July 4th, 2008 
Jenny How Sellers who intend to sell any goods with brands, beware! The trend is, a lot of branded goods companies now do not like to see their products being marketed on eBay.
Probably not for the second hand goods that you have been using for about 3 years that you decide to sell. But more for the new items, which is supposed to still have warranty intact.
Today, TimesOnline reported that Maclaren and Bugaboo, supply over a third of the pushchairs sold in the UK, are trying to stop new pushchairs being sold through eBay shops for a fixed price. They will introduce a strict internet sales policy from September making it almost impossible for independent retailers to sell its products on eBay. This will be followed by Mamas & Papas, which accounts for another third of the market.
Many brands now do not take back their goods if you buy them anywhere else other than their own shop or some popular resellers.
Well, I can understand why LV sued eBay for the counterfeits and banning them on eBay.
But baby pushchairs?
When all branded goods company starts to do this, there’ll be no more branded cheap goods on eBay.
Is that a good thing?
Will eBay be as interesting then?
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Surely, a manufacturer has the right to decide how his products will be sold. The reason for such decisions is abuse by independent retailers to start with. Once such people desist, ebay can indeed have a role to play.
I agree that ebay wont be as interesting then, but at least to an extent the manufacture should have control over who sells their products how and at what price.