Florida mulls how to regulate eBay businesses

The eBay community is thriving, and so are the businesses that sell stuff for people on the popular auction Web site.
Now add Florida to the growing list of states deciding how to classify and regulate those enterprises. No one can seem to agree whether they are auctioneers, pawnbrokers, secondhand shops or something else.
The quarterly newsletter of one state board said recently that the businesses must be treated as auctioneers, requiring their owners to be licensed.
"It's just common sense," said Fred Dietrich III, chairman of the five-member Board of Auctioneers. "If you are going to hire someone to sell your merchandise, you need someone that is reputable and licensed."

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