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Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:
I stopped by harbor Freight Tools last wk and bought a Cen-Tech DMm for
$3.99, which is even cheaper than the ones I got thru the mail.
Just got a new Harbor Freight flyer in the mail - they are on
sale again for $2.99.
Ed
That's cool. Your only problem right now is going thru all of them andYou both got ripped. That's rather expensive. I paid a $1.99 for the
same
basic Centec DMM at Harbor Freight about 6 weeks ago. I bought a
bushel or
two.
"ehsjr" <ehsjr@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message
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Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:
I stopped by harbor Freight Tools last wk and bought a Cen-Tech
DMm for
$3.99, which is even cheaper than the ones I got thru the mail.
Just got a new Harbor Freight flyer in the mail - they are on
sale again for $2.99.
Ed
Yep. Here in WA state, at least the last time I asked the tax authority andSales tax rules differ from state
to state. Some require tax on services, some don't.
Some seller on Ebay sells them for really cheap, and then nicks you forOn Thu, 30 Jun 2005 05:57:58 -0700, "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun,
the Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:
I stopped by harbor Freight Tools last wk and bought a Cen-Tech DMm
for
$3.99, which is even cheaper than the ones I got thru the mail. And
that's with a 9V battery. I like the separate on/off switch, because
you don't have to crank the rotary switch halfway around to turn it
off.
I opened it up, and it's COB, really cheaply made. but the test
leads
are bertter than the ones I got by mail, which had test leads that
were
open - the wire was defective.
I found this auction on Ebay. He's probably going to Harbor Freight
and
buying them for $3.99, and reselling them one Ebay for twice that.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=455
8
178849&category=43989
I bought some of the earlier ones for $2.99 during a harbor
freight sale. They are pretty rugged and work well for most of my
needs. Would be good for classes or group projects (boy scouts,
robot clubs, etc) where each person could have their own meter.
The thing I miss is a beep function when checking continuity.
They have another version with the beep for a few dollars more.
I've see them sold on the net as high as $18.99. Google for 830b
meter.
Too bad. ;-)"Chuck Harris" <cf-NO-SPAM-harris@erols.com> wrote in message
news:xPGdnfvn0aBu3FjfRVn-2Q@rcn.net...
[...] Sales tax rules differ from state
to state. Some require tax on services, some don't.
Yep. Here in WA state, at least the last time I asked the tax
authority and
to the best of my understanding of their answer, shipping cost is
considered
part of the total sale price, so it's taxed (give or take a few
loopholes
that don't generally apply). But then we have all kinds of weird tax
rules
here.
I was surprised to find out a few years ago that WI sales tax was also"Chuck Harris" <cf-NO-SPAM-harris@erols.com> wrote in message
news:xPGdnfvn0aBu3FjfRVn-2Q@rcn.net...
[...] Sales tax rules differ from state
to state. Some require tax on services, some don't.
Yep. Here in WA state, at least the last time I asked the tax authority and
to the best of my understanding of their answer, shipping cost is considered
part of the total sale price, so it's taxed (give or take a few loopholes
that don't generally apply). But then we have all kinds of weird tax rules
here.
Up until recently, I became acutely aware that other states were doingOn Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:12:16 -0700 "Walter Harley"
walterh@cafewalterNOSPAM.com> wrote:
"Chuck Harris" <cf-NO-SPAM-harris@erols.com> wrote in message
news:xPGdnfvn0aBu3FjfRVn-2Q@rcn.net...
[...] Sales tax rules differ from state
to state. Some require tax on services, some don't.
Yep. Here in WA state, at least the last time I asked the tax
authority and
to the best of my understanding of their answer, shipping cost is
considered
part of the total sale price, so it's taxed (give or take a few
loopholes
that don't generally apply). But then we have all kinds of weird tax
rules
here.
I was surprised to find out a few years ago that WI sales tax was also
levied on the shipping & handling charges.
Probably to keep vendors from potentially avoiding tax on behalf ofOn Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:12:16 -0700 "Walter Harley"
walterh@cafewalterNOSPAM.com> wrote:
"Chuck Harris" <cf-NO-SPAM-harris@erols.com> wrote in message
news:xPGdnfvn0aBu3FjfRVn-2Q@rcn.net...
[...] Sales tax rules differ from state
to state. Some require tax on services, some don't.
Yep. Here in WA state, at least the last time I asked the tax authority and
to the best of my understanding of their answer, shipping cost is considered
part of the total sale price, so it's taxed (give or take a few loopholes
that don't generally apply). But then we have all kinds of weird tax rules
here.
I was surprised to find out a few years ago that WI sales tax was also
levied on the shipping & handling charges.
Well, I don't see that happening. The customer doesn't have to pay tenOn Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:10:11 -0500, the renowned Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:12:16 -0700 "Walter Harley"
walterh@cafewalterNOSPAM.com> wrote:
"Chuck Harris" <cf-NO-SPAM-harris@erols.com> wrote in message
news:xPGdnfvn0aBu3FjfRVn-2Q@rcn.net...
[...] Sales tax rules differ from state
to state. Some require tax on services, some don't.
Yep. Here in WA state, at least the last time I asked the tax
authority and
to the best of my understanding of their answer, shipping cost is
considered
part of the total sale price, so it's taxed (give or take a few
loopholes
that don't generally apply). But then we have all kinds of weird
tax rules
here.
I was surprised to find out a few years ago that WI sales tax was
also
levied on the shipping & handling charges.
Probably to keep vendors from potentially avoiding tax on behalf of
their customers by invoicing an item as $0.99 plus $150 'shipping and
handling'.
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
Puts her in a competitive situation with other vendors (including outWell, I don't see that happening. The customer doesn't have to pay ten
bucks tax, but the vendor still hase to send tax on 99 cents to the
state, so it still doesn't save him anything.
He would only have a legal problem if it wasn't legal to do. S&H isAnd then there's the
matter of the state saying that the vendor is attempting to avoid what's
due the state, and then the vendor has a legal problem.
Or both. The latter is particularly insidious, in the case where aAnd it's no
skin off the vendor's nose if the customer pays the ten dollars or not.
So your scenario doesn't seem plausible. But on Ebay, they seem to do
it to avoid selling fees or to lower risk.