I think I am in trouble

[TObject]

I am not completely sure at this point but it looks like eBay fraud department is investigating me. I have no idea why.

Maybe it's because I don't charge sales tax in California? I contacted the franchise tax board way back when I started using eBay, and was told that I don't have to register if I sell less than three items per year. I only sold one or two items in California in 2005, so I think I am ok there.

Does anybody have any ideas? Has anybody been through anything similar?

I have not been officially contacted by eBay or law enforcement yet.

[Dukes69]

are you serious?

If you arn't selling as a business then you are not required to charge sales tax.

what makes you think that you are being investigated?

[TObject]

Their fraud department purchased my item. It doesn't say openly that it is fraud department or eBay, but I know it is.

Of course, there is a possibility that they simply needed the item I was selling. But come on.

[JeepGal]

Do you have any other reason to worry? I find it highly unlikely that Ebay would have any interest in persuing sales tax evasion ...Theyd lose a large majority of their business if they worried about stuff like that.

Have you tried asking them why they purchased your item?

Tam

[TObject]

This article touches on the subject (a bit long):

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pa...ID=0&listSrc=Y

[Daless2]

Originally posted by TObject
I am not completely sure at this point but it looks like eBay fraud department is investigating me. I have no idea why.

Don't worry about it my friend. If you "have no idea why" you have nothing to worry about.

If you did something wrong and didn't know it tell them your sorry, and then tell them to go catch some real criminals.

Frank

[Croaker]

Sergey, make sure you make plans for who gets your Jeep when you get sent back to teh Rodina.

[TObject]

The jeep will be divided evenly between all 1,199 JeepBBS members. What part do you want?

[Paradiddle]

Originally posted by TObject
The jeep will be divided evenly between all 1,199 JeepBBS members. What part do you want?

The one part that isn't bent...

[jeepik]

big deal...get another account...

[Croaker]

Originally posted by TObject
The jeep will be divided evenly between all 1,199 JeepBBS members. What part do you want?

Dibs on the CB rack!

[Jerry Bransford]

Originally posted by Croaker
Dibs on the CB rack!

That would be the one unbent part Jeff already has dibs on.

[Dan-H]

I want the potted meat rack.




































so I can sell it on eBay .

[Dan-H]

here ya go.

from here: http://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/pub61.pdf

with more info here:

http://www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/sutprograms.htm

OCCASIONAL SALES ? A sale by (and purchase from) a person who is not engaged in a business requiring a seller?s permit is exempt from sales and use taxes. These types of sales are ?occasional? sales (some states have similar exemptions for ?casual? sales). Generally, a person who makes three or more sales for substantial amounts in any period of 12 months is required to hold a seller?s permit. A person who makes a substantial number of sales for relatively small amounts is also required to hold a seller?s permit. (The 12 month test period can be the 12 months before the sale in question, the 12 months after the sale in question, or any other 12 month period in which the sale occurs.) A person holding two garage sales with no other sales in any 12 month period in which the garage sales are held are regarded as making exempt occasional sales. A business that is not required to hold a seller?s permit would be making an occasional sale when making a single sale of its assets upon termination of its business. Such persons should be aware that making two or three sales in anticipation of final liquidation will generally result in all the sales being subject to sales tax. REVENUE: N/A SECTIONS: 6006.5 and 6367

[Croaker]

Originally posted by Jerry Bransford
That would be the one unbent part Jeff already has dibs on.

[Jeff Weston]

Phew, is this a relief! When I first saw the title, I thought maybe that Sergey missed his period! Thank goodness it is only a potential jail time. Straight to the Gulag for you buddy!

[JeepKat]

Originally posted by TObject
Their fraud department purchased my item. It doesn't say openly that it is fraud department or eBay, but I know it is.

Of course, there is a possibility that they simply needed the item I was selling. But come on.

What was the item that they purchased? Was it an old Tank Helmet? A case of potted meat products? I know, a tube of "Vegemite!".

[mnjeeper]

Originally posted by JeepKat
I know, a tube of "Vegemite!".

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Thankfully, it didn't taste as bad as the vegimite

[Kiwi]

Originally posted by mnjeeper
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Thankfully, it didn't taste as bad as the vegimite

Hey, there's nothing wrong with vegemite. Only problem is it's hard to find here in the midwest