ebay shop

[Number 5]

I am considering setting up a shop on eBay selling a range of furniture, I am also thinking of registering a domain name for the a website to match this eBay shop, if I was to build a website called let's say www.ebayfurniture.co.uk to be linked from my eBay shop and include a disclaimer on the home page that we are NOT owned or any way connected to the auction site and make NO references to their site how would I stand?

[maser_spyder]

Number 5 said:

I am considering setting up a shop on eBay selling a range of furniture, I am also thinking of registering a domain name for the a website to match this eBay shop, if I was to build a website called let's say www.ebayfurniture.co.uk to be linked from my eBay shop and include a disclaimer on the home page that we are NOT owned or any way connected to the auction site and make NO references to their site how would I stand?

eBay would pick it up very quickly and cancel your listings if you put the website details in your listing or shop pages.

No links to your own website allowed from eBay.

Good thinking though, I like it.

[Number 5]

Let's say I Market my new website www.ebayfurniture.co.uk (I know this is taken but I'm using it as an example only, I already own the names with eBay in the title that I may want to use for my business, I have been in my Market place for 12 years and already have a strong website but I'm thinking of mirroring it with the idea) stating a disclaimer that we have no connection to the auction site how do you think I would stand with that? After all eBay could be the intials of my company couldn't it?

Edited by Number 5 on Friday 24th April 19:34

[Simpo Two]

I think it would fall foul of 'passing off' - ie you are trying to make your business look like eBay when it isn't.

[Number 5]

Simpo Two said:

I think it would fall foul of 'passing off' - ie you are trying to make your business look like eBay when it isn't.

I thought that may be the case, but you know what it's like I have an idea, I bought a handfull of ebay domains for peanuts so if that's the case they can sit dormant or untill eBay wants to buy them. LOL

[anonymous-user]

You are allowed classified adverts with the web address. Usually for cars..

I would suggest poetic license with your website address. How about. 'Thebay furtiture shop'.

'The E-Furniture shop'..etc..Just don't use 'ebay' in the title.

The best bet is start selling through ebay and when you get a lidt of clients start your own website and solict them through the contact details for addresses etc...

[mk1fan]

Why not have your e-Bay shop name the same as your website name? Like 'Dave Furniture' That way you can start all your listings with 'We at ......'

Lots of other companies do it that way round.

[JustinP1]

Number 5 said:

Simpo Two said:

I think it would fall foul of 'passing off' - ie you are trying to make your business look like eBay when it isn't.

I thought that may be the case, but you know what it's like I have an idea, I bought a handfull of ebay domains for peanuts so if that's the case they can sit dormant or untill eBay wants to buy them. LOL

Peanuts are peanuts until you throw them away.

Any domain with starting with 'ebay' would without a doubt be getting traffic based upon 'passing off'. Ebay would write to you within days and give you a deadline to cease trading under that name or pay their legal costs and damages. Waste of time even buying the names IMHO, even 'cybersquatting' their names would get the same response if they wanted them.

Put it this way, if you had spent the last decade promoting your brand of 'EbayFurniture.com' and got a good amount of business, and I just started up business with the domain 'EbayFurnitureUK.com with the full knowledge people would come to me even though they were looking for you how would you feel?

[Jon Ison]

We have a successful eBay shop, written correctly item titles bring your product well up on the 1st page of any google search, admitedly via eBay but one click on the google search result takes you directly to the item in question that you are selling on eBay.

Make any sense ? I know what I'm trying to say.