Selling products from a brand

by Aart95
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Are you allowed to sell products from a brand on your own website without permission of the actual brand?
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  • Profile picture of the author LLjanka
    Hey Aart95.
    No, you are not allowed to sell any branded products without permission on your own site or any other sites(amazon etc.)
    you can get in a lot of legal trouble for that.
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    • Profile picture of the author Aart95
      Originally Posted by LLjanka View Post

      Hey Aart95.
      No, you are not allowed to sell any branded products without permission on your own site or any other sites(amazon etc.)
      you can get in a lot of legal trouble for that.
      Out of interest, are they able to fine you or just shut down your website?
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      • Profile picture of the author Gambino
        Originally Posted by Aart95 View Post

        Out of interest, are they able to fine you or just shut down your website?
        There was a court case back in 2013 about this very thing. It started with a student that was fined or sued for over half a million dollars because he imported books from overseas and sold them. The supreme court ruled that if you bought it, you own it and can sell it if you want to.

        Now, I wouldn't say that this is a good idea, but the legal precedent is that once you buy a product, you have the rights to it. Now, I'm not a lawyer and I would personally get the brands permission.
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    You can definitely do it - that's what the whole concept of arbitrage runs on, after all - but there are some other issues you need to be aware of - https://www.entrepreneur.com/answer/226401
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