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Old 12-20-2016, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RichardWalker View Post
If someone is visiting the P.O. so what. Selling used items on eBay commonly used in a person's home usually sell for less than they cost. Nothing wrong with that and it's hardly a business. It's a loss, not a profit.
Selling an excess item on eBay or through TOTV is one thing. We have all done this. Operating an EBay business is quite different. I know someone, not in TV, that makes a nice profit selling items on eBay. He will shop thrift stores and garage sales to pick up items for resale. His garage is his warehouse. I am sure he is not the only person to figure this out and there are folks here doing the same thing.

The question is can you run a business out of your home. I believe the answer is "no". You signed an agreement stating you would not do this when you purchased your home. May be splitting hairs here, but a business is a business regardless if it is posting items for sale on the TOTV classifieds or on eBay.
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