Current ebayers - How's it going?

[Bimmer]

I have had problems recently with a company having ebay pull my auctions for "trademark infringement", even though I use my own photo's, make sure to let people know I am not affiliated with the company, etc. I comply with all ebay rules, yet they do not respond when I inquire about the pulling of the auction (both ebay and the company).

The item is authentic, and I received it as a gift from a customer. It is a health product that I cannot use (upsets my stomach), but is pretty popular. This action has turned me off from ebay somewhat. It seems I can't use the company name, but who knows since I cannot get a response. I have taken the tutorial ebay suggests, I follow it, yet the auction gets pulled? The product is from an MLM company, maybe they have serious influence with someone at ebay.

It's like trying to sell, say, a coca-cola branded item without using the words coke or coca-cola. Those looking for that item are certainly going to use those words in their search criteria.

I miss the earlier days of ebay where you listed/sold your item with little trouble, there was a lot less crap and duplicate items, and it was easy to pick out the scammers. Oh well, fear of law suit strikes again.

[disneysteve]

Bimmer, there are a lot of companies that do everything in their power to prevent unauthorized resale of their product. MLM companies are notorious for this. They want you to buy it from them or not buy it at all. They don't want folks reselling it for less than full price on ebay or other sites as it pulls business from them.

Personally, I think it is ridiculous. Once I own a product, I should be able to do whatever I want with it. If I choose to resell it, I should have the right to do so.