July 1st No more overseas purchases allowed ????

[hotrodvideo]

Did I hear this right ?...... As reported on 3AW radio this aftternoon , an  Ebay representitive said they will block  Australian buyers from purchasing overseas so that eBay will not have to collect the 10% GST for the Australian government as of July 1st

[lyndal1838]

Ebay is not charging GST on the postage costs.....just on their final value fees on postage.

[imastawka]

Sorry Lyndal.  No GST on postage fvf's

And what a convoluted post by woodduck.  

Maybe woodduck should read up on the Netflix tax.  Ebay is already collecting it.

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201706160902082.html

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201706011537412.html

[the_great_she_elephant]

Not totally relevant but is this a sign of the times? I recently bought (not through eBay) several items of new clothing from a big UK online firm. When they arrived the accompanying customs declaration read; "Return of faulty goods - no duty to pay." 

[davewil1964]

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@imastawka wrote:

Sorry Lyndal.  No GST on postage fvf's

And what a convoluted post by woodduck.  

Maybe woodduck should read up on the Netflix tax.  Ebay is already collecting it.

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201706160902082.html

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201706011537412.html

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Sorry, stawks, as noted elsewhere, eBay do charge GST on postage FVF. As you've admitted you sell everything with 'free' postage, you might not have been aware. Those of us who do know different.

[lyndal1838]

I can explain that ele.

A very long time ago I had the return a damaged item to a UK seller for a refund.

It was sent off with the appropriate documentation, registered and insured etc.  When it arrived back in the UK I notified the seller who said he did not have it and refused to refund.  This went on for over a week then eventually the seller grudgingly refunded.

I thought no more about it until 4 months later the package arrived back here via seamail with stamps all over it indicating that the seller had declined to pay the duty owing.  Apparently it was over the allowable threshold and there was nothing indicating that it was a return.

I guess UK sellers have learned the hard way and now make sure that any returns are not lumbered with duty.

[c_mount]

That's a disgrace if this wet government insists to charge tax on second hand items that have had tax already paid fgs!

[brerrabbit585]

You're the disgrace with that sort of language! If you want to mouth off about the govt, a selling forum isn't the place to do it. All you want to do is stir up dissent, otherwise you wouldn't deliberately bump old threads. Are you an employee of Rent-A-Mob?

[williams.games]

Is any product gst free from other countries still

[padi*0409]

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@williams.games wrote:
Is any product gst free from other countries still

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Not if you buy through eBay, but if you buy directly from someone overseas and they don't sell more than $75,000 a year to Australia and the item isn't over $1,000 (where the original duty applies), then no GST is payable.