just bought on eBay and I saw suddenly a “UK VAT added to price” for the first time is this correct

[laugb2001]

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

[papso22]

To add, given that the poster you replied to is talking about VAT,  no-one should be putting that in their back pocket and I am sure they are not.  

Whether correctly charged or not, and I suspect correctly, it will have found it's way through the system to the Tax authority.

That poster is using the eBay money back guarantee fraudulently to get unwarranted refunds and thinks it's something to be proud of!

[uluzyarx]

JLG, you are, I'm afraid, a cracked record stuck on a Brexit moan.

Whilst I am not keen on Brexit, facts are facts.

The item, and the seller were both in the UK when I did the deal.

So, until someone proves me wrong, all to do with unlawful conduct.

[jadie13910]

Hi, I have stated a number of times " please read the complete article form the start " nothing to do with brexit or anything else - see article from the start - not eveyone cought with this " trap " can be wrong ! 

[kellgolto]

I am getting infuriated with ebay I spend hours browsing looking for best price and local UK sellers I find an item I buy it pay for it then Ebay smack me for vat .surely if I'm buying in the UK the duties are already paid .I have been hit with this on large purchases and contacted ebay only to be told the seller is registered outside UK . So what they are selling from a business in UK so duties have already been paid . So why are ebay hitting me for another 20 per cent if ebay know a seller's registered outside UK EBAY should say on the listing we will get hit with vat us buyers don't know that when we click buy now this feels like an ebay scam to get more money from us EBAY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND STOP SCAMMING US

[papso22]

Where a seller is registered overseas but has a distribution centre in the UK (hence item location search showing the listings), the law makes ebay the seller and they have to charge normal VAT (not import VAT). 

You can't search by seller location, the only way to check that is on the feedback page.

[kellgolto]

So don't you think Ebay should be telling the buyers that their will be vat
added to this item instead of letting us buy it then charging us extra 20
percent

[papso22]

What I think is irrelevant. 

[uluzyarx]

Cancel your purchase Matey.

If you are feeling really nasty, send it back under "Not fit for its
purpose."

The Law is 110% on your side.
Ebay is a retail market.
Retail markets must add VAT before they advertise.

It's the dealer who is crook.

Anyhow, you'll know to check before you hit "Pay" next time.
.

[uluzyarx]

When it happened to me, I sent the thing back.

I moaned that it was "Not as advertised."

That way the seller lost two lots of postage money.

If we all sent 'em back the swindlers would their fingers badly burnt. 

So badly burnt, they stop swindling us.

The object all sublime is to make

the punishment fit the crime.

.

[uluzyarx]

I got all my money back of Ebay,

including the return postage 🙂 🙂 🙂

[sml192]

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@uluzyarx wrote:

When it happened to me, I sent the thing back.

I moaned that it was "Not as advertised."

That way the seller lost two lots of postage money.

If we all sent 'em back the swindlers would their fingers badly burnt. 

So badly burnt, they stop swindling us.

The object all sublime is to make

the punishment fit the crime.

.

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How exactly does punishing the seller for eBay not advertising the VAT correctly fit the crime?

Besides, this has now been resolved.  For 'Buy it now' items sold by an overseas seller the listing price now includes VAT where eBay is responsible for collecting and remitting it. 

[uluzyarx]

It fits the crime beautifully 🙂

Is that exact enough for you?

[kellgolto]

Obviously not been resolved yet as I just bought item from London and
guess what yes ebay hit me with vat after paying the listed price
no mention off getting charged vat from ebay

[papso22]

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@uluzyarx wrote:
It fits the crime beautifully 🙂

Is that exact enough for you?

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It's not enough for me.  You have hit the seller for something that is ebay's fault and also abused the money back guarantee.

[kellgolto]

Is it not us buyers that are being
abused by ebay then because someone here has said even though the items are
listed as in uk warehouses if the sellers have a business registered in
another country? Then ebay themselves are classed as the seller so if
this is the case ebay know before hand so why not add the vat *bleep* onto
the listing instead of letting us buy an item at £400 letting us pay
then after processing it add another £80 on it .
Is just classic scamming .
Has anyone on here recieved a vat payment receipt from ebay with their
purchase ??? I bet not unless you hounded them for one .

[uluzyarx]

I sent the item back as "Not as described."

That way the seller paid the return postage.

The seller charged you VAT,
The seller is the man who works as a Value Added Tax collector not Ebay.
I see it as the retailer scammed you.
The Law says the retailer must include VAT in the advertised price.



*Where goods are offered for sale to consumers they must have their price
clearly indicated and be inclusive of VAT. This is controlled by the Price
Marking Order 2004, which applies to goods only and is limited to sales
between traders and consumers.Providing price information – London Borough
of Bromley*

[kellgolto]

Maybe ebay should read this rather that fattening their pockets even more
by ripping us buyers off

[myriad*seller]

The law applies to all online marketplaces

You will pay added VAT if buying items from overseas or items located in the UK sold by overseas sellers on any online marketplace

The seller cannot remove the added VAT, eBay add it to the listing, there is NO option for a seller to remove it 

So don't blame the sellers and blame the legislation! 

The VAT cannot be calculated until you get to checkout as you could choose an address anywhere in the world to send it, and the VAT amount payable will vary depending on the location of the recipient. 

[papso22]

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@uluzyarx wrote:
I sent the item back as "Not as described."

That way the seller paid the return postage.

The seller charged you VAT,
The seller is the man who works as a Value Added Tax collector not Ebay.
I see it as the retailer scammed you.

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Wrong, wrong, and wrong.

Where the seller is overseas and only had a distribution centre in the UK, it is ebay that is the deemed seller for VAT purposes and who charges the VAT, but the actual seller (retailer) is the one that gets hit by the ramifications of the money back guarantee being abused.

[uluzyarx]

I'm right, and you are wrong Matey.

No ifs.
No buts.
The advertised price on Ebay must include VAT.

Be told.