Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Florida

It seems to me that this is an issue of selling diverted merchandise, that is, merchandise sold outside of channels authorized by the manufacturer. It is a complicated issue without clear answers. In a free market, you can buy genuine merchandise and re-sell it at will. However, some manufacturers have teams of investigators and lawyers whose sole job is to combat diversion. They attempt to cut off the source of the diverted merchandise, and they find any and all ways possible to legally stop the diverted merchandise from being sold.

These manufacturers invest millions of dollars in these 'anti-diversion' programs and millions more in lawsuits. They have yet to win such a lawsuit, to my knowledge, but they are willing to put unauthorized resellers (diverters) out of busines trying. If you don't make sure you are completely on the up-and-up, they will find any possible legal cause of action against you, and you will go bankrupt just trying to defend. That's their object.

So, proceed at your own peril.