Ebay dimwittedness

Item number 170141758036

(Times out shortly)

Already up to £84.55

Dave Silver price: £83. Admittedly, VAT has to be added to that, but I
am dying to see if this one on Ebay sells for more than it cost the
seller to acquire it from Dave Silver.

 

Thus spake The Older Gentleman () unto the assembled multitudes:

£103.27. Nice little earner then, presumably

 

Splendid. What a complete fuckwit. Not the first time I've seen it
happen, mind.

 

Makes me wonder how much my wonderful seat for the CB400/4 would be
"worth"...

 

Technically, shouldn't VAT be added to a lot of eBay sales too?

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Well, only if you're registered, meet the VAT turnover threshold, and
tell the truth.

 

.... and I can guess which of the three is usually the problem.

 

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:25:26 +0100,

You'll find out soon who should have been, too. Ebay has been subject
to a long-term study by HM R&C. They intend to build up several (lots
of) water-tight cases, then nail the victims to the wall.

Apparently.

Not just VAT, also income tax and benefit fraud.
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