[ARC5] IRS Goes After Ebayers- Hamfest Leverage??

[David Stinson]

The IRS has made it clear they are going after Ebay people 
who don't report the profit on their sales as income.
They are pressuring Ebay to release seller information,
and it appears Ebay will be forced to cave.

Is this an opportunity?  Can this, if properly "talked-up"
and calmly shopped-around, be used as 
leverage to get people to come back to hamfests as
the "first choice" for ham trading?
I think it can.  One mention in an ARRL bulletin,
along with a good line, like: "Some expect that this 
could lead to many casual equipment sellers 
returning to local hamfests,"
 might be enough to get the ball rolling.

Your thoughts?

73 Dave S.