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ebay unlawfully charging 10% GST on 2nd hand goods sold in US for shipment to AU customers.
Summary: The discussion raises a concern about eBay unlawfully charging a 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on second-hand goods sold in the United States and shipped to customers in Australia. Participants austradian, babydolls63, and lezned-toycollector engage in the conversation, highlighting the issue and potentially seeking information or solutions regarding these charges.
After many hours of unfruitful attempts to contact an ebay official & writing to the seller stating that I would not be a party to the unlawful imposition of a 10% Goods & Services Tax (GST) on the purchase of 2nd hand goods. The reason because under Australian tax law no GST applies on the sale of 2nd hand goods. Yet ebay seems to threatening my 100% perfect trading record for over a decade of trades, with the cancellation of my account because of an unpaid invoice. I will not be party to the imposition of an unlawful attempt to increase the after purchase price by 10%. This goes against what I thought were ebay's own policies. Advice appreciated as to how to contact ebay.
babydolls63
·1 year agoI have noticed that when I sell an item of which all are 2nd hand items, that ebay is charging 10% gst and I thought it was exempt in Australia ..... ???
lezned-toycollector
·1 year agoPlease don't dredge up old threads. If you have something to share, you're better off starting a new thread.
If you bothered to take a look at your transaction breakdown (the place where you can see the GST added to the total fees), you can clearly see that the GST component is calculated as 10% of the FVF. It is NOT calculated as a percentage of the total sale amount, but rather the FVF portion only.
I don't know where you would get the idea that services provided by eBay are exempt from Australian tax laws.