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Message 1690298 - Posted: 11 Jun 2015, 23:17:07 UTC - in response to Message 1690295.  

But as she likely lives on her own, that visit was probably the highlight of her day. It's all swings and roundabouts. But I still say Damn Ebayers! Tax 'em and sod 'em!!

There's tax included in the sales fee as a seller.

That is an option here in the States. I don't see small guys doing that, but larger commercial operations often do.

And then some charge tax on shipping and handling too, aaarrrggghhh!!!

As state law obligates them to do .....

On shipping and handling??

Seriously?

Yes. https://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/pub100/

Wow..
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Message 1690300 - Posted: 11 Jun 2015, 23:22:18 UTC - in response to Message 1690295.  

But as she likely lives on her own, that visit was probably the highlight of her day. It's all swings and roundabouts. But I still say Damn Ebayers! Tax 'em and sod 'em!!

There's tax included in the sales fee as a seller.

That is an option here in the States. I don't see small guys doing that, but larger commercial operations often do.

And then some charge tax on shipping and handling too, aaarrrggghhh!!!

As state law obligates them to do .....

On shipping and handling??

Seriously?

Yes. https://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/pub100/


Your half right: Here is an quote from that publication:
"If you are charging for shipping, which may not be taxable, use terms such as shipping, delivery, freight, or postage. If you are charging for handling, which is taxable, be sure to use that term on your invoice."
So what you pay to UPS, FedEx, Post Office, etc, is not taxable, but your handling charges including packaging are taxable.
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Message 1690303 - Posted: 11 Jun 2015, 23:27:48 UTC - in response to Message 1690295.  

But as she likely lives on her own, that visit was probably the highlight of her day. It's all swings and roundabouts. But I still say Damn Ebayers! Tax 'em and sod 'em!!

There's tax included in the sales fee as a seller.

That is an option here in the States. I don't see small guys doing that, but larger commercial operations often do.

And then some charge tax on shipping and handling too, aaarrrggghhh!!!

As state law obligates them to do .....

On shipping and handling??
Seriously?

Yes. https://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/pub100/

Sounds like Micro Management to me.
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Message 1690306 - Posted: 11 Jun 2015, 23:34:34 UTC - in response to Message 1690303.  
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But as she likely lives on her own, that visit was probably the highlight of her day. It's all swings and roundabouts. But I still say Damn Ebayers! Tax 'em and sod 'em!!

There's tax included in the sales fee as a seller.

That is an option here in the States. I don't see small guys doing that, but larger commercial operations often do.

And then some charge tax on shipping and handling too, aaarrrggghhh!!!

As state law obligates them to do .....

On shipping and handling??
Seriously?

Yes. https://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/pub100/

Sounds like Micro Management to me.

And there is nothing you can do about this, outside of buy from someone else, if that is possible and that isn't always possible to do.
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Message 1690342 - Posted: 12 Jun 2015, 2:35:16 UTC - in response to Message 1690306.  

But as she likely lives on her own, that visit was probably the highlight of her day. It's all swings and roundabouts. But I still say Damn Ebayers! Tax 'em and sod 'em!!

There's tax included in the sales fee as a seller.

That is an option here in the States. I don't see small guys doing that, but larger commercial operations often do.

And then some charge tax on shipping and handling too, aaarrrggghhh!!!

As state law obligates them to do .....

On shipping and handling??
Seriously?

Yes. https://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/pub100/

Sounds like Micro Management to me.

And there is nothing you can do about this, outside of buy from someone else, if that is possible and that isn't always possible to do.

You can buy from out of state sellers. Unless they have offices or warehouses in California, they don't have to collect sales tax. Of course you the buyer are suppose to report out of state purchases.
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Message 1690346 - Posted: 12 Jun 2015, 2:45:52 UTC - in response to Message 1690342.  

But as she likely lives on her own, that visit was probably the highlight of her day. It's all swings and roundabouts. But I still say Damn Ebayers! Tax 'em and sod 'em!!

There's tax included in the sales fee as a seller.

That is an option here in the States. I don't see small guys doing that, but larger commercial operations often do.

And then some charge tax on shipping and handling too, aaarrrggghhh!!!

As state law obligates them to do .....

On shipping and handling??
Seriously?

Yes. https://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/pub100/

Sounds like Micro Management to me.

And there is nothing you can do about this, outside of buy from someone else, if that is possible and that isn't always possible to do.

You can buy from out of state sellers. Unless they have offices or warehouses in California, they don't have to collect sales tax. Of course you the buyer are suppose to report out of state purchases.

Of course, I think with their income tax returns, though some aren't allowed to do that.
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Message 1690488 - Posted: 12 Jun 2015, 14:02:56 UTC - in response to Message 1690342.  

But as she likely lives on her own, that visit was probably the highlight of her day. It's all swings and roundabouts. But I still say Damn Ebayers! Tax 'em and sod 'em!!

There's tax included in the sales fee as a seller.

That is an option here in the States. I don't see small guys doing that, but larger commercial operations often do.

And then some charge tax on shipping and handling too, aaarrrggghhh!!!

As state law obligates them to do .....

On shipping and handling??
Seriously?

Yes. https://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/pub100/

Sounds like Micro Management to me.

And there is nothing you can do about this, outside of buy from someone else, if that is possible and that isn't always possible to do.

You can buy from out of state sellers. Unless they have offices or warehouses in California, they don't have to collect sales tax. Of course you the buyer are suppose to report out of state purchases.

