The State of eBay

[puckpaul]

I see a few cards (lately vintage hockey to finish sets) i am interested in once in a while, but if half decent i cannot win an auction no matter how strong i feel i am bidding. I will no longer waste my time bidding on stuff. I think it’s made up auctions, not real sellers on the vintage stuff on EBAY.

[Rich Klein]

Buyers were not taxed.

Note to Howard *and others* having owned a store at one point in my life and as someone who does appreciate having LCS (Local card stores) nearby, I'm actually in favor of the taxes being charged. It levels the playing field to some extent and EBay does take care of computing taxes for the buyers and sellers.

Rich

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Buyers were not taxed.

Note to Howard *and others* having owned a store at one point in my life and as someone who does appreciate having LCS (Local card stores) nearby, I'm actually in favor of the taxes being charged. It levels the playing field to some extent and EBay does take care of computing taxes for the buyers and sellers.

Rich

What about the vault-dwellers?

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

What about the vault-dwellers?

I think with a couple of exceptions, vault-dwellers are taxed as well. Oregon and Delware I think are tax exempt for vault-dwellers

[G1911]

Is there a single vault in a place that is taxed? The whole point is avoiding having to pay off the state.

[ClementeFanOh]

eBay is to card/collectible sales, as WalMart is to shopping. It’s a necessary evil, with emphasis on “evil”. Are there good people there? Sure. There are also lots of people in pajama pants screaming at their toddlers. Private sales>eBay all day. Trent King

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by ClementeFanOh

eBay is to card/collectible sales, as WalMart is to shopping. It’s a necessary evil, with emphasis on “evil”. Are there good people there? Sure. There are also lots of people in pajama pants screaming at their toddlers. Private sales>eBay all day. Trent King

I agree with this. I signed up and started buying on eBay not long after it started. The things I am into... railroad timetables, beater baseball cards, baseball scrapbooks, tube radios...have drastically dried up. Either the supply is drying up or the sellers are going elsewhere. The bargains are far fewer the past couple of years. The cards I have gotten of late, probably better than 90%, have come from folks here on this forum.

[CTDean]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

What about the vault-dwellers?

I think Howard was referring to State sales tax being added years ago.