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Table 8 Estimated sales volume (USD) for each category based on the number of feedbacks

From: Counterfeits on dark markets: a measurement between Jan-2014 and Sep-2015

Category

Estimated sales volume

Total feedback

Total USD

Share (%)

Cosmetics

16.98

0.01

1

Tobacco

52.90

0.04

2

Pharma

579.60

0.45

20

Metals

675.71

0.53

5

Wallets

678.17

0.53

9

Footwear

1,250.46

0.98

16

Jewelry

1,464.83

1.15

31

Services

1,515.03

1.19

51

Other Acc.

1,948.04

1.53

40

Handbags

2,809.64

2.20

35

Clothing

2,936.27

2.30

35

Sunglasses

3,356.94

2.63

84

Electronics

7,176.75

5.63

55

Forgeries

7,604.31

5.96

31

Other

8,288.46

6.50

78

Watches

87,160.41

68.35

439

Total

127,514.50

100

932

Calculation

\(\sum {PP}_{DM}\bullet \mathrm{F}\)

\(\frac{SV}{Total SV}\cdot 100\)

Count

  1. Bold = Total values
  2. \({PP}_{DM}\) Product Price on the dark market, F Number of feedback comments, SV Sales volume