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The manufacturer has no right to control the resale of their products.
by jacob019 10y ago
The manufacturer has no right to control the resale of their products.
- logfromblammo 10y agoBut if you only sell direct, and the product appears on Amazon at a lower price, it is blindingly obvious that the product on Amazon must either be counterfeit or stolen.
- lightedman 10y agoOr, someone got the item as a gift and never wanted it. I've gotten tons of stuff for far cheaper than buying direct that way.
- ikeboy 10y agoThat doesn't apply when someone has a large quantity, though. Many of those sellers have thousands of feedback, unless they have a large number of friends, it's not from gifts.
- jlarocco 10y agoIf you had clicked the link, you would understand why that's not the case.
- lightedman 10y agoIf only you had bothered reading this little thread...
- shimon_e 10y agoOr it could be a money laundry operation?
- nekopa 10y agoOr second hand
- rgbrenner 10y agoEven assuming the manufacturer is refusing to negotiate lower prices with resellers.. The first sale doctrine protects your right to sell items that you've purchased... even if you want to price it at a loss. Amazon, for example, sold ebooks at a loss for years. Obviously you wouldn't say Amazon's ebooks were counterfeit or stolen. And Amazon does not have sole ownership of that tactic. Others have an equal right to sell items at a loss, even against the manufacturers wishes. Other examples of when this occurs: going out of business sales; end of season liquidations; etc. and various reasons to liquidate inventory: bad buys; changing product categories; etc.