Aust Post charged me extra GST on Postage stamps

[masterstroke.eng]

I sent a parcel off today overseas  I affixed  $30  worth of high denomination  stamps  which I  had. Knowing that the parcel would cost alot more to send to the UK  i was prepared to pay the difference . What i didnt expect was when i was told that I would have to pay $3 dollars extra  for GST for the $30 worth of stamps . What ! I exclaimed ooh yes post office directive, i was told . I noticed that the franked postage sticker that was attached noted that is was GST free .Could it have been that the clerk was mistaken and  i should have got a $3 dollar refund  ?

[outback_blends]

Just gunna sit back and watch this one ......  

[brerrabbit585]

Yeah, they figured all that out over 3 years ago.

[hobby_cds]

How about the GST now on buying items from overseas...Talk about hitting you twice...What a joke!

[lyndal1838]

How are they hitting you twice by adding GST to small overseas purchases?

[hobby_cds]

Lyndal if you are buying stock from Overseas and selling it on ebay...you are being hit twice 10% on the sale price from overseas as well as the 10% on the final sales fees as well.

[lyndal1838]

That is 2 different things.

The 10% on the overseas purchase is just that.....the new GST imposed on all us who buy from overseas.  What you do with those items is up to you.  This is the Goods part of the GST.

No matter what items you sell, whether from overseas or not, ebay will impose the GST on the final value fees.....which is a charge on the Service ebay provides.

[davewil1964]

If the CD seller is paying GST on their sales, that means they are registered and can offset the GST on their imports against it.

No difference to buying, for example, postage supplies.

[hobby_cds]

How many items do you sell a month Dave?

[davewil1964]

About 60. Less than $6,250 worth.

Why?