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T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 7:22 pm So I found a coin that I wanted , made them an offer $5 less than their listing price which was less than $40 . Figuring I got this coin at a very good price ; By the time I paid for shipping and e-Bay sales tax I virtually paid full retail for the coin . Things were much better before the added tax . Best to at least find a seller with free shipping . Report this Post to the Staff

Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 7:40 pm One always has to take into account the other costs when buying. There's one German auction that I never look at - they charge VAT, shipping and handling as well as buyer's premium, and online bidding surcharge. Their shipping fee starts at 50 euros. They seem not to be perturbed at not getting bids from the UK - they told me that their shipping charge reflects their costs. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 8:08 pm It is not an ebay sales tax, it is a sales tax for the state you live in. If your state exempts such purchases from sales tax, remind ebay of this and you will get a refund. ebay mistakenly charges for this quite often. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5838 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 8:20 pm Unfortunately NJ is not one of the exempt State. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5404 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 8:24 pm I guess if we like roads , parks , and all related things that go with taxation , that is the way it is . I really hate filing the BCST and the GST/ HST every quarter for our business , unfortunately part of being a good citizen . Oh by the way every thing we sell from Canada to the USA gets taxed as well depending on the State . Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5686 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 8:55 pm You just need to move to a state that exempts coins from sales tax! It seems that people who live in those states have a built in advantage in winning ebay auctions. Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8939 Posts	Posted 05/26/2020 8:59 pm In Maryland Any purchase over $1000 that you can argue is related to numismatics is sales tax exempt. Edited by GrapeCollects 05/26/2020 8:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 11:07 pm ebay just started collecting sales tax for Georgia in April. The Wild Wild West is slowly disappearing. Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 05/31/2020 06:07 am Unfortunately, the seller has no control on the sales tax thing, these are applied automatically based off of the states... Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
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