①When a secondhand goods dealer intends to conduct an auction at a place other than the secondhand goods market operated by a secondhand goods market owner, the secondhand goods dealer must notify the Public Safety Commission with jurisdiction over the relevant place, of the time and place of the auction, in advance.

②A secondhand goods dealer who does not have a place of business within the jurisdictional district of the Public Safety Commission prescribed in the preceding paragraph may file a notification under the provisions of the same paragraph via the Public Safety Commission with jurisdiction over the location of the place of business.

③When a secondhand dealer who intends to conduct an auction in paragraph (1) by making particulars relating to the secondhand goods to be sold available for public inspection through an automated public transmission by connecting to an electric telecommunications line, and by using a method of receiving offers for purchase of the secondhand goods through a communication means specified by the National Public Safety Commission Rules, the secondhand goods dealer must, notwithstanding the provisions of the same paragraph, notify the Public Safety Commission with jurisdiction over the location of the place of business that handles the secondhand goods, in advance, concerning the letters, numbers, symbols, or other signs used to identify the source of the automated public transmission relating to the particulars of the secondhand goods, the period during which the auction is to be conducted, and other particulars specified by the National Public Safety Commission Rules.

④The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs do not apply to cases where a person intends to conduct transactions through brokering conducted by a secondhand goods auction broker.