set up street stalls instead?

[Jane Doe]

Why is everybody picking on fake goods? Have you never bought a fake watch or handbag, shirt or jeans? Did you never watch a copied DVD or used software from Phanthip?

[HarrySeaman]

Let me see, 540 fake watches worth 2.5 million Bt. That's 4629 Bt each. Man that's expensive for a fake watch. I have gotten a lot of them for friends back in the real world for a lot less.

The only time I paid more was for a high quality fake Ro***x with a good thick gold plating from Thaiwan and a good jewled movement from Switzerland. I even had a jeweler I know in the real world look at it and he was impressed. A friend with an older real Ro***x offered to trade me even and I turnded him down because mine looked better and kept better time. Ten years on and it still looks good and works fine.

Oh well, a total value of perhaps 4 million Bt is less than 4 weeks of profits on the various web sites. No big deal.

[55Jay]

Yes, wow, doesn't seem like the normal remorseful "I just got busted" photo, looks like a properly lighted Home Shopping Network show, everyone nicely dressed. .

[noob7]

The www.pimwin.com site is still up and running. So is this just Thai bluster and show effect?

Looks like touting, then!

Edited October 18, 2012 by noob7

[jerrysteve]

HMMM!! Why is there a crackdown on Online Traders of pirated copies, but no Crack Down on the street venders which market the very same items...

Now Why Is That? Maybe they are taking away business from the street vendors and the coppers, and the bosses...

Edited October 18, 2012 by jerrysteve

[Farma]

540 fake watches worth 2.5 million Bt. That's 4629 Bt each. Man that's expensive for a fake watch

Well they had to make their bust look worthwhile considering a recent bust in Pattaya quoted the sellers saying they bought the watches at a border market for 200 - 500 Baht each.

[FarangTalk]

"Tarit said Thailand was trying really hard to crack down on intellectual property infringement after being on the US' Priority Watch List for five years now".

Not trying hard enough evidently, there's plenty of market stalls open all over Bangkok openly selling fake merchandise. Places like MBK, Panthip, Pratunam and Platinum Mall are full of the stuff.

[jerrysteve]

WHEN they start selling FAke Absolute Gin, then thats the time to raise Holy Hell and throw rocks thru windows

[softgeorge]

Why is everybody picking on fake goods? Have you never bought a fake watch or handbag, shirt or jeans? Did you never watch a copied DVD or used software from Phanthip?

No, I only buy authentic designer goods on my shopping sprees to Burma

[endure]

That pink handbag looks quite swish.

[noob7]

Why is everybody picking on fake goods? Have you never bought a fake watch or handbag, shirt or jeans? Did you never watch a copied DVD or used software from Phanthip?

And what is wrong about that?

That's still genuine stuff, in Los.

But maybe the online traders need to play by the rules:

Pay every month for your insurance, plus do not complain about the 'every year one raid' show!

[Beng]

Rather than being busted, she looks like she is posing for the camera. The Sikh looks like he is also demonstrating some stuff. The www.pimwin.com site is still up and running. So is this just Thai bluster and show effect?

Quite bizarre indeed.

[transam]

It's all crap. I can get in my motor, drive for a 5 minute and buy fake stuff. Even BiB sell fake stuff in their private business.

[noob7]

It's all crap. I can get in my motor, drive for a 5 minute and buy fake stuff. Even BiB sell fake stuff in their private business.

As I mentioned earlier, this is genuine, in/for Thailand!

[hellodolly]

Some how I am having a hard time believing two operations caught is a crack down.

[chrisinth]

"Tarit said Thailand was trying really hard to crack down on intellectual property infringement after being on the US' Priority Watch List for five years now".

Not trying hard enough evidently, there's plenty of market stalls open all over Bangkok openly selling fake merchandise. Places like MBK, Panthip, Pratunam and Platinum Mall are full of the stuff.

Sssssshhhh!! There may be people in authority reading this thread.....................

[chrisinth]

Some how I am having a hard time believing two operations caught is a crack down.

Must have been a lot of OT for the BIB there......................

[uptheos]

"540 fake wristwatches worth Bt2.5 million"

Wholesale or retail ? That's about 5 grand each.

Edited October 18, 2012 by uptheos

[MAJIC]

Just checked out the website, for pimwin

It's still up and running, someone's not trying too hard to close them down.

Edited October 18, 2012 by MAJIC

[chrisinth]

Just checked out the website, for pimwin

It's still up and running, someone's not trying too hard to close them down.

Still, wouldn't be giving any personal details to the site for the next couple of days..................

Edit: Not that I would be anyway; 4,600 Baht for a copy watch is either:

A. A dam_n good copy

B. A dam_n big rip-off

Edited October 18, 2012 by chrisinth