@holsteinatlanta wrote:
Sometimes when I copy the description from somewhere else, it will say something about the warranty or contact us or guaranteed for two years. I always cut that part out and make sure that none of my listings mentioned the word warranty.
I understand but cutting out anything related to warranty information does not imply no warranty, limited warranty of full warranty from the manufacturer. If you spent $2500 on a new gaming PC having bought it sealed in it's box off wherever, Craigslist or eBay and two days after the power supply goes south frying the mainboard and whatever lay its path until short to ground you'd be upset. Call up the manufacturer tell them what happened, give em' serial number and they ask for a copy of the sales receipt. They've no idea that you bought it new and sealed, they've no idea if it was from Best Buy or someone who bought it then resold it.
In the end authorized vs unauthorized resellers is quite a quandary. Some business pay manufacturers for example for exclusive domain. Back in the day we went through that with several PC Game Publisher with current titles in the day. UBISoft we could buy their stuff which mind you shipped to us under NET Terms from a distributor but the only domain we were authorized to sell said new titles within was Western NY. If we sold them online and shipped New York City we risk not only being able have UBISoft titles but also breached terms of the distributor. That's because a few corporations (Circuit City and another) had bought exclusive domain.
Things such as First Sale Doctrine do not associate with service. Me buying a brand new item from you as an unauthorized reseller does not imply that the manufacturer need honor arrangements that authorized resellers enjoy. That's why they are authorized resellers.
Right or wrong of all of it is the subject of much debate among powers that be.