Maybe not for long http://www.nga.org/cms/home/federal-relations/nga-letters/economic-development--commerce-c/col2-content/main-content-list/online-tax-parity.html
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Message 1690502 - Posted: 12 Jun 2015, 14:42:11 UTC - in response to Message 1690488.  
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But as she likely lives on her own, that visit was probably the highlight of her day. It's all swings and roundabouts. But I still say Damn Ebayers! Tax 'em and sod 'em!!

There's tax included in the sales fee as a seller.

That is an option here in the States. I don't see small guys doing that, but larger commercial operations often do.

And then some charge tax on shipping and handling too, aaarrrggghhh!!!

As state law obligates them to do .....

On shipping and handling??
Seriously?

Yes. https://www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/pub100/

Sounds like Micro Management to me.

And there is nothing you can do about this, outside of buy from someone else, if that is possible and that isn't always possible to do.

You can buy from out of state sellers. Unless they have offices or warehouses in California, they don't have to collect sales tax. Of course you the buyer are suppose to report out of state purchases.

Maybe not for long http://www.nga.org/cms/home/federal-relations/nga-letters/economic-development--commerce-c/col2-content/main-content-list/online-tax-parity.html

Good luck on anything mentioned there from happening, not in the present climate at least. And there are out of country sales, like to Canada, Germany, Japan, China, etc, etc, etc.
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Message 1690627 - Posted: 13 Jun 2015, 0:34:10 UTC - in response to Message 1687737.  

That would be good to see over here, but it doesn't happen in the UK. Yes you can print pre-paid postage from the Internet, but nobody that I see seems to want to do that.

One can print postage from the internet, but what does one do then?
Answer, one still has to take it to the post office, however that office now gets no commission for the parcel that they still have to process.
So, since i'm going to the post office either way, i buy the postage there (same price) so that they get the commission for handling the parcel.

Here, you can also print out your postage at home, stick it on, and put the package out by your mailbox and it will be picked up. If you have large or multiple packages, you can even call them or go online and arrange for them to come and pick them up.

AFAIK, the US Postal Service does not pay commissions to individual Post Offices on their sales. However, if I'm wrong about that, it doesn't matter -- the postage, no matter how it's created, must indicate the originating PO, so even if you print your own they will still get credit (or at least statistics) for it.

Another however, though. The services that handle the print-it-yourself business all get a cut, thus reducing the revenue to the USPS. That is my reason for going there in person. (That and I hardly ever send anything.)
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Message 1690946 - Posted: 13 Jun 2015, 18:52:10 UTC - in response to Message 1690627.  

Here, you can also print out your postage at home, stick it on, and put the package out by your mailbox and it will be picked up. If you have large or multiple packages, you can even call them or go online and arrange for them to come and pick them up.

That sounds a reasonable idea, sadly if we tried that one's post would be nicked by local chavs within seconds.
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Message 1691255 - Posted: 14 Jun 2015, 17:48:56 UTC

Disguise it as a box of poop
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Message 1691261 - Posted: 14 Jun 2015, 18:03:04 UTC

I like ebay, ebayers should have a drop off point if they are shipping parcels that have postage already applied, those that don't have postage applied already should stand or be in line like everybody else.

Seriously, people who sell on Amazon might also be in line or even buyers from these two places or buyers from some other online retailer, Me I've got to pick up and sign for a piece of registered mail on Monday from the Post Office.
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Message 1691400 - Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 0:44:46 UTC - in response to Message 1687678.  

Ebay should create an Ebay Postbox Office store for them.
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Message 1691405 - Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 0:59:00 UTC - in response to Message 1691400.  

Ebay should create an Ebay Postbox Office store for them.

Like that will ever happen, that's about as likely as teaching a house cat how to read, write and do math...
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Message 1691421 - Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 1:32:47 UTC

The post office loves Ebay. In the past most of the stuff would have sold at local yard sales. Now the stuff get's shipped. Without Ebay postal revenues would be way down. Remember first class mail is down due to email.
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Message 1691427 - Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 1:42:29 UTC - in response to Message 1691421.  

The post office loves Ebay. In the past most of the stuff would have sold at local yard sales. Now the stuff get's shipped. Without Ebay postal revenues would be way down. Remember first class mail is down due to email.

Yeah, that's true, the Post Office also likes Amazon and the net in general as well.
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Message 1691570 - Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 10:02:08 UTC - in response to Message 1691564.  

Perish the thought of Ebay delivery drones like Amazon want to introduce .....


If that happened Chris would be fun for me and my air rifle take em out as they fly about :-)
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Message 1691573 - Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 10:06:13 UTC - in response to Message 1691570.  

Perish the thought of Ebay delivery drones like Amazon want to introduce .....


If that happened Chris would be fun for me and my air rifle take em out as they fly about :-)

I'm sure there would be no consequences for that!
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Message 1691586 - Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 10:26:20 UTC - in response to Message 1691573.  

Perish the thought of Ebay delivery drones like Amazon want to introduce .....


If that happened Chris would be fun for me and my air rifle take em out as they fly about :-)

I'm sure there would be no consequences for that!


Yea there probably would be but id think up a excuse like it was hovering for to long and " invading my personal space " you know some P.C bull swirt argument ;-) , int like ive never "fractured" any laws before so I aint to worried
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Message 1691600 - Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 11:23:19 UTC - in response to Message 1691582.  

Oh I can just see it it now ...

"Would you let your daughter marry an Ebayer?"

When not if :-)

Parents, talk to your children about eBay, before someone else does!
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