Selling sunglasses

[bryantaidan]

How much trouble can a guy who sells fake ray bands get in to, if he gets caught?

 

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[aeden]

How much trouble can a guy who sells fake ray bands get in to, if he gets caught?

Will You Get in Trouble for Selling Counterfeit Goods?

Counterfeiting is the act of making or selling lookalike goods or services bearing fake trademarks.

www.nolo.com

 

[minivanman]

Asking for a friend.......

 

[PizzaOnTheRoof]

Doesn’t matter.

Let’s say you do it and become successful, and your family asks how you got there.

“Uh, yeah I just hustled knockoff ray bans for 300% markup to schmucks.”

That’s my boy!

 

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[Sanj Modha]

Considering that Luxotica owns like 90% of the market - they will crush you.

 

[Walter Hay]

The whole process regardless of which big brand is being knocked off goes something like this:
1. You set up your website and start selling to the gullible at huge profit margins.
2. You sit back and gloat as you bank account grows.
3. You order more fakes.
4. While the shipment is on its way, the brand owner discovers that you are stealing their IP, and they notify Customs.
5. The brand owner has your website or sales platform listing taken down, so you can't sell anything.
6. They commence a law suit for damages. Bankruptcy stares you in the eyes.
7. Customs impound your shipment on arrival. Depending on the value they will either issue a huge fine or charge you with a criminal offense.
8. Either way, they flag your name so that any future attempt to import anything will result in costly inspection delays.
9. You decide it was not a good idea to import counterfeits, knockoffs, or fake copies.

Walter

EDIT: @bryantaidan