@sammoab wrote:
Well there is a certified letter waiting for me at the Post Office from the manufacturer. I'm curious to see what it says, but I am stalling in order to get through Christmas season and get rid of as many boots as I can. I reckon that I will read the letter and respond via certified mail in a vague fashion just to drag this out. The manufacturer clearly is new to this kind of situation since he emailed me on the same day that he opened an ebay account. I'll report back when more takes place. In the mean time I sincerely appreciate all who have offered their thoughts on this. Opinions are all over the map, which I take as this isn't as clear cut as some might think, especially since the manufacturer has not gone the vero route.
Lol. You know if they are willing to go to the extent to send you a certified letter, you are going to get sued. Meaning that every pair you sell, it's going to cost you more than any money you make selling them. Lawyer fees will cost you much more then the 300 pair bring you. You keep thinking that if you play games and drag it out, you can wait them out. They can sue you and probably will, and every pair you sell, will be another nail in the coffin for you.
You are messing with a company that has WAY more money then you They are willing to make an example out of you, to discourage other resellers from doing the same thing. They know if they destroy YOU, then they save themselves money and time, scaring off other resellers. What's more important to you? Selling these shoes or keeping your business? Looks like selling shoes is more important. You fail to see the big picture.
Were you business savvy at all, you would have turned this situation around. Wouldn't you have rather been an authorized seller of the shoes? Now you won't be able to sell anything when they get done with you. What will you do, if eBay gets involved and asks for receipts? Because the receipts on these shoes will not be accepted. And if they ask, you will lose your account forever here. You won't be able to open another one either.
People get mad at eBay when they lose out. And many times it's the sellers themselves that screw it up. You will soon learn the lesson that playing with fire is stupid. Lawyers and courts will show you just where you rank, and it's at the bottom. Your demand for greed is going to cost you everything. Playing nice always works better than thinking YOU are in charge all the time, Because you just are not.
