united-states north-carolina
Is reselling products legal?
<p>My school is doing one of those fundraiser a where you sell things. I was thinking I could make some extra money by marking up the prices, selling them at that price, then buying them at the normal price. I'm thinking that could be illegal somehow but I don't know enough about laws to tell.</p>

<p>Reselling products is legal - its called "business".</p>

<p>What you are proposing to do is illegal - its called "<a href="http://www.guidestar.org/Articles.aspx?path=/rxa/news/articles/2003/fundraising-what-laws-apply.aspx" rel="nofollow">fraud</a>". Disguising personal gain under a charitable guise is fraud, a crime against the state for which fines and prison are the penalty and also the civil tort of passing off against the school for which they can seek recompense.</p>

<p>If you were open and honest in your sales pitch - "$5, $1 for me and $4 for the school" then this would be legal.</p>

<p>Generally speaking, you are committing fraud, by using the imprimatur of your school's fundraiser to take personal profit.</p>

<p>Regardless of the legality, does that idea not set off your "this idea is a stinker" radar?   People are buying that worthless, useless stuff because it's for a CAUSE.  They could otherwise go to walmart and buy that same worthless, useless stuff for much less.  You, adding on a "premium" that will go in your pocket, is (let me find the correct legal term...) a "scumbag" maneuver.</p>
