Is it double taxation?

I bought used stuff from audiogon but seller(s) never asked for sales tax. Never run across a listing in this web-site that the seller ask for sales tax up-front or back end. Do you? So what the difference between e-bay and audiogon?

Andrew--a private deal---betweeen private parties has no sales tx. Many dealers whom advertise here tell you up front in their ads---residents of their state will be charged tx.

As S7horton says, the tax isn't on the item, it's on the transaction.

The tax being charged though is probably the transaction taking place between the seller and ebay...

Avguygeorge is correct--the eBay seller is a dealer and must PAY salestax and is allowed to pass it to the buyer...at least that's the way it works in AZ.
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