on โ15-12-2015 07:55 AM
I wonder weather the seller name (as long as I don't have a store) is important at all.
If it is important should it explain what's in the store or rather be something like a brand name?
on โ15-12-2015 02:22 PM
no offence but how about [plants to die for ] lol
โ15-12-2015 02:46 PM - edited โ15-12-2015 02:50 PM
Be careful about advertising plants for health and wellbeing. There are really strict laws on advertising herbal supplements (even just loose leaf tea with nothing added, for example) around advertising in that area (and needing to be registered with the TGA (theraputic goods administration australia), complying with labelling laws etc). I cant see actual plants being too different - its not the product, its the claims being made.
Apart from the laws, places like EBay and Etsy and other online selling platforms dont take kindly to it - Youre allowed to put things like supplements on Ebay, and list ingredients, but they restrict what you can say about them (I know from experience). Dont make health or medical claims of any sort or your listings will be removed if reported (and your competitors are likely to report you to remove the threat), and repeated offences will see your account closed permanently.
Stating any health or medical claims will make you liable as well - you will need public liability insurance AND indemnity insurance, which in that area is VERY expensive for this type of business. If, on top of that you havent adhered to laws in the area, and someone gets sick, youll end up in jail.
I used to import dry leaf herbs for my own real life business... its a really sticky legal area, and you need to get it right the first time. Nearly everyone I know in the area got actual legal advice when they were doing it, those that didnt, didnt last long. My advice would be find something easier, and less likely to get you into trouble, the first few times round. That, or just dont make any medical or health claims at all on your items (including saying its "for health").
If there was a history of anyone dying or overdosing on anything you are selling, there NO WAY I would be selling it. Jail or being sued and years of pain arent worth a few bucks on Ebay.
on โ15-12-2015 03:29 PM
joe - not that bad -really!
Saarzi , that is one od the topics I really have to investigate. There are some compertitors like https://www.allrareherbs.com.au/
(the biggest one) and http://www.beautanicals.com.au/ . Can you suggest were I can get legal advise - best for free?
I am VERY aware of that.
โ15-12-2015 05:00 PM - edited โ15-12-2015 05:04 PM
That's really interesting, I did not realise that.
I recently bought some cinnamon from a seller whose ad did mention possible health benefits from his cinnamon as opposed to cassia cinnamon. I thought at the time the claims about cassia cinnamon were a little drastic, not necessarily backed up by other websites. Probably would have left the last bit of the health claim part out if I had been writing it.
But having said that, great seller, great prices, I was happy.
If I were heftzwecke, I would go for a name that had some association with what i was selling. Healing Garden or something like that.
That sort of puts the idea in the mind of the consumer that you sell medicinal herbs or whatever.
But keep the ads very objective and factual.
I would guess a lot of people might do a search for some ingredients simply because they already know the benefits. I already wanted true cinnamon, I didn't need any health spiel except a reassurance that that was the product I was getting.
on โ15-12-2015 06:28 PM
That is true. I guess most simply search for the plant name because they know what they want. I even don't have to make any medical claims.
on โ15-12-2015 07:27 PM
@heftzwecke123 wrote:That is true. I guess most simply search for the plant name because they know what they want. I even don't have to make any medical claims.
maybe no health claims, but if ingesting an item you sell could kill the buyer then I think that should be included in the listing!
(from another thread by the OP)
@heftzwecke123 wrote:Thanks for answering! I sell edible and medicinal herbs. Someone might ingest these herbs and die (simply because they were meant ot die anyway) but I could be held liable - I don't know....
on โ15-12-2015 11:18 PM
"Better_Herbs_and_Gardens". Although, I do like Joes suggestion too!
I think how the manufacturers of alternative medicines get around the claims is by saying it may assist circulation, or may assist kidney problems etc. I think the use of the word may covers them as they are not claiming they DO assist circulation or DO assist kidney problems, just that they may.
I am more of a conventional medicine person myself, but I know there are some alternatives that DO work. May just be the placebo effect, but they certainly worked for me. One is Blackmore's Menopause Day Night Relief. I went from having crippling power surges to absolutely nothing in 4 days. The other thing I took many years ago was Siberian Ginseng. A fantastic mood stabiliser. I was a lot happier, I slept much better, I could think a lot clearer. Not sure why I stopped taking it. The other Ginsengs didn't have the same positive effects for me.
However, even though I know those 2 things worked 100% for me, if I decided to start selling them, I couldn't say that they definitely work. Only that they may assist with those symptoms.
Still, I agree with what saazi said, definitely get legal advice if you're going to sell those kinds of products. It might only be the manufacturers that can say they may assist with whatever.
on โ16-12-2015 08:18 AM
Better_Herbs_ and_Gardens is good too because it sounds like Better Homes and Gardens!
As much as I like the idea of "Great American Dissaster" from above, I cannot include wrong spelling as English is my second language and everybody around here knows that - they might think that I don't know how to spell!!
I have to figure out were to get the legal advice because it is very specific. I need someone experienced in that field.
on โ16-12-2015 08:59 AM
Contact the Law Society in your state....they can give you a list of lawyers who specialise in your problem although they will not make any recommendations.
on โ16-12-2015 09:09 AM
dont worry if you cant spell that well , some of the great people of this land cant spell well mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lol