Interesting! That explains it. I wonder when they are going to add California.
eBay, etc. General Question/Answer Thread
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Hopefully, never!
The "use tax" issue is discussed here:
https://blog.taxjar.com/use-tax-notice-report-laws/
"Use tax “notice and report” laws have been in the news quite a bit lately. This post will go over what these laws are, why online sellers should get educated about them, and which states have currently enacted notice and report laws."
Thank you for all of the helpful info about the new sales tax details. I am in Washington state, so it looks like I will have tax added to all of my eBay purchases. Washington seems to be an early adopter of internet taxes, it has been the case in the past due to the big tech presence here. I think the tax at checkout will be good for me, because I see the full price before I buy an item; it will keep me from buying so much on eBay, since prices will not be so tempting. I’m just glad that my first purchases of the year were all BIN instead of auction, so the addition of tax was not an unexpected shock.
Until you understand the red text, you will continue to be 'shocked' at real prices.
I remember years ago winning an auction and being disappointed when sales tax was added during checkout. I didn't realize I was going to pay more than what I bid plus shipping. I think what annoyed me most was that people in other states didn't have to pay it. If everyone is paying sales tax, then it seems more fair.
We were always supposed to pay the tax if there is a sales tax in your state. On your income tax returns, it is on there, to report any purchases so you will pay the tax(sales/use). It is just people don't declare it so they are forcing sites to do so. It used to be you would only pay at the time of purchase if the seller had a presence in your state.
Yes, I believe we must have paid it at the end of the year in the past as part of our income taxes because we turn in all of our credit card records to our accountant as part of the calculation and filing process.
Paying the sales tax immediately will probably help me to purchase less unless it’s something that I really need, which is a good thing.
Yes, this way does seem better and more fair, I was just surprised that there was not more publicity about it before it went into effect.
Hello!
I purchased an item on eBay 8 months ago. I went to sell it and was told it is not authentic. I did not authentic it at the time.
Do I have any recourse?
I purchased an item on eBay 8 months ago. I went to sell it and was told it is not authentic. I did not authentic it at the time.
Do I have any recourse?
I just sold a Movado for $150. It was worn once, still under warranty and had a change battery sticker dated 2020. The buyer insisted the battery was dead on arrival. It was more aggravation than the watch was worth — and again, I wore it once.
With the Cartier, I’d shop around and also look at consignment. Let someone else deal with lowballers and people looking for after the fact discounts.
I don't think so. It is too late for disputes through ebay, paypal, or your credit card. If you purchased it on ebay and it was removed on ebay, you can call ebay and tell them you bought it on ebay, so they will remove the defect from your account. You could try contacting the seller. If she is reputable, she might consider taking it back or giving a refund, but she is not obligated to do so.
I have a few comments.
No one knows whether the item is fake or not or if the listing may have been wrongly removed. Without intending to beat you up, when buying potentially faked items, you should have checked authenticity either before or after your purchase 8 months ago.
Before doing taking any action, my suggestion would be to post pictures of the item on the brand-appropriate "authenticate this" subforum here on TPF. I don't know what brand it was and some of the authenticators here don't authenticate completed listings, don't authenticate for sellers and don't authenticate without links to listings so you may be forced to invest $7.50-ish on a professional. But it doesn't hurt to post and try to get help here first.
If the item is deemed as authentic, you can submit an appeal with pro documentation to ebay. They should remove the ding and reinstate the listing.
If the item is deemed as fake, then the removal was appropriate and you'll be at the mercy of the seller. If she's honorable, she might be willing to issue a refund but she's under no obligation to do so at this late point.
And (assuming it is fake), if she's unwilling to refund, you probably have nothing to lose by trying to file a credit card dispute if it was paid that way. If you lose the c.c. dispute, you'll have to consider this the price you pay for not verifying at the time of purchase.
But again, first thing is to find out whether it's fake or not.
I listed some clothing that didn't have any size tag. Ebay wouldn't let me list without filling in the size in the item specifics. So I guessed. I put lots of measurements in the description. Am I going to have problems with guessing a size?
I didn't try that. There was a drop down menu but there might be a chance to do that.
ETA: that worked! Thanks!