Legally, you do not need to have an operational business, but some wholesalers will only sell to such businesses. However, the site you have mentioned does not seem to have such restrictions.

Down to the individual wholesaler. Some will not sell to joe public.

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Rtd Business Owner

There is no law requiring it - it is down to the policies of each wholesaler.

I'd like to buy a certain collectible wholesale for investment purposes rather than selling right now. I have enough money to buy the items in bulk (plus a few for myself at the reduced wholesale price :P), but I don't have an official business, I just buy a lot of stuff to sell a few years down the line. Is it ok for an average joe to buy wholesale if he has the money?

The website in question requires people to make a wholesale account before they can view the wholesale prices and such, but would that be because they need to verify business information or something or can anyone do it?

The website is http://www.entertainmentearth.com/