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  [Auction FAQ]
  • FrugalFreak

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  eBay to start collecting sales tax...
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  https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/taxes-import-charges?id=4121

  https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/01/04/ebay-starts-collecting-sales-tax-with-more-states-to-come/

  Based on applicable tax laws, eBay will calculate, collect, and remit sales tax on behalf of sellers for items shipped to customers in the following states:

  State Effective Date

  Alabama July 1, 2019

  Arizona October 1, 2019

  Arkansas July 1, 2019

  California October 1, 2019

  Colorado October 1, 2019

  Connecticut April 1, 2019

  District of Columbia May 1, 2019

  Hawaii January 1, 2020

  Idaho June 1, 2019

  Illinois January 1, 2020

  Indiana July 1, 2019

  Iowa February 1, 2019

  Kentucky July 1, 2019

  Maine October 1, 2019

  Maryland October 1, 2019

  Massachusetts October 1, 2019

  Minnesota January 1, 2019

  Nebraska May 1, 2019

  Nevada October 1, 2019

  New Jersey May 1, 2019

  New Mexico July 1, 2019

  New York June 1, 2019

  North Dakota October 1, 2019

  Ohio September 1, 2019

  Oklahoma July 1, 2019

  Pennsylvania July 1, 2019

  Rhode Island July 1, 2019

  South Carolina October 1, 2019

  South Dakota July 1, 2019

  Texas October 1, 2019

  Utah October 1, 2019

  Vermont July 1, 2019

  Virginia July 1, 2019

  Washington January 1, 2019

  West Virginia July 1, 2019

  Wisconsin January 1, 2020

  Wyoming July 1, 2019

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  Ebay selling question
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  @skh12 said in Ebay selling question:

  why is this in Finance?

  Ha! Excellent question! I hadn’t noticed that and have moved it to Online Auctions. Thanks for the heads up.

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  eBay will begin intermediating payments on its Marketplace platform
  • george2001

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  PayPal is great as long as you’re not a seller. If you’re a seller with a linked bank account, they don’t think twice about raiding your account - which, since they are not a bank and are not subject to banking regulations, means you give them pretty much free license to do whatever they please with your account by accepting the user agreement.

  Learn from my experience - if you have a linked account, keep only the bare minimum in the account. Otherwise you may find your funds suddenly locked up for ~180 days while they “investigate” a completely false claim from a buyer (which you know the buyer will ultimately win, 'cuz that’s how PayPal rolls).

  They did me a favor when they blacklisted me…

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  SkyAuction.com question
  • ruthie

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  I used SkyAuction.com back around March 2000, @ruthie, and won a stay in a nice chalet in the German Alps, near the Swiss border. I don’t think that I was also able to win airfare, but I certainly tried…those were the days of pay-by-the-minute, 56kb dial-up Internet…

  The chalet offered day trips each day; I went on one to Lugano, Switzerland/Luino, Italy (twin cities) and toured a chocolate factory.

  The whole trip was really nice, no problems, whatsoever.

  Didn’t realize SkyAuction was still around…

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  Issue with Buyer on Ebay
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  @skh12 said in Issue with Buyer on Ebay:

  why is this in Finance?

  I moved it to the Online Auctions forum.

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  eBay shipping damage claim
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  open a dispute. a good seller will not make you wait for a refund from USPS and will refund in FULL. Seller will eat shipping/postage on this one.

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  Tips and tricks from an eBay seller (edit: will update original post till we get a wiki)
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  ****I took your advice very seriously and opted to sell my TRU gc on the Bay.
  Had 6 $25 gc. Listed 2 sets of 3 ($75 ea) for $66 ea. Most listings gave 10% discount, ie $22.50 for $25 gc. It was worth $1.50 to ship 3 at once vs. 3 separately, ie $66 vs. $67.50

  I copied a listing where seller posted “gift cards will be shipped 2 business days after payment to avoid fraudulent charges”.
  I photographed the back sides of the cards showing silver on the PINS had not been removed.
  I photocopied receipts showing cards had been activated and enclosed copy w/ the cards.

  I created shipping label immediately so qualified for TRS discount, but chose mailing date 2 days later. I offered refund if cards were returned with PIN’s still hidden and funds present.

  I also really lucked out. One buyer bought both sets a few hours after I listed.
  I checked him out. He had >3000 positive feedback. He’d bought a lot of TRU gc from other sellers and they’d all left him positive FB. He sells high priced Lego sets.

  Raise was offering $18 for $25 gc plus I would have paid to ship cards to an online seller.
  After shipping, fees and 10% TRS discount I made $18.75/card but I have the money and +FB.

  @my4mainecoons … no refunds. scammers have machines that put that silver strip on the back. so somebody might get the cards info. return them … wait for it to sell to somebody else … drain the card.
  Better safe than sorry

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  Android "Cloud" Astronaut Mini Collectible
  • alexsj

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  @marcopolomle this version is really limited edition