Sydney designer's bestseller tanked after Temu flooded it with knockoffs
Warwick Levy found thousands of his designs copied on Temu and discovered a fix when the reporting form kept crashing.
Warwick Levy owns Lonely Kids Club, a Sydney-based genderless graphic tee company. He found thousands of designs copied on Temu, hurting sales of his bestselling "get in the van" shirt.
When he tried to report violations, Temu's form crashed twice, losing all his data. He found a workaround: prepare information in a separate document, open the form in an incognito window, sign in and keep the tab open.
He is sharing it with other creators.
- Warwick Levy, Lonely Kids Club
- Designer
- Temu
- Marketplace
- Two times, losing all data each time
- Form crashes
Why it mattersSmall creators lose sales when counterfeits flood marketplaces. Many can't afford to go to court. A working reporting system lets them fight back.
AustraliaAustralian designers often face overseas platforms without resources to fight back. Levy's practical workaround helps creators reclaim stolen designs.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 7 d ago
