OZZ: How comes this isn't branded Nanny State? Or does that only applies to countries with a higher quality of life than the US.

Because it's more police state than nanny state. She wasn't doing anything dangerous, except to the tax man.

TerraSin: Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Ebay the auctioneer? The seller is simply that, the seller.

According to the dictionary, an auctioneer is "an agent who conducts an auction". Thus, the agent would be Ebay as they are the ones who control the auction. The seller is merely providing the products to be auctioned off.

That's what I was thinking. Do you have to get this license just to put something up for auction at a regular auction house in PA? If not, this is BS.

ianjames: They are the scum of the grill.

They call that scrapple in Philly.

FTA: Some Pennsylvania officials now acknowledge that Pletz, with her heart-tugging story, was not the best person with whom to make a legal point.

Gee, you think? That line was farking priceless.

God bless, PA. fark this woman. My father was an auctioneer, and then eBay opened. Ten years later -- BAM! Herpes.

Two Dogs Farking: Also, the $10 million is sensationalist bullshiat.

TFA: In an e-mail Monday, a Department of State spokeswoman said Pletz faced a $2,000 maximum fine because of two counts listed in the complaint.

Aw hell...another servile slave of 'the law is the law'...open wide and swallow down the state c0ck.

If you are setting up a business as your primary source of income, it's never a bad idea to drop a few hundred dollars and run everything through an attorney first.

I'm guessing that she made more than $2 profit on each of those 10,000 sales, so she could have afforded to talk to somebody about state laws before getting started.

Of course, it would be nice if the the state didn't go after people making money by selling stuff online...I guess...

asmodeus224: open wide and swallow down the state c0ck.

Nah, PA has a really tiny dick. That's why it has to overcompensate so much.

I feel for her kid, but if everyone who was "just trying to take care of their family" was allowed to break the law, we'd have a nation full of Mexicans.

/oh wait.

ianjames: Sounds all too familiar. The waffle house owner in paducah ky found out a former employee was selling out dated menus that were destined for the trash on Ebay.

lol! Waffle House menus ... Yes they must be as rare an valuable as the employee's collection of Nascar collector plates. Why the only way to get a Waffle house menu would be ... to go into a Waffle House and take one.

OZZ: How comes this isn't branded Nanny State?

Because an auctioneers license doesn't nanny anyone; it restricts lawful and beneficial activity.

Think.

I have a side business auctioning things off on eBay so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

A Shambling Mound: So anyone in the state of Pennsylvania that has ever re-sold an item on Ebay owes the state a thousand bucks, or just this lady?

We in PA take pride in our ability to punish the parents of cancer-riddled children, who do nothing but clog up the health care system and annoy us with human-interest stories on the local news.

Farkin' baldies.

CliChe Guevara: FTA: Some Pennsylvania officials now acknowledge that Pletz, with her heart-tugging story, was not the best person with whom to make a legal point.

Gee, you think? That line was farking priceless.

So if cancer-sword wasn't wielded she'd have been taken to the farking cleaners. I also noticed in the other thread that the City of Brotherly love is high on the Misery Index.

Why do you PA guys stay?

studebaker hoch: They're just pissed off someone could make money at home on the Internet without having to report to a job like they do.

You still have to report it as income

You know what this is. It's local governments not being able to get a piece of the pie when it comes to the internet.

These people would love to tax ALL of your electronic communications and any other traffic. Individuals making money off the internet just sticks in their craw because they can't have a piece of the action.

Scaring grandmothers and stay at home moms is their weapon of choice.

Shiat, I sell on Ebay. Does this mean I need a state auctioneers license?

This is the biggest piece of bullshiat ever.

Its a conspiracy...

C...O...N...spiracy

Don't even get me started on the state stores...

beer4breakfast & sinistermonk You beat me to it! If only i could of remembered my password sooner!

lostcat:

Of course, it would be nice if the the state didn't go after people making money by selling stuff online...I guess...

We need more Farkers running for office. I think we can run it better.

I thought eBay was the auctioneer.

This lady was just a mule for the item owners.

I guess she should've had a "do the dirty work for a cut" license.

