Williams-Sonoma's Pottery Barn Outlets Ban eBay Sellers

Williams-Sonoma's Pottery Barn Outlet stores have banned eBay sellers from acquiring inventory at their stores for resale. It appears the policy is not new, but enforcement has been stepped up - possibly due in part to disruptive behavior on the part of eBay resellers.

When contacted about the policy, Pottery Barn Brands Director of Public Relations Leigh Oshirak said, "We have a policy in the outlet stores that states: "We do not sell to wholesalers or other customers intending to resell merchandise they have purchased from our store." There is signage to this effect in all of our outlet stores."

An eBay seller who said she was barred from making any purchases at an outlet store, even for her own personal consumption, told AuctionBytes that staff at the Pottery Barn Outlet store near her home in California know the eBayers because they are regulars. And, she said, "The known ebayers are marked, because they are so rude."

source article from AuctionBytes.com