Yes, VA pulled something like that a number of years ago. Short lived as i remember. Dennis D. W7QHO Glendale, CA On Mar 11, 2010, at 9:03 AM, Ken Kinderman wrote: > Question: has anyone ever run afoul of state taxing watchdogs who > are said > to prowl the grounds of hamfests and other swap meets? Maybe it's > just urban > legend.