[TheThinkTank] Fancy Parts

[Jonathan Morrison]

If it was a problem, eBay wouldn't have a special account just for
non-profits as direct sellers.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/nonprofit.html
http://www.missionfish.org/

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Erik Stockmeier <estockme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Question!
>
> What the heck does everybody's shop do with fancy items of special worth to
> collectors?  For example... perhaps you come upon a donation of half a dozen
> 70s unused campi sidepull break sets.  Your stock of breaks is full, so
> throwing them in the bin or selling them for 5$ or shlepping them on a
> Roadmaster seems like a waste.  Is it ethically ok for a non-profit to
> occasionally indulge collectors as a source of surplus income?  What about
> legally for a 501c3?  Is it necessary to launder them through a "buyer" who
> sells them at profit and donates the difference?
>
> Erik
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Jonathan Morrison
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