so you will pay them as they requested? £1000?

not yet.

Hi Bartek76, any news so far?

Hi guys I have the same problem now. I sold some ps3 controllers on Ebay and got the letter from Palmer Biggs last week, with all the feedbacks from ebay and a picture of the product (saying they bought it from one of my customer), claimed me to pay their solicitor fee (£1000), and also the certain amount of the profit, stop to sell, etc. I got these products from China and paid the supplier via paypal, I have all the invoices and funny thing is after I got the letter from Palmer bigs, I have asked the supplier if they are faked, and the supplier replied me via email say yes but sorry did not tell me that. I have also take one of the product to HMV and GAME, both of them told me it is faked but looks very close to the original one. I have stopped to sell them already. I have read quite a few threads from internet and got various answers. I am bit confused and scared. First of all, should I pay them or response to them? Doesn't the trading standard or police should knock my door first if I was selling something fake? Secondly, how big the chance I will lose if I do not pay them or just ignore them? I doubt I will be fined for a large amount because I only sold less than 50pcs, the total net profit I got only around £400. Thirdly, can I negotiate with them for the price? for example, I pay them £300 or the whole profit I got? Thanks

My advice is not to pay a penny and keep the van. For a professional company should do all the checks before they sell the products. The buyer have nothing to do with it because they have no responsibility to check if it is stolen or whatsoever. Leave it to the court and I believe the seller needs to pay for it, not your dad. He only waster some times to answer the phone or even attend to the court once or twice.

I have the same problem as well. any adivise?

do they have invoice when they bought it?

Yes I believe that this country is protecting the employee more than employer. you should give a formal letter to them and also, the progress should be including in your contract which you and the staff signed in the very beginning.

please tell me what happens

Hi guys I have the same problem now. I sold some ps3 controllers on Ebay and got the letter from Palmer Biggs last week, claimed me to pay their solicitor fee (£1000), and also the certain amount of the profit, stop to sell, etc. I got these products from China and paid the supplier via paypal, I have all the invoices and funny thing is I have asked the supplier if they are faked, and the supplier replied me say yes but sorry did not tell me that. I have read quite a few threads from internet and got various answers. First of all, should I pay them or response to them? Doesn't the trading standard or police should knock my door first if I was selling something fake? Secondly, how big the chance I will lose if I do not pay them or just ignore them? I doubt I will be fined for a large amount because I only sold less than 50pcs, the total net profit I got only around £400. Thirdly, can I negotiate with them for the price? for example, I pay them £300 or the profit I got? Thanks