How many cars can you sell per year in California before needing a dealers license?
It is usually 3 or less, unless there is intent to make a profit then 0. Here is what Colorado states and is usually consistant with most states. (13) “Motor vehicle dealer” means a person who, for commission or with intent to make a profit or gain of money or other thing of value, sells, leases, exchanges, rents with option to purchase, offers, or attempts to negotiate a sale, lease, or exchange of an interest in new or new and used motor vehicles or who is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling or leasing new or new and used motor vehicles, whether or not such motor vehicles are owned by such person. The sale or lease of three or more new or new and used motor vehicles or the offering for sale or lease of more than three new or new and used motor vehicles at the same address or telephone number in any one calendar year shall be prima facie evidence that a person is engaged in the business of selling or leasing new or new and used motor vehicles. “Motor vehicle dealer” i
