direct selling products

[daniel-online-solutions]

hi everyone, I am selling some Direct Selling's products in eBay, today i just received an email (someone called himself Operations Director) asking me to remove all my products in that brand, but I see many people all around the world is selling it.

I just like to know if i dont remove it will there be a problem?

Will eBay banned people to sell any brand's item?

cheers

Daniel

[i-love-my-sheep]

I just found another website that said in order to sell that brand online, you must sign up to be a distributor and all online sales must be made through a company authorised store. So, it sounds to me that unless the OP has got permission and signed up to be a distributor, the company has every right to ask them to remove the product lines.

As already mentioned, the Shimano products could get the OP into strife too.

[black*poppy]

I agree if the OP had got permission (therefore entered into some kind of legal contract withthe company) to sell the products, then the listings must be taken down.  

BUT if they were sourced through some other means outside of any agreement with the company, then the company has no right to make the seller do so. 

The same goes for the OP.  And to answer the other question from the OP: NO - brands will not be able to prevent the re-sale of their products, unless there is some kind of agreement between you and the company where you have agreed not to do so.  You can do whatever you want with your own stuff.

[lyndal1838]

There are a lot of companies that are members of the VERO program....if those companies demand that a members listings be taken down then ebay will comply very quickly.

A lot of goods can only be sold by authorised resellers so if the OP is not an authorised reseller then he cannot list the goods.

Just because you own the goods does not make it legal for you to sell them on ebay.

[hotrodvideo]

Thought vero applied to intellectual property artwork books music etc

[harley_babes_hoard]

If they were a part of the Vero program the wouldn't the item be pulled and the letter come from Ebay. The fact the OP has only an ebay message/email from a person suppoedly, from this company says they are not in the vero program.

I would reply to the email asking who he is and for some sort of proof of his said position. He could be anybody, another competitor trying to get rid of you.

[2106greencat]

Sorry Harley..........but OP - DO NOT reply to the email....

Phone eBay support and ask to speak to a supervisor, if this is a fake email you need to speak to someone who knows what they are doing, not just one of the phone drones.

[harley_babes_hoard]

no harm in answering an email that isn't asking you sign your life away or click on another site or something, sheesh

Furthermore I doubt it was a personal email. it would have come through ebay.

[2106greencat]

No disrespect intended Harley - it was my opinion and I didn't want it to look like I was blundering over your post - hence the 'SORRY' at the beginning.

But, take it as you will....no harm, no foul

[harley_babes_hoard]

contacting ebay is a great way to bring attention to yourself. I doubt I would do that.

[thecatspjs]

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@harley_babes_hoard wrote:
contacting ebay is a great way to bring attention to yourself. I doubt I would do that.

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Why ?

What are you doing wrong that you do not want eBays attention on HBH ?