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Originally Posted by BobC
Dave,
Point of sale absolutely matters, especially when it comes to sales taxes, and is generally considered to be where the transfer of possession/ownership actually takes place. When you walk into your local store to buy something, you take possession of it right then and there, and that is your point of sale. But when you buy something via mail order or online, it doesn't become yours where you take possession of it till it is actually delivered to you and you open the mail and have the item in hand.
This is exactly why having delivery of Ebay sales confirmed is such a big deal. A seller technically retains ownership and responsibility for an item until it is actually delivered to a buyer. And that is pretty much the general rule for ALL domestic US sales.
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Hi Bob,
Perhaps I miss-spoke. I probably meant to use "Nexus" rather then point of sale.
Point was, Heritage, as of about a couple years ago or so, because of the size of the company it is, likely has to collect sales tax no matter where you live (unless you live in a sales tax free state).
I think that was the gist of the beef the OP had with Heritage. That they were collecting sales tax from him while he was stationed in Florida, and they in Texas.