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Generally, marketplaces are not liable for trademark/copyright infringement listings until they are made aware. Amazon have a form for reporting that. In the case of items not as described, there are consumer protections to allow returns, but I don't know if they have to remove the listing.

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Amazon is only a marketplace in name. They require so much validation and approval and can discount sellers' products if they feel like it. They should not have so much control and still get away with profiting from these scams.

The main problem are situations where the product mostly passes an initial inspection but fails at a later date or for specific advanced use cases (ie, it isn't easily detectable until well after a return period).

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