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@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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