wILL YOU BUY from Canadian Ebay sellers that charge TAX on top???

[Optimus Puto]

i wanted to buy a couple figs then i found out this guy charges TAX on top even on the shipping..... it kinda killed the deal....

[The7thParallel]

Ha!

No. There's no call for tax on eBay unless you're TRU or something. Ballsy cash grab.

[TRUCKvsGUN]

Ask him for his business number.

[RazzAq]

really tax? who the heck does that??

[Shepp]

I remember when selling things I'd list the shipping and shipping taxes separate, but that just resulted in confusion. So now I just give the total and say tax included. That could be what the seller's done as far as shipping goes, you could ask for the package's dimensions and mass to confirm via shipping quote.

As for sales taxes on the item, if the seller is an actual business then I could also see them listing tax. ask for their business number and info, and a physical receipt with all that info too in with the item. Make it like you're tax exempt (six nations, metis status, etc) and you need the info to get the money back at tax time.

Not sure the exact info they would need to give you, might want to check the interwebs for that. I'd give you the details, but unfortunately my family "doesn't qualify" to be tax exempt (boo) despite our government documented native ancestry.

They should give you all the information no problem if they're a legit business. Might even ask for your band number if they can do it on their end.

[elburrito]

nope, not a chance. (for toys that is)

[omegacanuck]

Rather a double edged sword on that one. On one hand, if they are indeed a registered business they are REQUIRED to collect and remit tax (asking for an actual receipt with business number etc is completely fair). However, on the other side, if they're selling on Ebay, they should probably be disclosing in their ad that they will be charging tax on the final price, just the same as they should be disclosing whatever their shipping price is.

[canprime]

As to the question, yes I will, and have.

However it is almost exclusively price based. With a little bit of desire thrown into the mix.

What I mean is that if the price is cheaper, or equivalent to other sellers from outside Canada (after tax) than why not? Plus I can avoid higher international shipping rates, exchange rates and of course the wild card customs (depending on price of course). Also I have less concern about recourse if something is wrong.

Sometimes though if it is an item I really want, I may bite the bullet.

Also the number of sellers using the scam global shipping program has increased making it even more prohibitive to buy from outside Canada.

That being said I haven't bought from someone in Canada, who charges tax, in awhile. Lately it has been mostly buying from China.

[wedge1021]

As some have already noted, if the seller is a business, they are required to collect sales tax. Technically all large volume sellers should be operating like a business. The CRA has been cracking down on power sellers who do not declare their income. I even read an article a little while back that the CRA was thinking of making taxes mandatory on all ebay listings (can't remember where I saw that though). More and more people are making incomes by selling online, and I guess the taxman wants to make sure he gets his cut.

[Bruticus82]

Agree that CRA has been cracking down on power sellers and other large volume sellers. Basically anyone making over $30k a year needs to be GST registered, and charge GST/HST on all their transactions.

You can make sure the money is going to the government, and not the seller's pocket, but asking for their GST/HST registration number, and business name, and checking it against the CRA's GST/HST registry here: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/gsthstregistry/