@ambedoola_0 wrote:
If this is the case, why do I, as a consumer, have to pay GST on my eBay purchases?

Because this thread is about SELLERS' GST obligations, and was started (and almost ended) before GST on low-value imports was even a twinkle in the Treasurer's eye.

 

If you want to know why, read the dozen or so separate CURRENT threads on the 'buying' board that all address your question.