Any recourse for not paying taxes on items sold.
On Jan 13 I sold $675 worth of ammo to a customer in Georgia and another $500 of ammo to a customer in Kentucky. I was not aware at the time that the seller was responsible for collecting sales tax. Both paid with credit cards through a 3rd party checkout (Square)
I have asked both if they will send me some money to cover their taxes. One of them is giving me the runaround saying they paid $30 , but that was for card fees and shipping, not the $30.50 in tax. The other buyer will not answer at all and he had a tax if $47.25 thats coming out of my sale/pocket.
Needless to say, I am not making this mistake again. Is there anything I can do or that gunbroker can do to solve this tax issue or am I just screwed and chock it up to a lesson learned? Any thoughts?
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Beyond leaving negative feedback, your options are limited. You can contact customer service, but I'm at a loss as to what they're going to do about it. Had the buyers paid with certified funds, you could hold their checks and their ammo "hostage" and not ship until they pay the tax money. If they paid with plastic and you shipped, I think you might be out of luck.
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They paid with cards and item was already shipped weeks ago. Been trying to get in touch with them since. One of them said they would pay me "from another card" but that was days ago. I left negative feedback for one who wont answer me. I will try once more with the other buyer before leaving feedback. I contacted customer service and will post their response. Thank you
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If they paid what you originally requested that's on you and quite frankly it's a cheap lesson. IMO negative feedback from you isn't warranted.
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I think you are going about this the wrong way. The mistake made was on your part, not the buyers. They paid the amount you asked. Going after them after the fact for the taxes that you admittedly didn't know about and then leaving negative feedback when they don't pay is out of line in my opinion. Consider this an expensive lesson learned, ask them nicely once and then move on.
Just my $.02
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As has been said, the mistake was yours unfortunately, leaving negative feedback when the buyer paid what you initially charged him is completely unwarranted.
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Any thoughts?
Yea, Don't do that again! Don
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Ummm....YOU admitted it was an error on your part and I ASSUME that you sold the ammo for a very high premium(just like everyone else in this climate). If so, then take the taxes out of the profit and be more careful next time. I understand that's not always easy to swallow, but how could you say it was the BUYERS fault?? No need to leave neg feedback. You put an item for sale, they paid the price plus the shipping that you stated. They did not pay the taxes that YOU did not ask for. J
Just my 2 cents, take it for what it's worth.
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I don't want to live in a world where "an error on someone else's part means I get bad feedback" is normalized in any way.
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What they said...your mistake, you eat it.
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Your error, its not their problem.
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Wake up boys.
Read this.....
GB Now collects the tax and pays it to the Taxing Entities (At last count over 11,00 taxing jurisdictions) . You get billed for what they pay out.
Marketplace Facilitator Sales Tax Collection
GunBroker.com will update this document as new information is available. The whole document may have changes but specific sections added or with major updates are indicated by an asterisk (*). Chec...0 -
It's not our fault.
GB has a "checkout system", a "standard checkout process", & a "immediate checkout process". Not easy to read, especially for those of us who are not in business & don't want to get involved with credit cards.
What we need is a single checkout system with options for dealers, that notifies both buyer & seller of the tax due on each transaction.
Neal
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"Contact Seller for Payment" to avoid the mess.
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CaptFun: 31515148700955/comments/31515186801563
Wake up boys.
Read this.....
GB Now collects the tax and pays it to the Taxing Entities (At last count over 11,00 taxing jurisdictions) . You get billed for what they pay out.
How many taxing jurisdictions? Are you European now? 😁
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Mr. Perfect: 31515148700955/comments/31515166633371
https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11252157#Comment_11252157
How many taxing jurisdictions? Are you European now? 😁
Since GB is a Marketplace facilitator they have to enforce the law regardless of how many transactions the individual has in each state or locality.
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