Tinley Park, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

16 even requires a pawnbroker who also wants to buy and sell secondhand goods to hold both licenses. 30 defines a secondhand dealer as any individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust or association engaged in purchasing, trading, bartering or exchanging secondhand personal property, gold, silver or other precious metals in the village, and defines secondhand goods to include jewelry, precious metals, gems, office supplies, furniture fixtures, electronics such as televisions, radios, stereos and VCRs, and appliances. 46, neighborhood garage sales, and nonprofit or charitable thrift shops.

31 makes it unlawful to engage in the secondhand goods business without a license, requires a separate license for each location or premises, bars transferring the license to another person or entity, and ties the annual fee to a schedule set by ordinance. The license must be posted conspicuously at the licensed premises, and a dealer who moves location before the license expires can secure a transfer license for a fee rather than starting over. Applicants file a sworn, written application with the Village Clerk disclosing the managers' names and addresses, the business's proposed location, its advertising plans, and whether anyone with management or supervisory responsibility has been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or municipal ordinance violation.