eBay Fees on Buyer-Paid Sales Tax

[buymycards]

I only know about Wisconsin taxes. Here in Wisconsin, all shipping, handling, and transportation fees are subject to sales tax.

We can blame the sellers who were charging $1 for the item plus $25 shipping in order to avoid paying the taxes.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by buymycards

I only know about Wisconsin taxes. Here in Wisconsin, all shipping, handling, and transportation fees are subject to sales tax.

We can blame the sellers who were charging $1 for the item plus $25 shipping in order to avoid paying the taxes.

Hey Rick,

They may not have necessarily only been trying to avoid taxes by doing that. I think they were possibly interested in getting buyers to win cheap items, and forget to pay attention to the excessive shipping charges so they could end up making more money that way as well.

[jbsports33]

Most transactions for all the states are taxed on eBay now, something we need to adjust to if we sell on eBay or maybe just don't - It kills me I need to charge extra fees to consignors for this change. The one good thing is eBay collects and tracks it all - started doing more flea markets now! Can pay more back to people I sell for, I balance it out now with shows and other ways to sell - not just eBay.

Jimmy