Does eBay Nation need a license to trade?

Glenn Reynolds has the lastest thing on regulating capitalism between consenting adults:

To sell things over eBay, Mark Nichols may be required to take instruction in rapid-fire speaking, breathing control and reading hand gestures, even though the transactions are done by computer keyboard and mouse.


North Dakota's Public Service Commission is exploring whether people like Nichols, who runs a small consignment store in Crosby, must obtain auctioneer licenses before they can legally use eBay to sell merchandise for others.


Regulators in other states are also eyeing similar restrictions or preconditions, moves prompted by the growing popularity of online auctions.


To get a North Dakota auctioneer's license, applicants must pay a $35 fee, obtain a $5,000 surety bond and undergo training at one of eight approved auction schools, where the curriculum includes talking really fast.

What ever happened to liberty of contract in this country???