Second hand items from ebay - Addresspal ?

Discodog wrote: »

What's the situation with buying second hand items on ebay ? Is VAT charged ? Will there be additional payments due if I use Addresspal for these items ?

Thanks

Short answer Yes, but I believe all these companies are still working out how this will work in action. The company I use have said they will email on Monday with the new process and charges

Only of use to people living at the border but you can get most ebay items delivered to an argos in the North and pick it up.
Not sure how long they will keep it for and this service might stop if they think its being abused.

o1s1n wrote: »

I missed out on so many 'UK only' auctions before parcel motel came along, looks like we're going back to those days

Back to the days of messaging "Hi, will you post to the Republic of Ireland and how much will it cost" for every item.

I'm sure no one would be that dishonest but definitely a opportunity for people with an address in the North but working or travelling regularly to the South to make some extra money.....

Lads, silly question and perhaps doesn't have anything to do with the PM, however, if I buy some 2nd hand thing from ebay (from the private seller), how does it go now with the VAT?

Like, if the item is 100£ with shipping, do I just pay those 100£, PM or address pal services and that's it?

I'm not getting that stripping UK VAT, charging Irish VAT stuff

Snotty wrote: »

Back to the days of messaging "Hi, will you post to the Republic of Ireland and how much will it cost" for every item.
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Don't remind me, the horror! :eek:

Especially annoying when the auction ended before they saw your email.

Fwarder wrote: »

Dammit I ordered three items to Address Pal (same thing as PM) so I guess I'll pay both UK VAT and Irish one since parcel is first "domestic" delivery, then "International" delivery

If it's a small seller it may be possible that no UK VAT was paid on the item. It's not crossing a VAT zone so there are no checks.

There's no legal way of avoiding VAT on items imported into the EU though.

harmless wrote: »

Log into you ebay account and browse some items, you will see import charges just under postage.

Obviously with your Irish address and not your postal motel etc address like most of us currently use as our "home" address

This sucks big time love shopping on ebay

As an English speaking country with historical, cultural and trading ties to the UK, this whole thing is a massive mess for us in particular.

I'd wager more Irish people buy from Amazon UK and eBay IE/UK than they do European sites, not to mention the wider effects (and no doubt delays and additional costs) it'll have on retail here too.

Yes the UK brought it on themselves, but once again the EU has failed to consider our interests here properly as well aside from the 'big ticket' items.

OmegaGene wrote: »

Just went to look for a few bits on ebay and I am gutted at the import charges for used items, I haven’t kept up to speed with things since the deal was agreed and assumed when they said there was no tariffs that it was going to be all good how we were before
How wrong I was lol I just bought a watch for £700 and hit with the import at checkout ah well

Yes there is still VAT due on second hand items, the deal means you avoided the 4.5% customs charge for watches that enter the EU single market.

Discodog wrote:

So maddening. A pair of trousers & ebay want £18 postage

The reason some sellers do this is because they don't pay ebay fees for the postage. Some sellers reduce the price of the item being sold & add it to the postage. EBay takes a sizable chunk in commission. PayPal will take another 3 percent on the whole transaction including the postage

Sleeper12 wrote: »

The reason some sellers do this is because they don't pay ebay fees for the postage. Some sellers reduce the price of the item being sold & add it to the postage. EBay takes a sizable chunk in commission. PayPal will take another 3 percent on the whole transaction including the postage

That used to be true years ago, but it's no longer the case. eBay now charges sellers exactly the same percentage fee on the postage. Now there's no incentive for sellers to inflate the postage price.

What we're seeing with unusually high postage fees is often eBay's Global Shipping Program. The seller posts the item to an eBay centre within the UK and eBay send it internationally to the buyer. The price the buyer sees is set by eBay for this service. For us in Ireland, it's often more expensive than if the seller had posted it directly. Some sellers prefer GSP because they don't have to deal with international returns and refunds for lost items; eBay takes responsibility for that.