Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

EBAY started taking sales tax for sales in states that have a sales tax (not all do).
To get around this the seller charges a minimal price but wildly pumped-up shipping
charges.  It might be $1 to buy that expensive engine but $200 to ship it, avoiding
the sales tax.  Personally, I don't mind the sales tax (wish it were better spent) but
this VAT is nightmarish.  Just tax any luxury items on a special sliding scale.  If a
rich snob wants to buy a 20 million dollar painting charge 20 million tax.  Ha, all of
a sudden the rich are not as rich.

And no, don't pass the SS# over.  There has to be another way.

On your side,
Wayne