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(Unverified)Feb 6th 2008 10:51AM

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Technically, eBay is not the auctioneer. eBay is just the medium chosen to advertise your goods and services. My local newspaper has several pages of auction listings, but they are not the auctioneer. Likewise, eBay with several million listings, is not the auctioneer, they are just one great big classified advertising network.

BTW, I heard but have not confirmed that PA dropped the charges yesterday afternoon.

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ICWienerFeb 7th 2008 9:38AM

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Yes they did drop the charges against her, but left them in place against another person. (http://www.philly.com/philly/business/15390602.html)

The crux of the problem was that you needed a license if you were making a commission selling other peoples' stuff. You didn't need one if you were selling your own stuff.

They also are working on either modifying the law or exempting Internet-based auctions.

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