This is farking bullshiat. It's more than that, it's insane!

If they wanna go for more stupid, how about going after kiddie lemonade stands and fine them $1000.00 per cup?

Sheer stupidity at work!

This makes me SO Proud of my state!

PLEASE GOD make the Susquehanna flood ad wash Harrisburg to the bottom of the Chesapeake!

(Just sent this article to my state senator and representative with a WTF note)

LowbrowDeluxe: TheWizard: sinistermonk: This is bullshiat. Same thing happened to me. I'm driving 110 on the freeway and a cop pulls me over, so I'm like, "dude, my grandfather's got Parkinson's Disease and I'm picking him up pizza" but the cop still harshes my mellow anyway... Heartless.

fail.

Wizard vs Monk fight!

/My money is on the Wizard.
//Monk is clearly a member of the Order of the Lame Fail.
///Kung-fu=Very Weak.
////Warrior slashies!


obviously the wizard wins. Rope trick into a bag of holding for 24 hours to get spells back.

bignick22: beer4breakfast & sinistermonk You beat me to it! If only i could of remembered my password sooner!

LMAO beautiful

Two Dogs Farking: It doesn't apply to people who sell their old stuff. She sold other people's stuff, which makes her an auctioneer, whether she likes it or not.

Where is eBay located?

andrew131: Two Dogs Farking: It doesn't apply to people who sell their old stuff. She sold other people's stuff, which makes her an auctioneer, whether she likes it or not.

Where is eBay located?

I'll answer it for you, in another state. State's have no jurisdiction over interstate commerce, this is a federal issue.

You know who else knew a thing or two about PA politics?




/my father's former friend

It was her own damn fault for being so honest as to declare the income.

sinistermonk: bignick22: beer4breakfast & sinistermonk You beat me to it! If only i could of remembered my password sooner!

LMAO beautiful

Danke- It's the LA air, makes us all connected?

What do you expect from pensiltucky? (new window)

Otto's_Jacket: You know who else knew a thing or two about PA politics?


Worst snow day ever.

bignick22: sinistermonk: bignick22: beer4breakfast & sinistermonk You beat me to it! If only i could of remembered my password sooner!

LMAO beautiful

Danke- It's the LA air, makes us all connected?

Like we're all in one giant, filthy pool of regret, yeah. Better than Philly, though, so...

Otto's_Jacket: You know who else knew a thing or two about PA politics?



Well, at least he saved us from paying for his jail time...

ianjames: Sounds all too familiar. The waffle house owner in paducah ky found out a former employee was selling out dated menus that were destined for the trash on Ebay. Waited about a year, then claimed that they were his property, and wanted the profits, threatened to take it to court. Well It seems like extortion to me, but what do you expect from a waffle house owner. They are the scum of the grill.

Everyone needs to write a letter to Waffle house corporation!

I need to find and win those on e-Bay.

That way when relatives come I put them on the table and
point to the Waffle House down the street....:)

You're calling it assnine that she started a business and didn't apply for the proper licensing? You're retarded then.

I don't care if her kid has cancer or not, that doesn't justify her breaking the law.

El Feo: You're calling it assnine that she started a business and didn't apply for the proper licensing? You're retarded then.

I don't care if her kid has cancer or not, that doesn't justify her breaking the law.

You get a lot of coal around christmas?

This is ridiculous. If they go after her, why don't they go after every other Pennsylvanian that has sold on ebay?

fanbladesaresharp:

HER. (new window)


POSH sounds like some kind of cover for a porno place.

As a Harrisburg area resident who makes a living as an "auctioneer" on eBay, I'm getting a kick out of...oh, who am I kidding, I'm getting a kick out of not shaving for 2 weeks and wearing my P.J.'s all the live-long day.

Before anyone hates me too much, I am quitting to find a "real" job because total daytime freedom is turning me into a loser. If I spent that time exploring the real world, educating myself with marketable skills, or creating things with artistic value, it would be a different story. As it is my current goal is to create this. (new window)

Plus, I certainly don't want anybody knocking on my door demanding fees or fines. They may see me in aforementioned P.J.'s.