Freeport second hand dealer bonds.
$100 flat.
The Incorporated Village of Freeport requires a second hand dealer to file a $5,000 bond as a condition of the license. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Freeport second hand dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Second hand dealer bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Village Clerk
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Village of Freeport second hand dealer license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A second hand dealer bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee for the Incorporated Village of Freeport. Dealers who buy and resell used goods — jewelry, electronics, precious metals — handle property that may be lost or stolen, so the Village conditions the license on a bond standing behind your honest dealing and recordkeeping.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of Freeport (the obligee), with the public as the protected parties. If a dealer violates the second hand dealer ordinance or defrauds a customer, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Dealers who keep good records and deal honestly treat the bond as a license formality.
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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 $5,000 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 the Village Clerk. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Village of Freeport second hand dealer license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your Freeport second hand dealer license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.