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HooRay for Mary Jo Pletz! PA Trading Assistant Charges Dropped!

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Great news!

The case against Mary Jo Pletz detailed in the Trading Assistant Journal has been dropped! Mary Jo (Known by her eBay trading name JoJoDoug on the eBay discussion forums) has reported on the ebay forums that she has received a reprieve in the mail -

All charges are dropped by the State of Pennsylvania vs. Mary Jo Pletz - eBay Trading Assistant

GOOD NEWS!!
I received a letter last night. They are dropping the charges filed against me. Why?? It states that what I did MAY constitute a violation of the auctioneering act - and they MAY REOPEN the complaint for any reason they deem appropriate. BUT for now - since I took my name out of the directory "TA", and because I stopped selling for others they are letting me go. I haven't heard back from Barry as of yet to see what his news is. BUT it dosn't mean all of PA is out of the woods yet. I think they are running from the bad press... any thoughts? JoJo

I think we all can feel better for Mary Jo because she certainly did not deserve this persecution ... oops prosecution. Continue reading “HooRay for Mary Jo Pletz! PA Trading Assistant Charges Dropped!” »

Philadelphia Enquirer Details Pennsylvania Case Against Stay at Home Mom eBay Seller

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The Philadelphia Enquirer Headline Reads:

Pennsylvania Takes on Online Auctions

Pa went after Mary Jo Pletz's eBay business now changes in law may come... PAvseBay

Read this excellent news article (link below). The story details the plight of a Trading Assistant who was unfortunate enough to be very good at what she does. The State made a very poor decision to use her as a "test case", an example, in an effort to demonstrate the need to institute new and unprecedented taxes & fees for online consignment specialists.

What it seems to boil down to in Pennsylvania is that someone thought it would be easy to get online sellers and eBay consignment people to fall in line for a new tax (in the form of a license) if, they could make an example of a successful online seller, by charging her with breaking existing laws. Continue reading “Philadelphia Enquirer Details Pennsylvania Case Against Stay at Home Mom eBay Seller” »