LINE Yahoo Checks Chiikawa Resale Listings After Kura Sushi Misconduct
The enforcement carries the canceled collaboration's fallout into the resale market, where complete sets of goods and non-sale items had appeared in large numbers.
Reporting from 1 source: Inside.
LINE Yahoo said on September 8 it is acting on Yahoo! Auctions and Yahoo! Flea Market over the Kura Sushi x Chiikawa collaboration, which was canceled after employee misconduct was confirmed. For listings suspected of being fraudulently obtained, the company is confirming the acquisition route with the seller and taking action based on the results. Kura Sushi said it will take strict legal measures against those involved.
LINE Yahoo said it will verify the acquisition route and product possession status sellers provide, check them against its own listing and transaction records, and cross-check with information from related businesses or investigative agencies. The controversy began when complete sets of collaboration goods and non-sale items appeared in large numbers on flea market sites, prompting speculation that employees were responsible.
Kura Sushi investigated, confirmed the misconduct, and said it will take strict legal measures against those involved and review its internal management system.
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