I'm curious as to how that'll play out - that being, suppose an eBay member wins a notebook auction, with only a bid of $2.99. There's $20 shipping, and aside from that, there's the "sales tax". Would that apply after accumulating both the bid/shipping amounts together, followed by adding on the rate of 8.375 (or whichever rate is applicable in different areas) to that number? Could anyone please elaborate on this if I happen to be wrong? Obviously, I'm sort of confused on the issue, given that I've never dealt with these kinds of issues before (online transactions, that is). To be a little more specific on the issue, this is what's what: "Sales tax will be calculated based on the ship-to address on the order, and will include state and local sales taxes where applicable. Best BuyTM Outlet is required by law to collect sales tax in all states."
If you're referring to items you have bought on eBay, then you're probably referring to smaller, lesser expensive items that don't require such an act to be imposed.
Other state laws may vary. Where I live shipping and handling are not taxable as they are a service and not goods. The sales tax for in state purchases is computed based on the selling price of the item. As a general rule businesses are not required to collect tax on "out of state sales". The determining factor is whether they have a "business presense" in the ship to state.
Yeah - I think that's what it was seeing as the user, or the company, sells other products similar to that of notebooks.