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Post by zed on Jul 27, 2015 10:36:59 GMT
She looks happy!
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Post by zed on Jul 26, 2015 13:03:41 GMT
I knew they were planning to add the VAT onto everything, but I do hope we get a threshold, it is just unworkable.
I wonder if etsy charging VAT to UKers is some kind of tax fraud? I wonder too how much profit they'll make collecting little sums of money and holding it while it gains interest until they have to pay it.
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Post by zed on Jul 26, 2015 11:07:45 GMT
I don't understand why they have one half wit American answering all the questions, or avoiding the questions, I should say.
People who are VATMoss registered want to know how they can opt out or have proof-no response People want to know why they are paying fees on VAT etsy forwards to them, before taking it off them-no response They still think UK buyers have to pay VAT from UK sellers.
What are you thinking of doing, Lyn, leaving etsy, or leaving it as it is and hoping UKers buy from your site?
I probably have 1 UK and 1 EU buyer a year, but I don't want anyone getting fleeced and it was showing VAT to US customers too.
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Post by zed on Jul 26, 2015 10:59:34 GMT
I also think it'd be a less of a waste of your money to use the dyes on cellulose fibres, Maisie. Fabrics, threads and fibres like cotton, linen, bamboo, ramie, kapok, viscose, rose. You can use it on hemp and flax fibres, but I personally think they're nicer natural. Scroll down my page to have a look at the cellulose fibres I dyed recently: www.ipernity.com/doc/zedster01I did do some silk too, but it was quite pale. When dyeing wool locks I usually give them a wash in shampoo, but I have a lot of really greasey Gotland that is quite old too. Then soak in water with a splash of vinegar before dyeing.
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Post by zed on Jul 25, 2015 22:17:44 GMT
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Post by zed on Jul 25, 2015 22:14:52 GMT
It's ridiculous, isn't it? I actually agree with what they originally said, they are basically a venue, no different to a shopping centre or market hall, and we are the small businesses renting premises. I understand people don't want the hassle of doing the VAT themselves, but there are sites which are doing it properly, like you said, collecting the added VAT at point of sale. I got a reply from the woman 'Etsy is considered to be responsible for collecting VAT, so the UK threshold exempting some sellers from registering for VAT does not apply. As a result, UK buyers are required to pay VAT on applicable digital items purchased from shops based in the UK. Regarding your concerns about US customers seeing prices plus VAT, please contact our Support team so one of our Member Advisors can get more specific information from you. Thanks for sharing your concerns! Please go to this page to contact Support: www.etsy.com/help/contact' I double checked, and it hasn't changed UK to UK sales are exempt unless the business is VAT registered. They haven't answered the business to business question either.
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Post by zed on Jul 25, 2015 10:52:40 GMT
Sorry, I think I confused people, I was replying to Teri about aluminium tops. That was separate The fabric in the photo is just plain scrim hand dyed and twisted. It does have a slight sheen, but being hand dyed it isn't a 'flat' colour so the variations probably give the impression of more shine. there are a few silk threads over it too.
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Post by zed on Jul 25, 2015 10:48:45 GMT
Thanks for that Ann, it's good to know.
Yeah, all yours have VAT added for me too, Lyn. It'd be good to know what others see, whether the VAT is adjusted for their own country
I saw you direct buyers to your site Lyn, I'm going to see if I have enough hosting space on e-junkie to add my others.
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Post by zed on Jul 24, 2015 22:41:39 GMT
I don't understand all the 'Ooh, thank you so much, etsy' comments those announcements always get, it never warrants them. I'm sure they must be shills.
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Post by zed on Jul 24, 2015 21:10:48 GMT
It's showing price plus VAT to US customers
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Post by zed on Jul 24, 2015 19:54:47 GMT
Leonor told me of the update and I was about to post it, I should have known you'd have already posted, Lyn.
I created a new 'physical' listing for EU customers so I can email them the files, then noticed the added VAT to the digital listing. I posted in the announcement thread (they didn't approve one of mine last time, either). They are such idiots, how can you run a massive company like that and be so gormless and out of touch. And it doesn't help that they make every announcement sound like some dim wit wrote it. Though looking at her profile, she's a try hard hipster from New York.
Someone made a good point too about business to business, they haven't taken that into account. If I didn't sell so many tutorials to non EU customers, and so few to EU customers I'd be even more furious and seriously consider leaving.
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Post by zed on Jul 24, 2015 19:43:57 GMT
Teri, it's tops just like bamboo etc, but very fine aluminium, I think it was conductive or anti conductive, something like that. I've been making samples to take to makefest, just to kickstart ideas for people trying out wet felting, this is a close up of the scrim I used on one piece, I twisted it: Twisted blue scrim before felting par Zedster01, on ipernity and after felting: Twisted blue scrim after felting par Zedster01, on ipernity I'll upload the others to ipernity too
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Post by zed on Jul 23, 2015 10:40:47 GMT
Glad you got it sorted
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Post by zed on Jul 23, 2015 10:36:40 GMT
Nice pots, cuffs and stitching Teri, you can buy aluminium tops, I did look it up a while ago for suppliers here because 100g on etsy was a lot, but I couldn't work out if it was bulk ordering and then forgot about it
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Post by zed on Jul 22, 2015 10:45:53 GMT
What kind of stock? If it's supplies, I suppose you would calculate the cost of replacement, and I'd take that to mean a whole 100g of fibre if that's how it's sold, even if you only have 60g left, since you can't buy 60g.
For items for sale, I suppose it'd be the cost of reproducing them, so if you have priced an item at £50 it's assumed you've taken cost of supplies, time to make/profit etc in that. Whether you can also claim for the loss of an item, I don't know, maybe 'loss of earnings' while recreating stock is something for consideration as effectively you're using time to restock/replace too.
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