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4.3.05

Only in Ohio...

Sellers on eBay may need a license

Brenda J. Grolle loves to pick up used books at library sales for a buck and sell them on eBay for $4.

Unless a state law that goes into effect May 2 is changed, the Elyria woman could be fined up to $1,000 and jailed for a maximum of 90 days for selling items over the Internet without an auctioneer's license.

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Davis, aide to Sen. Tom Roberts, a Dayton Democrat, said eBay was never intended to be part of the legislation.

"It is a complete, unintended consequence," he said.


Sometimes, I'm just so proud to be an Ohioan...

2 Comments:

  • At 12:05 AM, Blogger Curtis said…

    That is rather upsetting and stupid.

     
  • At 12:11 AM, Blogger Dern said…

    That is crap.

    Do you need an auctioneer's license or a business license to hold a garage sale?

     

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