The link that @pjcdn2005 provided gives some insight but it really is not so much what it says as much as what it does not say directly.
Deciding to register as a business
Choose a business account if you:
Sell items that you've bought to resell.
Sell items you've produced yourself.
Sell a large amount of items on a regular basis.
Sell new items that you bought but don't use personally.
Buy items for your business.
If you aren't sure whether to register as a business or as an individual, contact your legal advisor.
These suggestions are pretty obvious but you need to think about this is a broader sense. Okay I am going to say it, but I do not like it, internet sales will more than like endure a process where buyers will be paying some kind of tax on all transaction (VAT, sales tax, etc) and sellers will be responsible for submitting these tax requirements on behalf of the buyers. It really it would be good of the marketplaces will handle the collecting and submission on behalf of its buyers and sellers, but that is yet to be seen if that will happen.
- The 1st suggestion above is basically saying if you want to do this you might be required to have a registered business account at some time in the future.
- 2nd suggestions is basically saying in order to sell hand made items in the future you might be required to registered your business to vett any issues that might come up in selling items you produced yourself (trademark issues, knockoffs from Asian wholesale manufactures, etc)
- 3rd suggestion sounds like smaller selling limits might be in place for sellers who are not registered business accounts
- 4th suggestion pretty much covers businesses who buy product for the sole purpose of reselling them as a registered business.
- 5th suggestion addresses your registered business from a buyers perspective which might indicate some changes to your buying previleges.
ebay does nearly everything ahead of time so that down the road when they are ready to connect this policy or that policy to a grander design and the smaller pieces are already in place and they can move forward with a final assemble to create better experiences.
Good Luck Selling!
