Sales tax on Heritage invoice?

[bcbgcbrcb]

I live in NJ and had sales tax applied to my invoice for the first time ever and e-mailed them immediatley upon receipt asking if that was an error. No response yet although it is Sunday. Over $100 difference in cost for me as well.........

[Runscott]

Cool:

As a winner in our 2012 May 3-5 Vintage Sports Collectibles Signature Auction, we wanted to let you know that due to technical difficulties on our end, the invoices were generated incorrectly. Please disregard the invoice you received. We are working on resolving this issue and should have a new invoice ready soon.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.

Sincerely,

Heritage Client Services

[batsballsbases]

Just recieved a new message from Heritage saying due to techinical difficulties please dis regard your invoice and a new one will be sent. Maybe it has to do with the sales tax that I already paid!!!

[batsballsbases]

I was able to talk to Chris Ivy from heritage and he told me that only Tx. Calif. and New York will be taxed. The program sent out all the invoices with sales tax and new invoices will be sent out and that it will be taken off. If you already paid a refund will be issued! Well that is intresting!

[GoldenAge50s]

I was ready to post the same question! Got my invoice this AM w/ over $200 sales tax & I live in RI.

If you buy from out-of state RI requires one to file a form to pay the tax, hence TX should not tax me or I would be double-dipped!

Section 4--last line from Texas Tax Law:

If you paid another state's sales or use tax on the merchandise, you can take a credit for the amount of sales tax paid to the other state.

Add-On:

I just got my "disregard" notice also.

[Leon]

It was a mistake. They happen. No company in America wants to collect or not collect taxes incorrectly. Anyone is business knows that. I have a very good relationship with the Texas Comptroller's office. They are really pretty good in Texas and will work with you on honest mistakes. They won't forgive taxes but they will work with you if an honest mistake is made. At least that is my experience (AND I have a few of them).

[leaflover]

I live in California. Last year I won items auctioned in Texas and shipped from Texas but had to pay California sales tax. When I questioned the charge I was told, "We have a branch office in Beverly Hills"

No problem. Now I don't open their website, consign items to them, or read any of their publications. In short, I do not do any business with them.

Mike Ryan

[GoldenAge50s]

Just got my revised invoice--sales tax has been removed and a complimentary copy of the Collectors Handbook has been included.

[frankbmd]

When I won an REA Auction for two cards a few years ago in the middle of the night, I checked my invoice on line at 4AM and it had a shipping charge of $1000.00 included. Several hours later I received an Email telling me that the shipping charge was a default number and that the actual shipping charge would be added later.

Similar type of problem creating panic, anger and a sleepness night.
Wouldn't it have been more prudent to set the default shipping charge at zero with a pending determination note?

Glad to hear this was all a computer glitch. I know exactly how you all felt.