Perfume - eBay Listing Removed: Trademark Violation - Unauthorized Item

[anchorman]

So I have over 250 transactions will 100% rating and have within the last 6 months developed a cologne/perfume hobby. I buy some expensive colognes in large quantities and sell off what I don't need in atomizers. I also sell the samples I get from the stores. All of it is 100% authentic and I would never do anything to risk my flawless approval rating. Recently I had all 5 of my listings removed with the following email from eBay.

Your listing has been removed.

You have listed brand name perfume, cosmetics or a lotion that has been decanted. While we realize that there may be a market for these items, we have made the decision to not allow them on our site.

I understand that you may have not been aware of this policy, and meant no ill intentions. At times, there is a learning curve when selling on eBay, and we appreciate your contributions to our community. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation and we wish you the best with your future transactions.

We kindly ask that you do not relist this item on eBay. In addition, feel free to report other listings that are similar. You may do this by using the report this item link in a listing.


Trademark infringement is unlawful and violates eBay's policies. A trademark is a unique sign (such as a name, word, phrase, logo, or symbol) that a company uses to identify its products and/or services.

Using another company's trademark in a way that may confuse buyers about the source of goods or services, or confuses buyers into believing that the seller is affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the trademark owner is both illegal and against eBay's policies. Examples include counterfeits, unauthorized replica items and items that bear the brand or logo of a company without that company's permission.

Guideline: If the product you are listing bears the brand or logo of a company, but it wasn't made or authorized by that company, don't sell it on eBay.

It's against the law to sell unauthorized replicas of brand name products. Accordingly, listings for unauthorized replicas are not permitted on eBay.

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So they removed a couple of decants I made myself and also 4 original samples direct from the store which I did not make. I just wonder what to do now. There are still a ton of bigger sellers still selling what I had in even larger quantities. The exact same items I had removed are on eBay right now for sale. I was thinking I could at least still sell the original samples I did not decant and have a good case since it came direct from the store. I also wonder if it was just a competitor who reported my item.

[MM78]

I honestly think it's a competitor that's doing it to you. I've sold perfumes before (legit) and had idiot buyers say they were ⊗⊗⊗⊗ and leave neg feedback, when they sent them back they weren't even opened, so I know for a fact they were probably other sellers doing it to me. Perfumes is a tough area, I won't ever go back there again.