Better order before July 1.

Doesn't bother me. I don't eBay , Amazon etc shop . If I can't get it myself , do I really need it ?
Besides isn't there a new found push to get the bigger players to pay tax on their Aust earnings ? Makes sense that all things being equal the eBay gst makes sense.

I see Amazon is currently setting up an Australian warehouse. Maybe eBay should do the same. Would still have to collect the GST on goods under $1000, but it might be simpler to administer through a local branch rather than from overseas.

EBay don't own anything to sell , they are only a vehicle for sellers.

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

EBay don't own anything to sell , they are only a vehicle for sellers.

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Same as Amazon & Alibaba

They'll still have to collect the GST, like any retailer.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

They'll still have to collect the GST, like any retailer.

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Ebay only sells advertising space and other services relating to the sale. It would be easy for them to attach a GST component to what they charge the seller.
That is where ebays GST responsibility ends, or are you suggesting billboard companies and newspapers (in their classified sections) now have the responsibility to collect the GST on items sold in this method? Does Incisor now have to collect the GST on items sold through the items for sale section of this forum?
I think not.

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I see Amazon is currently setting up an Australian warehouse. Maybe eBay should do the same.

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Why? They have no wares to house.

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Originally Posted by mr_squiggle

It looks like being a nightmare for the overseas companies to administer. So much so there's talk that Aussies will be blocked from buying.
Scare tactics? Who knows!

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nightmare for the ATO to administer.

GST is only payable on new, not secondhand goods.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

GST is only payable on new, not secondhand goods.

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plenty of new goods on ebay.
or are you referring to something else?

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Originally Posted by Eevo

plenty of new goods on ebay.
or are you referring to something else?

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Plenty of s/h stuff too.
Generally speaking, my ebay buying habits, I buy s/h stuff from os but, even if it is a few dollars more, I buy new stuff from Aus sellers, and they pay GST already.