I would like to set up a shop on ebay selling fashion jewellery, including belly bars etc and I read most of the policies on selling. It says you can't sell items that are copies but I've noticed many people are doing it including shops but they've had no action taken against them as in the rules it states you would be penalised if you do (copyright laws etc). The reason why I ask is I was going to buy a few playboy items off ebay to resell but I don't want to get into trouble if I do. How do other people get away with it or is it okay to sell copies if you say they are? I wouldn't be selling them at designer prices and I've noticed there are hundreds of copies for sale. Any advice from experienced ebayers would be great thanks!
2007-02-12 04:57:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Hi,
Everything is a copy in some sense. CDs are copied from a master recording, books are in second-print, etc. You will be fine buying and reselling. It's done legally on eBay all the time. I think when it says "copy" in the seller's manual it means copying a brand name and selling it off as real (you must tell the consumer it is a knockoff) or selling bootlegged CDs (which everyone seems to get away with anyway). It doesn't involve selling, say, copies of the Mona Lisa or purchasing an item to resell it. Sell away, and have a good time!
Best of luck.
2007-02-12 05:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that it is not ok to sell copies even if you say they are since I tried to do it and they promptly took action. The thing with eBay is that they focus on bigger products being sold as copies than they would we just some jewelry like you are wanting to sell. I was trying to sell an imitation Louis Vuitton Purse that would have sold for a lot of money, so they caught it fast because they have people that watch specifically for that.
I would think though that if you had a store they would have to check and make sure that what you were selling in the store was legit so it might be a little harder with a store. All they did though was remove the listing, at least the first time. I wouldn't try it though if I were you.
2007-02-12 05:12:53 · answer #2 · answered by jeff c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with reselling an item you bought online as long as you don't use their original advertisment and if their name is anywhere on the item it should be removed from the item before selling it on your store. Also, check out with the "fine print" of the store you are buying from that it doesn't state that you can't resell their items. But you MUST sell on a different account and name than the one you purchased from. This is to avoid any ebay issues and also, your customers will not know that its a resell for much more (people do look that stuff up)
Also, try the online selling store etsy.com. They charge a lot less than ebay (.10 cents per transaction) and its for people that have their own business and create original items.
Good luck!
2007-02-12 05:07:20 · answer #3 · answered by auburnc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you couldnt sell brand name items ebay would not even be around who wants to shop on ebay for the susan smith collection from wal mart the reason of ebay is to buy new designer items at discounted prices since they are slightly used or were a bad investment in the first place. Knowing this ebay has to put that into the rules but unless contacted by the creator of whatever item you are selling ebay will not do anything to you as they would be losing business. And even if contacted by the creator of whatever item you are selling they will close the auction an that is it.
2007-02-12 05:02:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents used to do a lot of selling on Ebay and a lot of the time they would look to current events to decide what to buy. They had a pretty extensive collection of books, political and sports memorabilia. They would see what politicians, sports figures or events were in the news and would sell anything they had that was related. I think that what sells on Ebay is probably an ever-changing thing.
2016-05-24 01:10:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone decides to report you, your item will be taken of auction and you can be banned from ebay. The people selling copies have obviously never been reported. Anyone can report you. If a customer did not think they had value for money when they received it or decided they did not want it for whatever other reason, they may report you, to get there money back and also be able to keep the item.You should never lie about your goods being copies as customers would definitely report you.
2007-02-12 05:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by ghowson338@btinternet.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a yahoo search for ebay sucks & look at some of the results. I sold on ebay for 5 years & lost a lot of money. ebay made a lot though. I no longer sell on ebay & I wish I had known then what I know now. If I had it to do over again I would have never sold on ebay. The biggest penalty you probably face is ebay will stop the listing but you'll still pay for listing it.
2007-02-12 05:06:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you buy from Ebay seller for resell then it is not against the copyrights law. Just like you buy CDs or something for personal ad then you decided to sell it, you bought the CD legally so you should be able to sell it. It will be against copyrights law if you burn the CDs and sell them as if they are originals. Many people sell on Ebay the items they buy from Ebay sellers too, it's just business and they don't pirate them
2007-02-12 05:02:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rule of thumb...just because someone else doesn't get caught only means you wil. I have been selling on ebay for 7 years, I have managed two ebay drop off locations and I have never been able to sell any high brand name for a designer price. You get a violation every time and you know who is turning you in...the ones who don't get caught so you can't be their competition. Ebay is 60% fraud with sellers and Ebay themselves. My othe suggestion to you would be to sell on craigslist.com Its a free site and do not charge anyfee's for listing on their site. ebay will have certain words or keywords saved as high on their..ooh you can't list that list..playboy is one of them. ebay has an adult section and if you are forced to put your items that are playboy in the adult section you will not be allowed to use paypal to collect your funds.
Ebay has made new rules to were you can NOT use any other electronic payment system except paypal because..paypal is owned by ebay. No one wants to pay with a Money order anymore so you probably won't do very well with items like that.
Ebay only allows one account per household as well so if you get violated and thrown off..you can not get back into it with another account and start over..once your thrown off..your thrown off.
2007-02-12 05:05:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a LEGAL "copy" or "knockoff" version of a trademarked name Brand then you cannot mention the "Brand name" in your ad. There is a slight loophole though.
If you spell the brandname WRONG and do NOT claim you are selling authentic merchandise but knockoff items.
For example you could be seeling PLAIYBOY Styled Items!
I had sold shawls in the Burberry Nova Check Pattern (which is not a copyrighted Pattern) but I was restricted from using the name Burberry in my ads. Instead I had to say they were Berberry styled nova check shawls. And I clearly stated they were not Branded items and were legal knockoffs.
This only applies to KNOCKOFFS. If the items are ACTUAL branded items then you can use the Brand name.
2007-02-12 05:04:22 · answer #10 · answered by random_market_investor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