Flock For Sale on eBay, Flock Sends Cease And Desist
While Flock Safety sells only direct to end-users, IPVM found numerous Flock devices for sale on eBay.
Flock has refused to sell us products, even though we are willing to pay full MSRP, which led us to look for alternative means to access their products for our new LPR testing series (Flock did loan us one in 2021 when we did test Flock).
Flock responded to IPVM's inquiry about purchasing the Flock hardware by asserting the cameras were "stolen goods" and that they issued a cease and desist to eBay.
In this post, IPVM examines how Flock's inventory found its way on eBay, Flock's full responses to IPVM, and feedback from re-sellers who challenge Flock's assertions.
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***** ***** ***** ****** ** *** users, **** ******* **** ***** ** confirm ** **** ******** ***** ** licensed *** **** ** ****'* ******** LPR ********.
Flock - "****** *****" "***** *** ******"
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Not "******" - ******** ******* *****
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* *** ********* *** **** ***** camera's *****'* ******, *** * ********** your ********* ***** *** ******* *** not ******** ********* *** **** ********.
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**** **** *** *** ***** ***** were ********, ***** ******* ****** **** were **** ******* ********* ** *******:
* ** * **** *** ******* freight **********. *****, ** *** ** inventory, **** ********* ** ******* **** full ******* ** *********.
** ***** ***** ***** **** * purchase **** * ***** **** *** damaged ******* *******. **** ****** ***** with * ****** **** ********* ** a **** ** * ****** ** that *******. *** ******* ****** ***** up ***** ** ***** **** ** shipping ******* ***** *** *** ** their ********* ** ** ****** * customer **** *** ******** *** ** damage.
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**** ******* *** ** ***** ********* feedback **** ***** *******, **** ***** stating *** ******** *** ********* ******** and ******:
****** *** *** *******. * *** assure *** **** ** ** *** sell ******** ******** ** *** *******/******** or *****.If ***** **** ****** ********* ** *******, **** **** ********* ******** *** ******. As I stated earlier, Flock does not condone the selling of our proprietary devices by these unknown third parties. [emphasis added]
"Frustrating" *** *******
**** ******** ** **** ******* ** ask ** ****** *** ***** ** eBay ** *****, **** *** ***** sellers ******* **** *** ***. *** seller ******** *********** **** *** ***** of ******* "****** *****"
** * ***** * ****** ******* all ** ** ***** *** ********* with * **** ****** ** ********** and * *******. **** *** ***% without * ***** *** "******". **'* frustrating.
Listings ***** ******
** **** ***** ********* *****, ******** for ***** ********** ***** ****** ** ****.
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***** **** *****, **** **** *** video ************ *************, *** ****** ***** offerings, **** ** *** ******* ******* the ********, *** **** ** **** Flock *** ***** **** *******.
***** **** *** ******* *** ******* of *** *********** ******* ** ***** unknown ***** *******.
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* ** ******** **** *** *** removed *** ******** ** **** *** generally ***** ** ****** ***** ******** by ************* ** *** ****** *** having *** ****** ** **** *** then ********** *** **** ******, ******* is *** ********** ****** ** * ebay************* ** ***.
***** *** **** ***** ******* *** have ******** ******* *** *** ** suspended ***. **** **** ******** **** this ***** ** ***** ***** ****** a ****** ******* *** *********** ****** and **** ***** ** ********* *** the ****** ** ***.
** ***** **** ***** ** *** users *** *** **** **** * booth ** *** **** ***** ** mainly ****** ******* *******?
** *** * **** ** ** 10 ***** *** *** **** ***** thousands ** ********* ***** *** *****
* *** ** **** ***** *** such * ***** ** * "**** freight *******". ** **** *****'* ******** me **** "**** *******" ***** ** viewed ** ****** ** ****** *** shipper ** *** ********.