KMM696
NES Member
Was messing around on Gunbroker, and discovered this 1% fee tucked in with the sales tax in their checkout system.
Compliance Fee
Last updated 13 days ago - and a sneaky spot to put it. If your state is one of the ones they charge sales tax for, it might just go unnoticed. They could have just called it the buyers premium it is.
I'm not sure what their additional costs might be, and don't really care one way or the other. I did find it just a little bit shady to hide it in with sales tax on their checkout system, perhaps they assumed that their average customer wasn't used to how auctions not on Ebay work. I have no intention of stopping using them, it's a great source for weird stuff, but an FYI for everyone who hasn't noticed that added fee.
Compliance Fee
What is the Compliance Fee?
The Compliance Fee is a fee assessed by GunBroker.com and added to the price of the Item at the time of purchase. The U.S. states have been very active in passing new laws applicable to GunBroker.com, including in the areas of taxation, privacy and firearms. These laws have increased the compliance costs of GunBroker.com substantially.
The compliance fee is currently 1% of the purchase price of the item.
Last updated 13 days ago - and a sneaky spot to put it. If your state is one of the ones they charge sales tax for, it might just go unnoticed. They could have just called it the buyers premium it is.
I'm not sure what their additional costs might be, and don't really care one way or the other. I did find it just a little bit shady to hide it in with sales tax on their checkout system, perhaps they assumed that their average customer wasn't used to how auctions not on Ebay work. I have no intention of stopping using them, it's a great source for weird stuff, but an FYI for everyone who hasn't noticed that added fee.