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Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016) by jjeaff on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:39AM (#27115327)
First sale doctrine applies to businesses as well.
Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016) by namdnay on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:24AM (#27115602)
ah good to know! I found "Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.", I wonder if it's related, or if physical goods were already considered resaleable anyway

One side question: how do you manage the warranty? Presumably as the reseller you will need to handle the legal minimum warranty (how long is that in the US?) by shipping the article yourself back to the UK?

Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016) by mike_d on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @05:38AM (#27116052)
> you will need to handle the legal minimum warranty

With the exception of specific types of products (cars) or situations where consumers are gravely at risk (recalls), there is no mandatory warranty in the US. Your only requirement as a reseller is to pass on any warranty from the manufacturer, and allow customers to read a written warranty before making a purchase.

Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016) by Spooky23 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @08:25AM (#27117222)
Not true. There are implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.

It’s one of the reasons why Amazon takes such pains to make the questionable assertion that they are at arms length for every transaction. Fraudulent or grey market stuff often fails the fitness test.

The same crap used to happen with fake cameras and electronics in Manhattan. The stores would “go out of business” and reopen the next day under a new guise to avoid legal consequences. Now you just create a new merchant on Amazon.