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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 As of June 1st ebay is collecting sales tax (on Price + Shipping) for all items delivered to a NY State address. They're accurate too...not just state sales tax, but local. I live in NYC and I just paid sales tax at the .08875rate for state and city. Added $12+ to my purchase. KK 
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Valued Member
United States
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Unfortunately, this is going to continue. States want their piece of the pie and it's a big piece. On the flip side, it does help brick and mortar like your LCS even the playing field.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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At least they aren't going back and reviewing past purchases and making you pony up for those, too! (Not yet anyway!)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
745 Posts |
Yea, give them time
Tim Hughes
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah same here . Yesterday I won a bid for my wife on a non coin item . Living in New York I was charged about 8% sales tax . Blew my mind .  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3402 Posts |
Wowwwww T-Bop...you buy coins and something for your wife...impressive...I might try that...nope can't do it now that I have to pay tax. Just bid on some nice coins on the 'bay...from a foreign dealer with reasonable postage, similar to within USA, and no sales tax...way to go now.
KK
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm confused why some auction houses charge ST but others don't. At 8% ill keep with the no chargers as long as I can.
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Bedrock of the Community
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On the flip side, it does help brick and mortar like your LCS even the playing field. The playing field was already level from shipping charges. The majority of LCS that are struggling or going under are doing so because of their pricing and poor inventory or their lack of adapting to the times not because of sales tax. You could waive the sales tax for in person sales and they would still struggle. It's a good marketing pitch they use to promote it with the idea it'll help the local store or the mom and pop shop, but the mom and pop still can't compete with Amazon and the playing field will never be level. It's impossible for any store even ones as big as Amazon or Walmart to have the same inventory selection that the internet as a whole has. Quote:
I'm confused why some auction houses charge ST but others don't. The legitimate ones all will be as the laws keep going live. Location was why a place like Heritage charged it in more places previously as they had physical presences in several states Most of these laws have a minimum amount of sales that have to occur before the seller is responsible for collecting, but whether the seller does or not the buyer is still responsible to pay the tax if applicable. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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huh... I just purchased 15 coins on ebay from a foreign seller and I am being charged sales tax!!! All I get is an ebay call center person with an accent reading from a script that since I'm in NY I have to pay the sales tax. Emailed seller saying to cancel my wins. KK |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Update...Anything you purchase and receive in NYS you have to pay the tax...regardless of where in the universe it comes from. This is the law and has been the law. We all have to pay up.
KK
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just noticed the sales tax charged to me in Missouri. I purchase high end pens regularly from the same supplier on ebay to give out to clients. I purchased 2 Friday night and noticed the extra charge to my credit card on Saturday for sales tax. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Update...Anything you purchase and receive in NYS you have to pay the tax...regardless of where in the universe it comes from. That's how it is for every state, it's the buyers location not the sellers. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It seems that was the states are passing the laws, ebay is instituting collecting tax for those living in that state...unless you file a tax exemption certificate with them. You're right baseball21, I guess I was just hope-in that they wouldn't tax foreign sales. KK |
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Quote:It seems that was the states are passing the laws, ebay is instituting collecting tax for those living in that state...unless you file a tax exemption certificate with them. You're right baseball21, I guess I was just hope-in that they wouldn't tax foreign sales. Yea that was essentially the whole Supreme Court argument of what should matter, the buyers or the sellers location. Once they said it was the buyers location than the sellers location no matter where doesn't matter anymore. It does vary state to state and unfortunately for you New Yorker's NY isn't one of the friendlier states with it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like I'll definitely be shopping more when there's an ebay bucks deal. Edited by edweather
06/04/2019 07:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So a state can collect tax when an individual seller in one state sells to some buyer in another state? Isn't that the definition of interstate commerce? Why does the platform on which they are selling matter?
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Posted 06/02/2019 4:05 pm
