Hi Everyone

I regularly buy off VAT registered businesses on Ebay so that I can reclaim the VAT. 

The sellers VAT number and "I provide invoices with VAT separately displayed" shows in their listings but half  of the time no invoice is sent with the order even if I add a note asking for one when I buy. 

This then means that I have to email the seller and chase for an invoice. Some sellers do not respond, some send an invalid invoice or one that does not show the correct VAT. If the sale is over 90 days old, I am told that eBay will not allow them to generate an invoice. I have also been given £0 VAT invoices by overseas sellers with UK VAT numbers shipping from UK claiming falsely that Ebay deal with the VAT.

Other marketplaces allow the VAT registered seller to upload an invoice and require them to upload an invoice promptly if the customer is VAT registered so that you can download the invoice easily. This would make the buying experience much better for a VAT registered customer like me.

https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Buying/Chasing-VAT-Registered-Sellers-for-invoices/td-p/7654908