Is this person allowed to do this

silkyuk9

hi.

This is a vat question, there is a thread about VAT but i wanted to start this specific to my problem.

the item number is this 180077550206

i won this auction and when i paid via paypal there was a extra 75p added on the bill. the balls i won cost £14 and postage £6. i did not want to pay motre than £20 buti had to pay £20-75. there is no indication that there was going to be any vat added. hopefully you can view the ended auction and advise me. is this seller in his right to charge me a extra 75p

shellsuit

They are a business seller but it doesn't mention anything about VAT in the listing, so I'm not sure to be honest sorry

frivolous_fay

If they don't state VAT will be added, they can't do it.

If they add it and they're not VAT registered, the revenue will take a very dim view.

pennylane99

75p cant be VAT, should be more than that if it was VAT...does it say on the paypal receipt what it was for

silkyuk9

pennylane99 wrote:

75p cant be VAT, should be more than that if it was VAT...does it say on the paypal receipt what it was for

when i payed using paypal, it said VAT 75p, its the first time ive ever seen it on paypal. i did not want to pay more than £20 and it does not sat in the listing extra will be added. you can view the listing by the number i have given

shellsuit

Looks like it was for paypal fees then.

I'd message the seller and ask what the 75p is for

Avoriaz

email the seller and ask why 75p was added. Ask for a refund. Their feedback is very good so I doubt that you will have a problem.

pennylane99

silkyuk9 wrote:

when i payed using paypal, it said VAT 75p, its the first time ive ever seen it on paypal. i did not want to pay more than £20 and it does not sat in the listing extra will be added. you can view the listing by the number i have given

well VAT on £14 without the postage is actually £2.45...so cant see where the 75p comes in, unless he is charging extra for paying by Paypal

bassmanuk

As said earlier in this thread, email the seller. Say that you can't see where this charge comes from, and that as far as you can see the total charges should come to £20. There is nothing in the listing saying there will be extra fees, so if the seller doesn't back down then you *should* have a valid arguement to not continue with the sale. 9 times out of 10 though I would say the seller would back down over this as its only 75p

silkyuk9

this is what it says on my paypal invoice

Postage & Packing via Standard Delivery
(includes any seller packing fees): £6.00 GBP
Postal Compensation : --
VAT (3.700% in NORTH YORKSHIRE): £0.74 GBP

Total: £20.74 GBP

pennylane99

looks more like a charge added for paying by Paypal to cover his fees, which will be around 3.4%...

VAT isnt 3.7%

you could drop him a message through and ask him...