Maine transient seller bonds.
$100 flat.
A transient seller of consumer merchandise — someone who sells to Maine consumers by personal or telephone contact without a permanent Maine storefront — must post a $10,000 bond before doing business. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does a Maine transient seller bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your license
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your transient seller license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A "transient seller of consumer merchandise" is a person who sells merchandise to Maine consumers by personal contact or telephone — whether or not present in the state — and who has no permanent place of business in Maine. Because the seller is hard to track down after a sale, Maine licenses them under 32 M.R.S. ch. 128 and requires a bond.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee of $10,000. Under 32 M.R.S. §14708, the seller must comply with the chapter and fully account for funds collected — and the bond is available to satisfy any judgment, including fines and penalties, arising from sales to Maine consumers. Its expiration must be on or after the license renewal date.
It is a three-party guarantee, not insurance for you: if a consumer wins a judgment against the seller, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We track the renewal and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your license. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your transient seller license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.