Short Answer. No, you may not do this legally without permission in the form of a license from the owners of this intellectual property. Your video game based merch business plan is a horrible, horrible idea.

Is it illegal to resell items without permission?

Generally, it’s not illegal to resell an item that you have legitimately purchased. Once you have purchased something at retail it is yours to do with as you choose. If you’re using manufacturers’ logos to advertise the products you’re reselling, you need their permission.

Can you sell anything in your store?

Yes, it’s legal to resell products that you have purchased (unless you specifically agreed to a contract prohibiting that action; even then it would be a civil claim against you rather than a criminal violation). The first-sale doctrine is one key part of this principle in the United States.

Do you need a permit to sell merch?

Generally, you will only need a retail business license when selling clothing as there is not a specialized business license to sell trademarked goods. Your business may also need to obtain a resale license, which allows you to purchase the clothing from the clothing distributor free from sales tax.

Is fan merch legal?

The answer is, if you are creating fan art whether for profit or not, any copyrighted character or use of trademark in a description or title without prior written consent from the copyright owner, then selling fan art is illegal but making fan art is not illegal.

Is it illegal to sell something at a higher price?

California. California Penal Code 396 prohibits price gouging, generally defined as anything greater than a 10 percent increase in price, once a state of emergency has been declared. The price protection lasts for up to 30 days at a time and may be renewed as necessary.

Is it legal to buy products from stores and sell them online?

Unsurprisingly, it has become increasingly common for entrepreneurs to scrounge brick-and-mortar retailers for products on sale or clearance, and flip them online through an online shop. This is a practice known as ‘retail arbitrage’—buying low and selling high.

Is it legal to sell things on the street?

Just because it may be a great location to sell things doesn’t make it legal. You’ll need to register with the county clerk and research available locations that are zoned for commerce before you start doing any selling on the street.

What happens if I leave merchandise at a store?

If I purchase merchandise in a physical store, and then (accidentally or not) leave the merchandise at the store after I’ve paid for it, is the store allowed to resell that merchandise to another customer?

Is it legal to resell products from stores?

Once the rightsholder has made that ‘first sale’ to the consumer, its control over the physical item ends, and the consumer can do as one wishes (as long as they don’t make copies). But as shown by the Redbox example, the legality of resale becomes murkier when someone resells products as a business.