24-01-2021 12:57 PM
Hi,
I just bought an item on eBay and I saw added to the final price before payment a "UK VAT added to price" to a value of 20%. I have never seen that before in more than 18 years on eBay. The seller is in UK and I am also in UK. Is this correct and have I really to pay it?
thanks.
Lau
21-02-2024 9:07 PM
Please read this post from the start, it explains everything !
21-02-2024 9:51 PM
Yes items that we have already paid vat on - I don`t know if that is the government or eBay dipping their bread ! All I know is that people are no longer trusting eBay - Vote with your money, shop elsewhere !
21-02-2024 10:09 PM
Hi, I am not talking about business sellers but private buyers like myself - I just want to make that clear !
Cheers
21-02-2024 10:27 PM
Hi, I don`t have a problem with that - BUT I do have a problem being told "vat is included" then click "buy it now" and THEN being told vat is added to price ! Please see this subject from the start - which explains my problem in detail !
21-02-2024 10:30 PM
PLEASE see this subject from the begining of the post - In my case anyway !
25-02-2024 8:21 PM
OMG!
I've been following this post since Jan 2021 and Ebay have STILL done sod-all to rectify the way they display VAT! How hard can it be?
They are capable of adding 'improvements' (ultimately making the Ebay buying experience more annoying) so why can't they use the same people to fix the problems?
Words have failed me.
26-02-2024 6:38 AM
26-02-2024 11:26 AM
29-02-2024 4:15 PM - edited 29-02-2024 4:18 PM
Wev'e surmised that our caring sharing government is to blame for all the VAT...
So the VERY LEAST that ebay could do is to make sure the VAT is notified and displayed properly.
Just about every other retailer on the planet processes the VAT and informs the customer prior to and at the point of sale but Ebay seem to have a big problem with this, even though the VAT information is available to them, and they seemingly have unlimited resources to work on 'site improvements'.
29-02-2024 4:22 PM
20-03-2024 8:58 AM
I have just bid on some second hand trainers and then received notification that they are subject to VAT. I messaged the seller who was totally oblivious that this was happening. I thought that 2nd hand goods were tax exempt.I can't find anyway of contacting eBay to question the charge.