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No more Yay for Texas after this month. This is what I get now if I go to Newegg's site:
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So for me, there is no advantage that Newegg has over Amazon or Microcenter. Bye Newegg, it was fun.
So with the tax hit coming to TX in a few days I hop on NE chat to see what tax rate they are going to be charging. What do I get? You will have to check the site on 10-1 to find out. Seriously? They can't pull information on what tax rate they are going to be charging when it's almost here? I'm wondering if it's the tax rate for the state the item is being purchased from or if it's CA tax that is going to be imposed on out of state orders. It's not that difficult. And if it's the state the order is being placed from is it a single statewide rate or is it by zip for where the order is actually be placed from. IE I pay 8% while most of the state is 8.25% I believe. Rocket science I tell you.
Anyone able to chime in on the earlier 2019 round of newly imposed tax states? Meaning what rate were you charged for your orders?
Actually incorrect. I did some checking and it's strictly state tax not including the up to 2% additional each city can add to the state sales tax rate which is 6.25% for TX.It's quite simple. It's the exact same sales tax rate you would pay if you went to a store located on the exact same site of your residence. Assuming you have the items shipped to your residence. The delivery address will determine the tax rate.
So with the tax hit coming to TX in a few days I hop on NE chat to see what tax rate they are going to be charging. What do I get? You will have to check the site on 10-1 to find out. Seriously? They can't pull information on what tax rate they are going to be charging when it's almost here? I'm wondering if it's the tax rate for the state the item is being purchased from or if it's CA tax that is going to be imposed on out of state orders. It's not that difficult. And if it's the state the order is being placed from is it a single statewide rate or is it by zip for where the order is actually be placed from. IE I pay 8% while most of the state is 8.25% I believe. Rocket science I tell you.
Anyone able to chime in on the earlier 2019 round of newly imposed tax states? Meaning what rate were you charged for your orders?
So with the tax hit coming to TX in a few days I hop on NE chat to see what tax rate they are going to be charging. What do I get? You will have to check the site on 10-1 to find out. Seriously? They can't pull information on what tax rate they are going to be charging when it's almost here? I'm wondering if it's the tax rate for the state the item is being purchased from or if it's CA tax that is going to be imposed on out of state orders. It's not that difficult. And if it's the state the order is being placed from is it a single statewide rate or is it by zip for where the order is actually be placed from. IE I pay 8% while most of the state is 8.25% I believe. Rocket science I tell you.
Anyone able to chime in on the earlier 2019 round of newly imposed tax states? Meaning what rate were you charged for your orders?
Egg is dead to me. I placed all of my orders right before the Oct 1st deadline. You can add eBay to that as well.
No point to order from them when there customer service and policies are total dog crap.
Google state sales tax. Like alexa could probably find it for you.
Not me. I use to shop all over the place to buy parts (though this was for me or my family, not for a business). I bought stuff from Microcenter - i think I got my Celeron 300 from them. I bought stuff from Monarch, Cardinal, New Egg...maybe even Buy.com (I know I bought a monitor from them in 98). I've always shopped around. That said, one good thing about Newegg vs Amazon is that Newegg price matches and Amazon does not.Crazy how things have changed. Back in the day I wouldn't even consider buying computer parts from anywhere else, but now I'm all about Amazon and Micro Center.
Crazy how things have changed. Back in the day I wouldn't even consider buying computer parts from anywhere else, but now I'm all about Amazon and Micro Center.
If you've not been charged the correct tax, the taxing authority they're remitting the tax to owes you a refund since most tax authorities also assess use tax. So it's like you overpaid use tax and would be due a refund, usually with interest. Of course, there is the paperwork to go through for this, which might even be messier than the taxing mess the merchants are dealing with.You would think so but when I dig into it.. online retailers are using various databases for this and some are just wrong. I tried to fight it a couple of times to no avail. Sometimes I'm charged 3-4% higher than they are supposed to collect.
I fought this on a Fanatics order and they're using a tax rate from a city like 40 miles away.. it's nuts. They are starting to force this but the infrastructure for it is dodgy as hell. A rep for one company acted like I was an idiot because it was only a few dollars but it's a few dollars on modest orders every time I use them.
Newegg used to have amazing customer service in its heyday, that was the main reason I shopped there. Went downhill fast after they got bought by that Chinese corp though.
microcenter
not everyone in the USA has walk-in access to a MicroCenter and it doesn't take long to realize that the 'deals' are almost always (if not always) walk-in's only.
Newegg used to have great "specials" they would post at random so if you kept an eye on let's say a certain GPU card you just might get to buy it at a very reduced price. But that was years ago ...
Maybe I'm wrong and someone could confirm or infirm but I think NE is doing the shady fake sale tactic for Black Friday.
I'm making a new rig so I've made a spreadsheet and I started putting pricing on it about 2-3 weeks ago (mostly from NE)
For example:
Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 650W previous price $100, BF price 109 after MIR
Maybe I got this wrong but I didn't know NE got bought out. This could explain a lot.
Chinese doing shady fake sales in the name of NE? Say it isn't so...expected!Maybe I'm wrong and someone could confirm or infirm but I think NE is doing the shady fake sale tactic for Black Friday.
All stores do it.Chinese doing shady fake sales in the name of NE? Say it isn't so...expected!
Definitely not all unless you're only shopping at the shady places.All stores do it.
Amazon does it frequently for example... It's common. Check three camel and marvel at price histories .Definitely not all unless you're only shopping at the shady places.
Best buy definitely doesn't mess around with their pricing in terms of what's a sale price and what is regular. I think that's one of the reasons when bb puts something on sale and it is a genuinely good deal, they sell a lot of it.
Amazon is another shady imo. And if everyone is doing it, I guess the shady is spreading.Amazon does it frequently for example... It's common. Check three camel and marvel at price histories .
Fair enough .Amazon is another shady imo. And if everyone is doing it, I guess the shady is spreading.
All stores do it.
You think so? No one else said that. All I pointed out is that it is a common practice.oh, so I guess that makes it alright then ...
You think so? No one else said that. All I pointed out is that it is a common practice.
Thanks.Interesting reply