Optics Planet Now Charging Sales Tax

[Rlandry]

Went there the other night looking for a scope for my on-the-way CZ. Picked out one, went to check out and saw an amount for sales tax. Never saw that before so I canceled the order and went to chat to see what was going on.
They started collecting sales tax at the beginning of the month. Told them I would be changing my online shopping habits which was met with,"lets see what kind of deals we can do to offset the tax."
Sorry, you shouldn't have to do that to makea sale.

Went to Mid-South, found the same scope, same price, free shipping, and no sales tax..

 

[2ndamendfan]

Mid-south maybe a hold out. More laws came into effect Oct 1 for online sales tax. Amazon started collecting for 3rd party sales on Oct 1.

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Damn them for following the law.......

Selling Goods Online

Before the Internet most sales of goods tended to be local (or at least across bordering states such as New Jersey and New York). Nowadays, anyone with a computer co

www.nolo.com

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[CSGambill]

Hi,

Damn them for following the law.......

Selling Goods Online

Before the Internet most sales of goods tended to be local (or at least across bordering states such as New Jersey and New York). Nowadays, anyone with a computer co

www.nolo.com

Sincerely,
Theis

Yep, the days of buying online without sales tax are essentially over. They were already on their way out but the Wayfair decision effectively killed the glory days.

 

[Clemson]

the days of buying online without sales tax are ending

 

[Snipe260]

The politician bastards all need their third ocean front home!

 

[Marinevet1]

I bought a stock pack from Triad Tactical a couple of days ago, and was charged sales tax.......first time I have seen it.

 

[SD Carpenter]

Welcome to California, where we always have to pay sales tax lol... This is what happens when you guys laugh at us... It eventually spreads nationwide

 

[nn8734]

Ebay is also charging sales tax on listings. Sucks.

 

[theLBC]

don't you pay that sales tax when you file your taxes anyway? ;o)

 

[gsd1983]

It’s still cheaper than buying from a box store locally.

 

[hlee]

Remember, it's the brick and mortars that benefit when sales tax is charged for on line purchases. Aren't y'all all buying from your local mom and pop stores?

I mean, everyone says "but local, buy local" then bitches about on line sales tax. ?

 

[W54/XM-388]

Most states joined the bandwagon this year and I would expect within the next 2 years pretty much all the rest will join the out of state sales tax club. Governments just can't pass up what looks like a fresh new feeding trough that's all you can eat.

I would expect that also the limits before they demand sales tax collection will slowly get worked down till they are the minimum level they can get away with before court challenges.

So yes, for now, you can still get away without sales tax when you buy from some smaller outfits.
But don't count on it for very long.

Amazon, eBay, Walmart.com and most other big marketplaces all have to now comply with state rules.

They started collecting sales tax at the beginning of the month. Told them I would be changing my online shopping habits which was met with,"lets see what kind of deals we can do to offset the tax."
Sorry, you shouldn't have to do that to makea sale.
Went to Mid-South, found the same scope, same price, free shipping, and no sales tax..

You might not want to be so pissy towards Optics Planet, they don't like to have to do it, but your state obviously passed a law requiring it, so if you want to get shirty with someone, how about calling your state representatives and letting them know how you feel about it, since they are the ones that forced others to do it. The guys at Optics Planet were at least trying to see if there was anything they could to do make the overall deal a bit better for you.

 

[BadDogPSD]

Remember, it's the brick and mortars that benefit when sales tax is charged for on line purchases. Aren't y'all all buying from your local mom and pop stores?

I mean, everyone says "but local, buy local" then bitches about on line sales tax. ?

I try. I really do, and am even willing to pay a small premium to keep my business local. But so many local businesses must be hitting the crack pipe pretty hard when they set their prices.

Recently needed a part for my toy hauler. $18 on Amazon, $22 on Camping World, $57 at the local RV parts place. Wouldn't budge on the price either.

 

[W54/XM-388]

When you have to pay rent and employee salaries and all the local inventory taxes and property taxes it's a bit hard to compete on price with someone drop shipping from China.

But don't worry the big megacorps are coming to fix your complaints for you, they will just make it impossible for any small business to exist and you can buy from them cheaper (for awhile) or nobody at all.

 

[hlee]

I try. I really do, and am even willing to pay a small premium to keep my business local. But so many local businesses must be hitting the crack pipe pretty hard when they set their prices.

Recently needed a part for my toy hauler. $18 on Amazon, $22 on Camping World, $57 at the local RV parts place. Wouldn't budge on the price either.

Here's something that will really twist you up. A guy I hunt with has a side hustle as a 3rd party Amazon vendor. His roi approaches 4000% on some items (used books)- as a reseller. Literally, buying at Walmart and selling on Amazon...