Raped by Heritage

[pgconboy]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

Maybe people that buy most of their cards on eBay shouldn't be bidding at these auction houses.
James

What's with the spiteful gatekeeper viewpoint?
Every major market lets you see final prices before purchasing.
Has anyone bought something on Amazon and then got confused on the final price? No. Because they show you the pre-checkout price.

I can't think of any reason why online auction houses can't use user information to display sales tax and shipping price in addition to the buyers premium.
That seems a lot more helpful and productive long term then dismissing any fellow collector that primarily uses ebay.

[JohnP0621]

When bidding on items from an auction house I always figure in the buyers premium before entering my high bid . I'm never shocked when I get my invoice as I already know there is a buyers premium included in the final price.
It is no different than when I go out to dinner. I know that I will have to add 20% tip on top of my bill. I don't ever leave a restaurant feeling abused as I
Know the tip is will always be included in the service. Ridiculous argument here.
If you don't like the 20% buyers fee don't bid on an auction item. If you don't like adding a 20% tip don't do out to eat. Just my 2 cents.

Regards
John P

[brianp-beme]

A couple of years ago I won an auction from Heritage and was surprised about the sales tax added to the invoice. I had bid with the assumption there would be no sales tax since I don't live in Texas. I then found out that because they had offices in multiple states, including the one I live in, I was subject to be charged sales tax. Of course with a little digging I could have known this, but it definitely was not obvious.

Like a reasonable person I have since altered my bidding with Heritage with this knowledge in mind. Perhaps the OP was, like me, unaware of this multiple office situation. Still, when it comes down to it you just have to adjust your strategies. I guess one strategy is just not bidding...but it seems pointless to complain about something that can't be changed.

Brian