I made approx. $1500 on Ebay, but also sold several pieces of jewelry?

Claim down. Everything you are doing is correct & legal. You can resell anything, that is just good business, that is what all those stores do, they buy it from some else who made it and resell it to you.

You can change it & it becomes yours are it is now unique in nature & resell it no problem at all. You can & should call the new pieces your own because they are. If you need to confirm this, there are 2 simple ways.

1-patents, part of the acceptance of a patent (new invention) is improving on a existing item. 2-lawyers, you can find on craigslist or just ask around a lawyer that will give you a free consultation about your questions, have them written down so you do not forget anything. It is great to see a creative entrepreneur, keep doing what you are doing, the rest will fall into place.

Best of Luck.

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