How can a Cdn seller in Ont add 15% sales tax to an item bought by a BC buyer when BC PST is 7%?

[joblackcat59]

Just got off the phone with an Ebay support person who claims that a seller can charge sales tax but only 1 or two percentage points over what the provincial sales tax rate actually is...this seller is charging more than double! What should I do? Complain about the seller? Report the seller to the CRA? or just not buy from him...IS THIS LEGAL??

Any feedback help or suggestions are welcome! 

seller's listing here - if you click on shipping and then 'buyer charges sales tax'  you will see

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/321262509279?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

best

jo

[aln_kat]

From: http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/pst/a/PSTecommerce_2.htm  Online Sales in Canada: Which Taxes Do You Collect for Each Province?

As an online retailer accepting and shipping orders across Canada, the list of taxes you should be collecting and remitting on your online sales currently looks like this:

• BC - GST 5% and 7% PST (This came into effect April 1, 2013: