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It's early morning, and the sun is rising. When most people are still in bed or just beginning their days, Mary Ellen Rivas is setting up her booth at the De Anza Flea Market. Rivas is a Bay Area flea market vendor with a booth at the De Anza market each month. She likes De Anza's market because, she says, "I try to carry quality merchandise, and here customers appreciate it." But Rivas didn't always carry quality merchandise. Four years ago, she was caught selling counterfeit goods at a market. Among the items she carried were fake Nike, Adidas, Warner Bros. T-shirts, jackets, hats and shoes. Following her citation, Rivas dumped the fake items she sold and switched her inventory to stickers, earrings and gift items. Rivas isn't the only vendor who has sold counterfeit merchandise. Each week, thousands of fakes are being sold at swap meets and flea markets throughout the country--at a huge cost to the American economy.
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