mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
@chez-desir wrote:thank you for helping me understand the bigger picture, still not a fan but it is what it is.
I'm not sure anyone is other than the state politicians. But it could be worse. At least we don't have to track and pay the tax to various states. What a nightmare that would be. If they lowered their thresholds, that could happen for many sellers and of course if they got rid of the marketplace laws. But they get the biggest bang by having these Marketplace Facilitator laws, so I don't think there is anything to worry about.
@majorrecord wrote:It's because imbeciles keep voting for the same people ( MOSTLY DEMOCRAT ) then complain when they're TAXED to death... I just got taxed AND another sellers fee so I lost nearly $600.00 on a $3,050 dollar Ebay auction... that I took a 50% loss on to begin with! But... hell... let's just keep a VOTIN EM into office year after year after year!
Sellers do NOT pay sales tax. Buyers do, 100% of the time.
And what do you mean by "another sellers fee so I lost nearly $600.00"? How do you lose a seller's fee? Ebay has always had fees for selling on the site. It is the seller's responsibility to know this and take the fees into consideration when they price their item.
Were you under the impression that it was free to sell here? If so, what lead you to that conclusion? How did Ebay cause you incur a 50% loss on an item that you priced and sold for $3,000? And what does how you priced your item have to do with Democrats?
@cobbr wrote:No I live in REALITY World!
Goods bought in Texas from other states were not Taxed on Ebay. Period!
That's the POINT!
You need to wake up and stop Smoking the Liberal Tax hikes.
We don't NEED More Taxes!
I'm Unanimous in THAT!
The point is that it is NOT just purchases on Ebay that will now be taxed for you. It is on the internet as a whole. You can go to Ebay, Etsy, Amazon, Ruby Lane, Target, Sears, Walmart, etc. etc. You will be charged a sales tax per the laws your state has passed.
@cobbr wrote:No I live in REALITY World!
Goods bought in Texas from other states were not Taxed on Ebay. Period!
That's the POINT!
You need to wake up and stop Smoking the Liberal Tax hikes.
We don't NEED More Taxes!
I'm Unanimous in THAT!
Actually, your statement is not entirely accurate. Purchases made anywhere that were delivered within the borders of the state of Texas were taxable. It was the responsibility of the buyers to pay the use tax directly to the state themselves if sales tax was not collected by the seller at the time of purchase. Of course, you do not have to take my word for it. Simply check with your state's taxing authority yourself.
The US Supreme Court decision in 2018 determined that it was constitutional for states to pass laws requiring out of state sellers to collect sales tax on sales delivered within their state and remit those taxes to them. Many states, including Texas, lost no time in enacting such laws and thus eliminating the problem of buyers failing to pay their taxes as required by their state law.
By the way, the new marketplace facilitator laws did not add or increase any taxes that the buyers have to pay. They merely made sites like eBay, Amazon and others tax collectors for them. This takes the burden off the buyer from having to remit the tax themselves making it less likely for the buyer to inadvertently become a criminal by evading the paying of sales tax they owe by forgetting to pay it to the state. Wasn't that very thoughtful of the state legislators?! 
