@colinandteresa wrote:

ebay state they are not sellers or buyers but only supply a platform for transactions, if this is the case how can they legally charge and collect gst, most sellers are not required to charge gst in view of the amount involved. I consider the practice by the aus government would be illegal and it would be interesting to see this challenged in court.


It might be a good idea, for you to do some research.  You may even find out, how to buy from overseas without paying GST.