Originally Posted by ogaugeguy:
Paul Edgar, don't place the blame on the Pa. Dept. of Revenue with that old and stale sales tax argument. Regarding the sales tax obstacle, place the blame for that situation where it squarely and rightfully belongs - on those TCA members who see themselves so privileged they feel they should not have to pay sales tax to the state for items they sell. If they were willing to pay their fair share, collecting sales tax would no longer be an obstacle keeping TCA from opening this event to the public. And BTW, not all those who sell in the member halls are only hobbyists culling their collections twice yearly. I could go down the list of members in that hall and find more a substantial number who indeed make their living the remaining 362 days of the year selling trains and some even own brick and mortar LH Shops!!! So why shouldn't they have to pay the piper [PA Dept. of Taxes and Revenue]?
The issue is the logistics of all the member hall sellers registering and becoming tax collectors for the state. The table sellers don't pay sales tax, you and I do.
Think of the York Meet as a "Tax Free Weekend."
Local, State and federal government gets too much tax as it is.
I don't want to pay any more tax than I have to and I use all legal means to minimize what I do pay.
If you want to pay more sales tax then total up your purchases, multiply by 6% and send it in yourself.
As for me I enjoy the York Meet just the way it is.
