Audiogon seller's question

@jetter 

You are correct. Once I accepted the offer we both get to view contact phone numbers. I haven't had a response yet from the buyer, so hopefully we can connect and work it out. The "no feedback" part makes me a little nervous, as it should. But a phone call goes a long way to get a better feel.

Looks like it’s not going to matter. The guy ghosted me after I accepted the offer. 

Once the offer was accepted, the buyer's contact information (email and phone) were available to me. As well as my info to him.

@ghasley  You are right. All you have to do is keep your paypal transaction receipt for the item when purchased and the item when sold. It's still a pain in the a&&, but doable.

So the guy came through on his offer. I plan to have a phone conversation with him, but I feel a little better after googling his name and finding him on Linkedin with the same city and town as his shipping address. Unless someone's identity has been hacked, he's a pretty legitimate businessman.

Well, I'm not the buyer. So there's that.....

Taxation is theft, plain and simple. But taxing a used item (that has already been taxed before) is theft X 2. And don’t get me started on recurring property taxes on automobiles and other personal vehicles that were taxed heavily when purchased. That is theft X 1000.

Different subject for a different day....

@inagroove

Again, if I sell a couch for $300, for example, I pay sales tax once the limit is exceeded.

Why would YOU pay sales tax on something YOU sold? In all retail, the buyer pays sales tax, not the merchant.

Calling BS on excessive taxation shouldn't be politically polarizing. It should be common ground for all Americans.

@agwca 

+1

For those still following what this thread was initially about…..

I spoke with the buyer on the phone this morning and I have every confidence that all is good. The deal is done, the speakers ship on Monday.