Online Sales Website

[simt]

I'm wanting to take my "flea market" business and advertise to a larger market through a website. To my knowledge selling frequently at a flea market doesn't classify you as a business, I buy and resell many items, but don't have a license, is that legal?

Is it legal to have a website selling these items without being a business?

The idea is to have a basic site, items for sale broken down into categories, mostly used items with some drop shipping/wholesale items thrown in, anyone know the legalities of that?

I'm not looking to have a huge business here, just something on the side that I enjoy doing. Am I good just to do it? Or would a license make it more appropriate?

[Paul Morgan]

In any business you you should have a group of professionals on your team. One such team member is a lawyer. Ask him. He knows the laws in your jurisdiction. Having a strong team makes your life easy.

[daveb1]

Hi simt,

Its not illegal to buy and sell items on the internet. Just make sure you keep really good records and pay your taxes. If you start making a lot of money look into to starting a LLC or consulting more experienced professionals. Selling goods as a hobby should get you into too much trouble as long as you are not doing anything illegal and paying your taxes. A lot maters on what state your in and what type of website you build. Can you provide more details on the project?

[SLE]

I don't see anything illegal about this. There are tens of thousand ecommerce sites on the web. Creating an e-store is simple. Have you thought about how people are actually going to find you?

[BusinessStories]

The best thing to remember is that no really cares what you do as long as they get their cut of your money - (and yes this includes the government). Make sure you pay your taxes and all appropriate fees and you'll be just fine