Question by Rosie: Is it okay to buy homemade craft items and resell them on ebay?
I do not see anything on the craft website prohibiting it, but I’m not sure.
Best answer:
Answer by rplayer64
A friend’s mother made something and sold it at a fair, and then found it later on E-Bay. Go for it, good profit. If you bought it and it’s under your name, why COULDN’T you sell it? That’s Capitalism at its best.
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It is possible and gives u a lot of profit… You wont believe i sol my grandfather’s old glasses in Ebay for 17,500 Rs…
So long as you don’t claim it to be your own creation or infringe on any copyrights you should be good to go! Retailers do it all the time.
Hmm. I’d have to say that there is a chance that the person from whom you bought the hand-crafted item may come across your posting, and if they have a legitimate small business, they may have a good legal standing, could ask you to remove your posting. Like one of the other Answerers said, make sure that you specify in your posting that the item is not yours.
Of course there is nothing wrong with selling unused/unwanted items on Ebay, but purchasing items with the specific intent of selling them elsewhere to turn a profit is at least unethical, but may have legal recourse.
If you own it you can sell it!
Although I find that etsy.com is better for handmade goods, as the buyers are specifically looking for arts and crafts
http://hubpages.com/hub/Getting-started-on-eBay-Buyers-Tips-and-Tricks
Absolutely.
Go for it. It’s yours and you can do whatever you want with it as you wish.