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eBay sellers Told to Include GST

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-about-sales-tax dept.

noisymime writes "The Age is running a story on how The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has requested eBay Australia to enforce the inclusion of the GST on all sales/auctions. Previously this was recommended but not a requirement. Is this reasonable protection for buyers or simply a frustration for everyone? What about all the other sales and auction sites available to Australians?" Moreover, how will this apply to other countries with GSTs - or sales tax?

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  1. Make them include postage! by grahamsz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Or at least have an option so you can display search results as total price including postage.

    I'm so sick of seeing "bargains" on ebay which are $1 with $16 postage.

    Personally i'd love it if they had a filter for "Items which start at 1c with no reserve" so that i can filter out all the businesses who simply retail on ebay.