Gun Shop Antics

[cls12vg30]

Gun shows are also great for hearing things that make you go

At the show I went to a couple weeks ago, there was a guy about my age standing by a table inspecting a group of Hi-point pistols. Knowing a thing or two about getting armed on a tight budget, I thought I might be able to offer him some advice, so I greeted him with something creative like, "Lookin at the Hi-Points, huh?"
"Yeah," he replied, "I'm looking to upgrade." (Upgrade TO a Hi-Point? )
"Oh, really? What do you have now." (I knew what was coming.)
"It's a Jennings." (Dammit I hate being right.)

I made a bit of a coughing sound and said, as diplomatically as I could, "Yeah I'd want to upgrade, too." Then I continued, "Well believe me, if you're on a budget, you need to look over there at the Makarovs and other Eastern Bloc stuff. They cost no more than these Hi-Points, and they're a lot better guns, more reliable and they'll last a lot longer." I pointed him toward the vendor where I had purchased a Bulgarian Mak for $149. He headed that way, quite excited.

 

[Daniel T]

Sorry, but you are wrong there also. Sales tax is charged on the sale price of the item. Period. What you receive on the trade-in comes off your total but has no effect on the tax.

I'm gonna have to echo YodaVader here, but this is not the case in many parts of the country. In Texas, when you trade in a car, you only pay tax on the difference as well.

Think about it. If you had to pay tax on the full price, no matter what the trade-in value, then the person taking the trade-in should have to pay tax to you on it as well.

 

[PBIR]

Think about it. If you had to pay tax on the full price, no matter what the trade-in value, then the person taking the trade-in should have to pay tax to you on it as well.

Negative, a private citizen doesn't collect and remit sales tax when he sells his possessions. The tax was paid on it when it was purchased new.

 

[FPrice]

Daniel T...

"In Texas, when you trade in a car, you only pay tax on the difference as well."

Hmmm, one more reason to move to Texas from Taxachusetts I guess.