becoming a official reseller of branded t shirts avoiding vero

[yellowprintdirect]

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

[Gladiator]

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.

[yellowprintdirect]

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

[Gladiator]

Originally Posted by yellowprintdirect

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

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.

[yellowprintdirect]

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

[Gladiator]

Originally Posted by yellowprintdirect

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

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.

[e2free]

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

[yellowprintdirect]

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

[e2free]

Originally Posted by yellowprintdirect

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

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

[yellowprintdirect]

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

[Gladiator]

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....

[Yasav]

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"

[Gladiator]

Originally Posted by Yasav

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, or 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"

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.

[Yasav]

Originally Posted by Gladiator

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.

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?

[Gladiator]

Originally Posted by Yasav

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?

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.

[Yasav]

Originally Posted by Gladiator

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.

Thanks Gladiator, I appreciate it.

[yellowprintdirect]

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.

[untouchableman]

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

[GreenBean]

Yasav,

You must ensure your item is not a grey import.

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

[Yasav]

Originally Posted by GreenBean

Yasav,

You must ensure your item is not a grey import.

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

Yes and yes

[rsot]

Originally Posted by untouchableman

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

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

[untouchableman]

Originally Posted by rsot

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

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.