I recently had an issue where I shipped an order to a buyer in France
where VAT was charged. Shipped with Stallion and noted the tax info.
They were asked to pay duty a second time. Wondering if anyone knew what
recourse the buyer has with eBay? I to...
This week I have experienced something very odd with two of my listings.
I had these eyeglasses for sale at $179 USD and a buyer was able to
purchase them for $16 . Here is the link to the listing
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362436903786 I have since en...
I have noticed that eBay frequently offers up 10 cents or penny type
listing day promotions for insertion fees. The most recent being on
Monday the 30th. Has anyone ever tried to compile a calendar of when to
expect these promotions? Feel free to add...
The cost to ship with duty to the US is beginning to get out of control.
We had a Stallion order where the the USPS cost was $14 and the duty was
$42, In a perfect world where the buyer paid the duty and was happy with
their purchase all would be goo...
The bigger question is why is this de minimis change only being looked
at now with less than a week to it's anounced implementation. Perhaps
many people feel that Trump may reverse course or make a last minute
change. Anybody's guess.
I am optimistic that Trump may delay the end of the de minimus exemption
and announce that China is engaging in trade talks. The amount of
administrative work to assess each incoming package and then try to
collect the tariff owing is significant. Se...
The value of the item was 199 USD (eyeglasses) and no extra charge for
shipping. On the ebay details page it notes FR48878792076 - Import VAT
Paid, excluding duties. So maybe there's two levels of tax.
With respect to the seller protections, the example of a buyer wanting
to cancel a sale right after a purchase, if you don't accept the
cancellation, you will run the risk of having to accept the return for
what may be an unjustified reason. Better t...
