Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions

[Fueco]

There is no such thing. There is state sales tax.

It's new in the sense that the states are now requiring buyers to pay the tax based on where they live, rather than where they purchased things from (and requiring the platform to collect the tax, which is a hell of a lot better than forcing sellers to collect tax for every state in the union). If you go to another area and buy things at a brick & mortar, you're only going to pay the local tax, with the exception being items that are delivered to you (I discovered this recently when we bought a new mattress and got to pay a lower sales tax than the local rate because we actually don't live inside the city limits).

Here in Colorado, there are municipal, county, and state sales taxes. The base sales tax is only around 5%, while the total sales tax in Boulder is 8.845%. Where I live, it's only around 7%, which should be what I pay when I buy things on Ebay.

Speaking of which, has anyone registered their tax-exempt status (as a reseller) with Ebay? I saw a note about this on some shipping supplies that were delivered today.

What I really want to know, is how does this affect me if I have a sales tax collection license in my state. I don't receive the money for collected taxes from in-state purchases. How do I report this to the state? Am I still required to pay? I assume it'll work out when I go to report my sales tax in January, but for now I'm just not sure.

 

[drlivingston]

It's new in the sense that the states are now requiring buyers to pay the tax based on where they live, rather than where they purchased things from (and requiring the platform to collect the tax, which is a hell of a lot better than forcing sellers to collect tax for every state in the union). If you go to another area and buy things at a brick & mortar, you're only going to pay the local tax, with the exception being items that are delivered to you (I discovered this recently when we bought a new mattress and got to pay a lower sales tax than the local rate because we actually don't live inside the city limits).

Here in Colorado, there are municipal, county, and state sales taxes. The base sales tax is only around 5%, while the total sales tax in Boulder is 8.845%. Where I live, it's only around 7%, which should be what I pay when I buy things on Ebay.

Speaking of which, has anyone registered their tax-exempt status (as a reseller) with Ebay? I saw a note about this on some shipping supplies that were delivered today.

What I really want to know, is how does this affect me if I have a sales tax collection license in my state. I don't receive the money for collected taxes from in-state purchases. How do I report this to the state? Am I still required to pay? I assume it'll work out when I go to report my sales tax in January, but for now I'm just not sure.

I talked to my CPA last Friday about this very issue. He read over it, shook his head in dismay, and politely said, "My services just got more expensive."

 

[capnwes]

I get lucky, in PA there is currently no sales tax on clothing. Though my CPA says to be sure if I do sell something taxable, not to send in the money because ebay is already collecting and remitting on my behalf. But to be sure to report the sales each quarter as usual.

 

[rolledcollar]

I noticed something peculiar today when attempting to create a listing in regards to the UPC field. This appears to be a problem only affecting some clothing categories.

Next to the UPC field there is a pop-up menu. That pop-up menu used to contain two choices: "Enter UPC/EAN/ISBN" and "Does not apply". You could either click on the first choice and type in a UPC code or click on the second choice and you would not be required to enter one.

What I noticed today was that only the first choice was available in the pop-up menu. I tried to leave the field blank but kept warnings about how a UPC code was required. This was in the men's boots category which has never required a UPC code.

Here's a workaround if you run into this problem. Into the UPC field type the following exactly as shown:

Does not apply

The form will accept that just like it would have if you had chosen it from the pop-up menu and allow you to create your listing.

 

[kbadgley84]

Just because you can’t physically see someone doesn’t give you the right to be a *************. Block if you want but making a $6 offer off of $22 because you didn’t like shipping charges and then trying to be a **** head about it will get you blocked from mine

 

[txwoodworker]

^I would have done the same.

 

[txwoodworker]

Who was just saying they have trouble moving W&B? I think it was the thrift thread. This is a nice outlier. Had a few offers on it at the beginning of the auction too. Will probably end here, but I'll take it.

 

[noob in 89]

I guess you should pick up Mr Wiggs undershirts if you happen upon one.

 

[kbadgley84]

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I guess you should pick up Mr Wiggs undershirts if you happen upon one.

Holy crap did you sell that?

 

[Fueco]

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I guess you should pick up Mr Wiggs undershirts if you happen upon one.

did that come with two kilos of Colorado’s finest?

 

[noob in 89]

Ha, no that’s not mine, but what in the actual what?

I’m so bummed I’ve been leaving old shirts, though — I never realized those old Towncraft and Arrow Chevelle(?) were worth anything.

 

[ace13x]

Who was just saying they have trouble moving W&B? I think it was the thrift thread. This is a nice outlier. Had a few offers on it at the beginning of the auction too. Will probably end here, but I'll take it.
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That was me.

 

[txwoodworker]

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I guess you should pick up Mr Wiggs undershirts if you happen upon one.

Talk about an outlier. Below that on the $ scale are the 3D Harley Tees

 

[eddiegreen]

So, buyer opened return for the AllSaints coat, then after multiple messages stated that she will ‘keep the coat’. eBay now say she has to close the return request herself even though they read the message confirming her change of mind, so I sent her a msg asking to do so.
What will happen if she doesn’t bother going into the resolution centre to close it herself?

 

[SpooPoker]

So, buyer opened return for the AllSaints coat, then after multiple messages stated that she will ‘keep the coat’. eBay now say she has to close the return request herself even though they read the message confirming her change of mind, so I sent her a msg asking to do so.
What will happen if she doesn’t bother going into the resolution centre to close it herself?

Had this happen to me as well. It closes out in 30 days automatically.