Secondhand blues for eBay consignment sellers

By Declan McCullagh
Story last modified Wed Mar 30 04:00:00 PST 2005

When Debbie Gordon founded Snappy Auctions, she thought her time
would be focused on entrepreneurial tasks like selling franchises and
linking the online store's computers to those of shipping companies.

But last year she received an unexpected letter from the Tennessee
Auctioneer Commission. It ordered Gordon, an eBay consignment seller
in Nashville, to submit to mandatory training and licensing. In
addition, Snappy Auctions would be required to hire a
government-approved auctioneer who had completed a two-year
apprenticeship and possessed a "qualifying education certificate."

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http://news.com.com/2100-1038-5645746.html



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