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Is it a crime to help others buy things and earn the difference?
Legal analysis: Generally speaking, it is not illegal to help people buy things to earn the difference. However, if you buy goods that require business license on its behalf, it may constitute the crime of illegal business operation. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income.

Legal basis: Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in violation of state regulations, commits one of the following illegal business operations, disrupting market order, and if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times his illegal income or his property shall be confiscated: (1) dealing in franchise, monopoly goods or other commodities whose business is restricted by laws and administrative regulations without permission; (2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations; (three) without the approval of the relevant state regulatory authorities, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business; (four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.