Does anyone know if it is legal for someone to charge VAT on secondhand goods and can it also be charged on postage?

 

there is an item on EBay that is secondhand and the final price including postage is subject to VAT accoring to the seller?????

yup he can charge VAT, ask for a VAT receipt though

TA very much Mike. I will do.

Vat registered traders MUST charge VAT on all goods AND services sold.

They must however when requested provide a VAT receipt as Mike says. It will have the sellers VAT number on it so you can check up to see if it is bona fide.

A VAT registered purchaser would of course be able to reclaim the vat if the purchase was for use in his vat registered business.

End users of a transaction when they are not vat registered always cop it for the final vat amount.

Thats how "Tony n Gordon" get their money!!!!