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Please copy and paste the removal notice you received so we can see if it's a VeRO removal (i.e., reported by Nike) or an ebay removal based on reports. The way to appeal varies depending on how it was reported.
You would probably need to get a professional authentication and it needs to be someone who does sneakers and Nike specifically. You'd then submit the pro documentation to ebay T&S (or whatever department handles alleged counterfeit items) and appeal.
wrote:I know that there's been some controversy with Nike taking down and reporting listings of Nike items (like shoes) that were sold at places like TJmaxx/Marshall's etc. Supposedly they are doing this because the ones sold to those places have "small flaws" or something like that. I wonder if this might be the case?
In this case, the OP states that it wasn't a VeRO takedown so it's not Nike to whom the OP has to prove authenticity.
There are cases where companies do report items they don't want sold and in those cases, the companies are In violation of the VeRO program. VeRO isn't intended to allow a company to prevent legitimate items from being sold just because the company doesn't want its items sold by independent and non-affiliated sellers.
First sale doctrine is a law that allows the legal owner of an item that was obtained through legal channels to resell that item.
Years ago, Gucci UK was abusing its VeRO power by reporting and having removed hundreds of listings of items they knew were authentic because the they wanted buyers to purchase directly from Gucci. Ultimately, after help from Tabberone and being threatened with a class action lawsuit, they backed down and contacted ebay to reinstate the legally listed items. (I was a seller whose item was removed at the time.)
Nike sells to TJ Maxx and Marshalls and if a buyer purchased authentic (first quality or with flaws) items from a legitimate retailer, Nike should not be reporting those items. Sellers who were victim should refer Nike (or any other company that does the same) to read first sale doctrine:
