Mike Frost
New member
Florida - So, my friend posted a handmade Christmas tree for sale on Facebook marketplace. She offered them for sale, built to custom spec, at a fraction of the cost that she had seen some others posted for sale online. She also posted the tree for sale on a “mid century modern buy sell and trade” site. She doesn’t have a business, nor does she intend to. She simply posted a picture of the tree she made and offered similar, custom made trees for sale. She is basically a hobby crafter and has zero interest in becoming a business. After posting her homemade tree photo, another gentleman commented and said that it reminded him of the “blah blah blah” style Christmas tree and asked if it was a “knockoff”. Very shortly after that, another gentleman posted “Yes it is! And my attorney will be contacting her.” The trees are similar in overall appearance (just as dozens of toilet seats, that have patents, appear similar), but they are made from different materials, and I’m sure they have different measurements. Please give us some advice if possible. We think that this is purely intimidation, but we want to make sure that we don’t call it out until we have some proof that we are in the clear. It would be nice if his intimidating behavior backfired on him and we were able to call him out for trying to be a “big shot” and bully a hobbyist on Facebook marketplace. I can’t seem to post picture from my phone gallery here, so if pictures are necessary please let me know and I’ll figure out a way to post them.
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike