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Originally Posted by BlkGS
Technically speaking, you are supposed to collect sales tax on it and give it to the government. But because it's a paltry sum that's done under the table, it's not worth the effort. If you made a business of buying and selling PlayStations on the other hand, the government would eventually figure out you're screwing them out of sales tax and come after you. Hence why GameStop charges sales tax on used games and PlayStations.
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I guess my point is, they collected their tax upon the initial sale. Why should more sales tax be collected on the same item each time is changes ownership?
Anyway, not to derail the discussion's topic.