According to 46.2-1500 of the Virginia Code,a "Motor vehicle dealer" or "dealer" means any person who:
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3. Offers to sell, sells, displays, or permits the display for sale, of five or more motor vehicles within any 12 consecutive months.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-1500
You can only sell 3 cars per year before needing a dealers license.
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You can sell 3 without needing a dealers license. If you sell that 4th car you re considered a dealer and need a license.
trying to help a friend with the answer to this question
According to the omaha dmv, the answer is seven.
Not sure about ND but it is 3 cars a year in some states.
Might be 6 or more.http://www.dmv.org/ny-new-york/dealer-licensing.php
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Three or more Vehicles sold in a 12 month period requires a Dealers License. http://www.flhsmv.gov/dmv/dealer.html
You can sell up to 4 vehicles without a dealers license.
5 cars per year.
http://www.dmv.org/az-arizona/dealer-licensing.php Anyone who sells, exchanges, or accepts trade-ins for new cars or buys used cars to resell them, or who sells four or more used cars in a 12-month period, must have a dealer license and renew it annually.