On Tue, 29 May 2001, Jim Elwell wrote: >... I don't see the differentiation between "private" and "public" sale of > goods here. All sales of goods, except for those involving the > government, are pretty much "private." Perhaps you mean "retail" versus > "wholesale or OEM"? Jim, Anything advertised and offered for sale to the public (wholesale or retail), where potential buyers are unnamed members of the public, is *public business* subject to regulation by Federal, State, and Local authorities in accordance with public laws and regulations. If agreement on this fact is lacking, we are talking apples and oranges as you suggested earlier today. I'm sorry to be late reading your posts. Gene.
