Is this person allowed to do this

benedictadams

silkyuk9 wrote:

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

Cheeky so and so

Additional fees have to be stated (or at least they used to be)

silkyuk9

so you think i should confront this, ive never had to pay for any additions before

but what does the VAT mean on this if its not standard UK VAT costs

Poppy9

Email him and ask him for his VAT registration number as he has charged you VAT and you intend to process this payment through your business so need the VAT reg. number.

If he ignores you or refuses to supply send him a final email saying your are reporting him to Customs and Excise.

frivolous_fay

3.7% North Yorkshire fee? LMAO.

pennylane99

silkyuk9 wrote:

so you think i should confront this, ive never had to pay for any additions before

but what does the VAT mean on this if its not standard UK VAT costs

easiest thing is to email him and ask....it may even be a mistake.

But it looks like he has added on a charge to cover his Paypal fees

silkyuk9

Poppy9 wrote:

Email him and ask him for his VAT registration number as he has charged you VAT and you intend to process this payment through your business so need the VAT reg. number.

If he ignores you or refuses to supply send him a final email saying your are reporting him to Customs and Excise.

ive emailed him as and asked the question in the quote. i will keep you informed.

pennylane99

his normal website states that 17.5% VAT will be added to orders from the UK...

silkyuk9

i wouldnt have minded paying VAT if it stated that, but i paid for what i thought the item was worth, £20, if the item listed stated VAT was added i would have left a lower bid so the total cost was still only £20

Avoriaz

pennylane99 wrote:

his normal website states that 17.5% VAT will be added to orders from the UK...

That is standard practice for many VAT registered businesses but on ebay, as far as I am aware, VAT is assumed to be inclusive unless clearly stated otherwise.

3.7% makes no sense.

I was once charged VAT on an ebay purchases invoice. I didn’t pay it. I queried it and the seller apologised and resent the invoice without VAT. I suspected that the seller was attempting a scam and hoped that most buyers would just pay up.

Maybe this seller is hoping most buyers will just pay the 3.7% and he makes a nice extra profit.

Whether it is a scam or a genuine error, insist on getting your 75p back. On principle if nothing else.

Crazychik

The seller also states " There is a FULL refund offered against the sale which includes any return fees to myself that is how confident we are in our product, forget the rest and deal with the best!"

I would suggest like others, keep percivering with emailing him with regards this VAT lark, and if your not happy with the response, ask for a full refund (depending on how badly you require the items)

As for the previous post by POPPY ref the VAT reg number, I would certainly ask for that. Anyone can ask for a VAT receipt from anywhere (if they are vat registered they should oblige by this request). It helps people running a business to claim the VAT costs back from inland revenue.

I would be in 2 minds to bubble him, if he is charging for VAT and not VAT registered.