joeypost Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) When buying a comic on EBay (from a seller in your state) how many of you would argue about the sales tax after a best offer has been made and accepted? Edited August 7, 2017 by joeypost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, joeypost said: When buying a comic on EBay (from a seller in your state) how many of you would argue about the sales tax after a best offer has been made and accepted? Weird though I've bought a comic in the same state and they didn't charge tax BUT Today I bought a laptop online from fort worth and I'm in dallas one city over and they DID charge me sales tax. And that was today! Odd I was wondering what was up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'll have to check my records on the comic that I bought in state... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 28 minutes ago, joeypost said: When buying a comic on EBay (from a seller in your state) how many of you would argue about the sales tax after a best offer has been made and accepted? In New York State new comics are tax exempt, back issues are taxed if sold above the original retail price... so was the Best Offer above or below the original offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 but I see what your saying with the "best offer" option, ya that kind of sucks.... I've had things I've bought from Canada that I thought was a fair price only to have the currency charges along with it that made the purchase not such a great deal. especially that there is no warning about sales tax within the same state..... I did buy it now today only to be surprised with the sales tax.... I went ahead and purchased..... they would probably argue the time to quibble about the sales tax is before you actually pay...then ebay would let you back out of the transaction..... I think since there was no disclosure before hand that then you'd have a leg to stand on...but.... I don't think that they would refund or pay or forgive after already paying because ebay would be liable for it I assume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 So most expect that they will not be charged tax in State? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I've seen some sellers explicitly state that sales tax will be included for XX (insert state abbreviation here) buyers. I bought a book from an in state seller and did not have to pay sales tax so I guess it just depends on the seller. I'm sure some sellers opt to just eat the cost on smaller books because i'm sure buyers don't read all the fine print and they'd rather not get neutral/negative feedback because some buyer is upset they didn't see the tax part mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 would be best if it were in my description then. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul747 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Tax is usually expected in a same state transaction. If you have a tax id #, you will be exempt. NY state is only tax exempt on current periodicals, as soon as they become back issues tax is owed to the state. Any price over the cover price is what is taxed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, joeypost said: would be best if it were in my description then. Not only does it somewhat depend on buyer/seller, it also depends on item, which buyer/seller might not have all knowledge of. Best to put it in the description to cover arses EBay should have disclaimers and probably does in the fine print ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 23 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Not only does it somewhat depend on buyer/seller, it also depends on item, which buyer/seller might not have all knowledge of. Best to put it in the description to cover arses EBay should have disclaimers and probably does in the fine print ha. I always thought I was required to as a corporation in the State of FLA. I may need to dig deeper as I know I am not taxed on services (the State did try once in the past) but thought goods were mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 38 minutes ago, paul747 said: Tax is usually expected in a same state transaction. If you have a tax id #, you will be exempt. NY state is only tax exempt on current periodicals, as soon as they become back issues tax is owed to the state. Any price over the cover price is what is taxed. I've seen shops that charge sales tax on discounted back issues, so I'm not sure just what the law actually says. When I do small shows in Nevada, I pay sales tax on my total sales. To start figuring out what part of a $3 sale of a comic that was $1.25 new is subject to sales tax would be a book keeping nightmare. Some shops here say TPBs aren't periodicals, others say they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollobuzz Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I expect no sales tax for in state purchases unless the seller identifies that sales tax is collected. In that case, I factor it into my bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, joeypost said: When buying a comic on EBay (from a seller in your state) how many of you would argue about the sales tax after a best offer has been made and accepted? I would. But just 'cause I'm a peckerwood, as there is no sales tax in the land of beaver. Edited August 8, 2017 by lizards2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbia Comics Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I charge sales tax for sales within SC since I have a retail license. Fortunately I make zero sales within SC....so no tax for them. But I have...on occasion, in the past...made a sale within SC and they paid the tax. No one really griped. Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteppinRazor Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Anybody selling comics with a business license should follow the rules of their state. TX requires sales tax to be collected. If they are a private seller, they should technically report it, as should someone selling their old couch on craigslist. I think we can guess how often sales taxes are collected on carp sold on craigslist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicalgems Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 It doesn't matter. Sales tax is probably not something that they can get around. Amazon automatically charges it in my state now, because y'know, states are so hard up for money they have to steal it from their online shoppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 If they make you pay it, they sure as heck better be giving it to the state/government. You don't mess around with tax auditors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatskillMike Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 8 hours ago, SteppinRazor said: Anybody selling comics with a business license should follow the rules of their state. TX requires sales tax to be collected. If they are a private seller, they should technically report it, as should someone selling their old couch on craigslist. I think we can guess how often sales taxes are collected on carp sold on craigslist. This sounds correct. Many sales are by individuals who will not collect or pay tax. If you are a business, then you would be absolutely required to collect tax if it is in your own state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 10 hours ago, SteppinRazor said: Anybody selling comics with a business license should follow the rules of their state. TX requires sales tax to be collected. If they are a private seller, they should technically report it, as should someone selling their old couch on craigslist. I think we can guess how often sales taxes are collected on carp sold on craigslist. I always thought that it had to be over a certain amount for Craigslist and eBay listings to have to pay taxes on it... But maybe I'm thinking of income tax or something... Instead of sales tax which may be different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
