Shane you are very wise to have bought Don Driver's dvd's. I have known Don for many years and he is the real deal when it comes to pitching.

keep reading the books you have been reading and never stop learing.

As for the question of if Tom Riddle is or isn't Mark Lewis. If he writes like Mark Lewis, goes off the deep end like Mark Lewis. It is Mark Lewis without a doubt.

Randy

Thanks for the help and encouragement everyone! I am still anxiously waiting to get the video.

I'll let ya know!

Shane

Sethb I don't know much about the law, but if he rents a dealers table at a flea market doesn't he not need a sales tax certificate.

Sier5,

I used to resell at a flea market (not magic), and was never asked for a resell certificate.

Shane

Just to clarify -- I didn't say you needed a Sales Tax certificate to sell things at a flea market. You don't, and most shows will not ask you for it. They figure, quite rightly, that it's your responsibility to know if you need one and to get it if you do. If you are asked to produce one at a show, it will be the state's Sales Tax agents that are asking, not the show operator.

But you do need it in order to buy wholesale -- many distributors will not sell to you without it. And if you resell those goods at retail, you are supposed to collect sales tax on those sales if your state has a sales tax. If you are reselling without a certificate and/or don't collect the sales tax, you will have a problem with the state, not the show. SETH

As some fellows have stated, every state is different. Florida requires a Tax Number and an Occupational License to operate at a flea market or fair. The venue will tell you the requirements. It's not rocket science.

Will

Wanted to let you guys know that I helped a guy pitch today and I turned my first deck. That sure broke my ice, now I am no longer scared. Thank God for the first sale!

Thanks Everyone!

Shane