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becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

am sure some of you have had to go through this in the past but am looking for some advice on becoming a official reseller of t shirts such as marvel gas monkey dc comics etc, i have a supplier in sweden who only sellers to resellers they are a licensed wholesale for branded tops..

so how would i go about doing this on ebay to avoid vero on these t shirt listings any advice would be great

am looking to buy in bulk from this official supplier and resell on ebay, amazon etc i will of course have all the official invoices receipts etc with my orders to provide as proof

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

If you are licensed they whitelist your store names.

That said, you have to contact their IP departments for direct licensing. A lot of these companies have packets you fill out. You will need at least one prior license for most of them and will pay a fee of $50,000 or more.

If you are buying from a vendor who has the rights to resale to you, make sure you note this in the listings. If the supplier you have isn’t on the up and up they could pull your items.

I have a license with Disney, Ford Motor Company, NBA, and a few others and this stuff is complicated if you aren’t doing it right and knowing your sources.

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

i will be buying from a licensed wholesaler for these branded tees and reselling them, they do say they only sell to reseller and not to general public, as i have to fill out a form to get login details to the site,

so do i have to phone ebay with there website to get whitelisted? i can give you there website so you can check them out see if they are legit

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

You’d need to contact the VERO members, not eBay. Like Marvel which is under Disney, etc.

They are selling to you without a fee on top of the clothes or not? Seems weird they wouldn’t have a fee plus the cost of the product, but maybe it’s where it’s out of the country and they have a better deal.

If you are concerned about their legitimacy, see if you can see their agreements with these companies or contact the IP departments of these companies. Don’t sink money into a reseller that could be sending you counterfeit items.

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

i can't see any prices or anything thats all hidden until they accept you and give you login details, i can pm you the website if thats ok

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Ah, I see that now from what you sent. I couldn’t find anything yay or nay on this group. As I said, check with them about their licensing. If it doesn’t cost anything to sign up, they may have that on there for review. Otherwise contact them. If you expect to do good numbers with them they should comply with your minor request for a long term client.

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

EBay is good place to sell vero items as eBay don't normally take any action for customers complaint where Amazon does
They only take action if the right owner reports so best to get permission from right owner if they happy you can sell these items without any issue

You may get issue with PayPal but again you will have invoices to prove

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

ebay is horrible to sell vero! anyone can report ye and ebay just give you a strike! get so many of them and your gone

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

That's completely wrong information

Ebay only take action when right owner make report as this involve legal issue

You can report seller or item 100 times they will not take any action

I am vero registered with eBay myself and speak with the team who remove items they called policy experts,

Maybe it's different in us but in Uk it works like this

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Very interesting maybe I should be speaking to you in private if you would assist me I need to get intouch with vero team without jumping through all the loop of normal customer service. So what’s the procedure I need to go through to sell these authorised tees from this dealer

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

I am a rights holder (Copyrights, Trademarks and a Patent) and I can tell you unless you get a hold of the IP holder you are open for removal. It's that simple. Marvel (Disney) can send in a VERO report unless they know you are an authorized reseller. It would like mighty suspicious someone selling 100+ of a particular design if they aren't a known reseller or registered brick & mortar store.

eBay is NOT going to guide you through the process of getting involved with Vero. Simply go to the US Copyright Office, or google the company, and get the email/phone of the company and have them whitelist your shop name in the IP Department. It is not difficult if you are a legitimate buyer of one of their supply groups....

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Gladiator,

Quick question for you, as you seem experienced with this. Can my listings be taken down even if I'm selling 100% GENUINE products but I am neither affiliated, endorsed, nor licensed by that brand.

I sell having my condition as "used" but I say in the description that it's "Open Box, never used item"

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Under the first sale doctrine if you bought an item and resale it, you should have the legal right to resale it. Purses and certain items cause a lot of problems as there are so many counterfeits, so the receipts and all that are needed.

So if you bought the items and are listing them the way you describe it shouldn't be an issue unless they suspect fraud/counterfeits from the photos themselves. In the OP's case he'd be listing dozens/hundreds of designs so he'd need to be on their radar of being a legit reseller or he may get flagged thinking he's printing them.

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Yes, but first sale doctrine doesn't apply to products imported from overseas (Europe in my case, NOT China). Regardless, my products are 100% genuine and will be sold as "used". Is it possible to get a listing taken down for this? IP rights owner wouldn't know that it's imported - for all they know, I could have bought them from one of their shops. But ultimately, due to a high number sold, they might figure out that I got their products somewhere at a discount. Any thoughts?

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

There was a case about text book imports at the Supreme Court, you should be fine. Given IP is such a risky venture, I always recommend to contact them and get whitelisted regardless of the law.

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Thanks Gladiator, I appreciate it.

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

But would pics in the listing if the official tags etc be enough also stating we have invoices etc to show on request also be enough

Also even though these items would be new with tags in eBay am I best changing that to new - used to be in safe side to please these vero agents.

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Hi guys,

i plan to contact a company to get the approvel to sell there brand on ebay.

can you share with us an exemple of the 1er email text you send to the companies.

Thank you in advance

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Yasav,

You must ensure your item is not a grey import.

Does this relate to wanting to know about German users on here?

:juggle:

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Yes and yes :)

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

Are you having problems sending an e-mail text of your own?

Re: becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero
 

i dont have a problem

iam looking for a professionell email sample to send a brand
to ask them to allow me to sell their stuff on ebay or to buy remaining items ,
as english is not my mother tongue.