6 months of work and stock gone :(

[idea_canada]

If we go through the trouble of creating a business, licensing, registration, obtaining a business account, using our own money to acquire inventory, creating partnerships with shipping retailers... then what happens when the platform you've worked on so hard to setup decides to through you under the bus?

Why would eBay do this? Without explanation the following listings are gone. What are we going to do about the stock that we have? Where do we go from here?

We removed the following listings:
402783324058 - Brand New IKEA VARELD Bedspread Light Gray-Green 59x98 " 504.856.03
402773200755 - Brand New IKEA BRIMNES Black 3 Drawer Dresser Chest 30 3/4x37 3/8 " 304.731.25
402262243556 - IKEA STOLMEN Hardware 2x 100710 2x 107624 1x 100717
402763531970 - Brand New IKEA BILLY Birch Bookcase Shelving Unit 15 3/4x11x41 3/4 " 702.845.28
402921959509 - Brand New IKEA TRANHULT Wall Shelf Aspen 47 1/4”x11 3/4” , 804.549.02
402763423425 - Brand New IKEA MICKE Black-Brown Add-On Shelving Unit 41 3/8x25 5/8 " 501.800.27
402751434132 - Brand New, IKEA SMUSSLA, Bedside table/shelf unit, White, 104.694.93
402781317089 - Brand New IKEA BESTA White Shelf Size 22x6 1/4 " 402.955.52

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all 1000 listings all gone 😞

[femmefan1946]

Is IKEA part of the VeRO program?

https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/listing-and-marketing/verified-rights-owner-program.html

[idea_canada]

Yes they are. We have since taken down items that appear like CAD drawings in our listings

[femmefan1946]

VeRO is a tough cookie.  And eBay is scared of the brands that are enrolled in it.

I'm sorry you did not learn this till too late.

It would be helpful if eBay flat out published a list of VeRO members in a clear and transparent fashion. Like when you look up VeRO with the link at the bottom of the page, the first thing you saw would be a list-- or at least a link to a pdf of the list.
Updated daily.

[recped]

You are drop shipping from Ikea

Probably without an agreement

Against eBay policy

You are using Ikea stock images

Probably without permission

That means copyright infringement

Ikea decided to exercise their rights

Unfortunately your business model isn't a good fit with eBay.

[hlmacdon]

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@femmefan1946 wrote:

It would be helpful if eBay flat out published a list of VeRO members in a clear and transparent fashion. Like when you look up VeRO with the link at the bottom of the page, the first thing you saw would be a list-- or at least a link to a pdf of the list.
Updated daily.

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A good rule of thumb is if the product is from a well known brand then don't touch it unless you are buying direct or through one of their published authorized distributors. Retail arbitrage is a poor foundation to try to build a business on if your are selling through marketplaces and have to try to skirt brand owner attention. Simply selling on marketplaces can be quite political even when you are an established direct customer. Brands care less about refurbs since they need to dump all the returns they get from the likes of Costco and Best Buy.