02-28-2007, 01:03 PM
Quote:When New Hampshire representative John Hunt of Rindge, NH submitted legislation that would exempt residents selling at online auctions such as eBay from being required to obtain a New Hampshire auctioneer's license, he says he had no idea what opposition he might face from existing licensed auctioneers.
On Thursday, February 22, 2007, he discovered exactly how strongly they feel about the matter.
Stacks of opposing letters in hand, at least twenty-five New Hampshire auctioneers along with a lobbyist, showed up at the Legislative Office Building in the state's capital of Concord, NH, to voice their opposition to HB 544, a bill that proposes to redefine the definition of the word "auctioneer" in New Hampshire statute...
full article: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m02/i28/s01