I recently read a thread on BHW about a guy who got C&D and got goods seized by customs - he was dealing replicas on ebay and had items shipped to himself.

For those that deal reps, you know that customers do not like it if the products are coming from the East, and it definitely screams replica on eBay; and it gets reported very quickly.

I suggest this method.

Sign up with a fulfillment center/virtual mailbox service in the USA or UK (wherever you are). DO NOT give them your real info, in fact don't even tell them you are from USA/UK - they do accept accounts from overseas sellers, and a lot do not really care what product you sell. If it gets to them, its considered legal. They do require photo ID for verification - and I am sure you have figured out how to get these photoshopped for Paypal, this will work as well.

Once the fulfillment center account is active with a fake id/info - get the products shipped there. They will store & ship for you. Get your supplier to sort things out; and pack everything in boxes or black bags; so no one will know what's inside. Have them label it with an SKU system. Get creative.

Once you get an order, just login to the system, and have items shipped to anywhere.

Look for one that accepts Paypal, use your stealth account to pay them, use the stealth account to pay your supplier; or send wire transfers (these can be tracked..but nobody gives a sh*t about it on the east side of the world). Most suppliers in China are using stealth bank accounts, and nothing is in their real name as well.

You get an order on ebay/your website, product gets shipped out from a fulfillment center - and they even manage the returns as well.

Do your research, this will work, and adds another layer of protection.

Also get your products shipped as GIFT/SAMPLES, in small lots, by EMS - not by DHL/FedEx or whatever.

Do research, experiment. Good luck ~

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If this is it in the wrong section, mod please move it. I'm not sure where this info would go.

Any suggestions for the virtual mailbox service? I need one to receive a verification code by mail, so maybe somebody knows a service that can take a photo of the letter and forward it.