Yes it has always been the responsibility of the buyer to pay the use tax, but since states didn't want or couldn't get there citizens ( who get to vote for their representatives ) they shifted the burden and cost of doing so to out of state companies when they got the Supremes to overturn Quill. By the way now that they are at the trough they are trying to get these companies for business taxes, escheat and anything else they can think of. It's truly the dream of politicians, sucking money from people who can't vote for them. One guess as to how this plays out.
I Will Never Buy from an LBS Again
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ChezCheese:)
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Rebranded as alia.link now....
erider_61
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In my case only 1 LBS in a town of 8,000 and no ebikes for sale and not interested in servicing them. So after 8 months of research bought a Voltbike Bravo online from a Canadian company many provinces away. Other than the delay in delivery this ebike has been everything I wanted. I knew going in it would be on me for service and maintenance. Am fine with that as the LBS even refused to repair a rear flat as they "Dont work on ebikes"
My state happens to be California. In 2015, local and state governments were in $1.3 trillion debt. I know that $200 in sales tax will be sorely missed.
Housing costs are astronomical here in California because everyone needs to come here for the jobs, which do NOT provide them a living wage. So I am thrilled to shop online in Plano Texas or Madison Wisconsin to create jobs there. In places like that, young people can afford to buy homes and start families. America needs places like that to be healthy and thriving.
tomjasz
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Yours?
tomjasz
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Yikes! Reminds me of a Yamaha dealer that charged by the hour but wouldn't change a tire on my Vespa because, "it takes twice as long." WTH?
ChezCheese:)
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Yes, it is. One of these days I'm going to write a post about my electric bike, too.
Bobsiii
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Had a slightly different experience. I bought my bike from a local dealer; it wasn't the greatest of experiences. Gave me a 36v charger for my 48v bike, twice brought bike in for minor maint that was only partially done, head of Svc was ex motorcycle mech not even bike. They moved far away so I got ahold of Magnum after I found a new LBS that sells/services bikes and they were fine with using them for any warranty work that comes up.
I had a tuneup at both old and new LBS and there was no comparison. Didn't notice much diff at old store, new one was like I bought a new bike, tighter and more nimble. I think the old place was all about selling bikes, svc was almost an afterthought. Old place more than willing to sell me accessories at full marked up price, new one got me a gently used Thudbuster for 1/2 price. Entirely different attitude.
My lesson - not all LBS are the same, find a good one and hope they stick around is the best you can do if, like me, you're not mech minded.
I had a tuneup at both old and new LBS and there was no comparison. Didn't notice much diff at old store, new one was like I bought a new bike, tighter and more nimble. I think the old place was all about selling bikes, svc was almost an afterthought. Old place more than willing to sell me accessories at full marked up price, new one got me a gently used Thudbuster for 1/2 price. Entirely different attitude.
My lesson - not all LBS are the same, find a good one and hope they stick around is the best you can do if, like me, you're not mech minded.
tomjasz
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That's for sure. Just had someone take a battery to an LBS with a battery test device. They were clueless and gave the fella a useless and completely barfed up report.
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