Selling custom/modified Zippo lighters
I recently had several of my custom zippo lighters removed under Vero.
I found this thread from a few years ago: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/can-t-sell-customized-Zippo-lighters-on-Ebay/td-p/28741407
Can I infer that the items will be allowed if I don't list them as New, and/or don't use the word Zippo in the title or description, and/or don't claim that the item is genuine?
3 comments
broto_64
·2 years agoZippo manufacturing co.’s policy on sales of their products on auction sites like Ebay:
Making any cosmetic alteration to the lighter is a violation of Zippo’s trademark and they retain the rights to pull your listing. Zippo Manufacturing Company (ZMC) regularly polices internet auction sites concerning the sales of its products and has the legal authority to halt certain sales of products within the United States and several other countries under the following three circumstances:
“Sales of counterfeit products; or the sale of products not originating from ZMC under the name "ZIPPO" or another of the trademarks held by ZMC, or the use of a name or a trademark that is confusing similar to Zippo;
Sales of lighters from third-party manufacturers that have registered the shape of the Zippo Windproof lighter; or, Sales of Zippo lighters that have been decorated without the written consent of ZMCâ€
“Unauthorized alteration, decoration, engraving of Zippo lighters and sales of Zippo lighters that have been engraved, decorated, or otherwise altered without ZMC's consent, infringe its trademark rights. Specifically, the alteration, decoration, engraving, and sale of Zippo lighters, using images and designs that have not been authorized by ZMC, directly infringes Zippo's trademark rights. Furthermore, the use of the ZIPPO name and of the famous registered Zippo lighter shape in auction website listings, including those that these offered products are authorized, approved, in some other way associated with ZMC. They are not. The unauthorized alteration ot decoration of a Zippo windproof lighter has rendered it to be not longer genuine.â€
ckimodog
·2 years ago@dealmakersdirect
Honestly whether you list them as new or custom modified, I really wouldn't relist them. Once eBay removes a listing, you're under their radar. Re listing something that was pulled can jeopardize your account, sometimes permanently. Sorry for your frustration.
Happy Selling
solidguitar1961
·2 years agoMy assumption is because you're listing them as new .