A step by step workaround for eBay USA purchases to australia?

[marklindsay1949]

Thank Gerry Harvey...

now.. has anyone a step by step workaround for an Oz buyer wanting to sidestep the about to be introduced tax( I’m betting the house on it)

for goods on eBay USA and Uk?

[davewil1964]

Even if I did, I wouldn't be encouraging tax avoidance.

[padi*0409]

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@marklindsay1949 wrote:

Thank Gerry Harvey...

now.. has anyone a step by step workaround for an Oz buyer wanting to sidestep the about to be introduced tax( I’m betting the house on it)

for goods on eBay USA and Uk?

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Easy, only use sellers that that ship via the GSP................... 

Spoiler

............and pretend you're not paying GST.....................

[lyndal1838]

As long as ebay is adding the GST to the buyer's invoice I can't see how anyone here can avoid it.

But I have not gone out of my way to even look for a way to avoid my obligations.

I wonder if the GSP will add it to their invoices.....they have the facility to do it as they already do it for items over $1000.

[countessalmirena]

Step by step workaround? Of course!

• Purchase fake fingerprint gloves. (It is suggested that the "Korean Hacker" deluxe edition be used.)
• Purchase clown wig (unless you are actually a circus clown or indeed a clown of any description).
• Purchase face mask. (The Michael Cranston mask is particularly efficacious.)
• Pop over to Guam on your yacht/U-boat/speedboat/canoe/kayak.
• Buy the goods, and disguise them as smuggled dogs - no, wait, that won't work, as we know from a previous attempt. No, disguise them as items you've owned for a long time. It may be necessary to scratch some of the items, or hit them with a hammer.
• Head back to Australia to land in a secret unknown location.
• Go to nearest public toilet.
• Remove fake mask, wig, and gloves.
• You have now successfully completed Operation T-voidance.

[lyndal1838]

That would probably cost more than actually paying the 10% GST and being a good little citizen.