Wait! Not all of them! ONLY IF you are an eBay trader in the states selling merchandise for others on eBay regularly, you are warned – you need a state auctioneer’s license.

I think this would best describes the Trading Assistants and Consignment Sellers?

State officials say the licenses are designed to protect consumers. To get one, the eBay sellers would have to serve an apprenticeship with an auctioneer or take college auctioneering courses.

They risk a $1,000 fine if they do not comply.

One man caught in the crackdown says the state Board of Auctioneer Examiners is dominated by traditional auctioneers who fear competition. WHTM News

This rule does not apply to people who sells their own goods on eBay.

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