doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Did we make Cabela's mad?

John, Delaware also has no tax on most items. People flock there from neighboring states to purchase some large dollar items, and whatever, tax free. On the one road leading into Delaware, there is a banner going across the road stating "Welcome to Delaware, Home of the Tax Free Shopping."
I believe how Delaware complied with this issue was that as a non resident of Delaware, you are supposed to report the items monetary worth when doing your income tax. No one does, but they covered themselves.

Could you shed a little light on the employee criminal episode at the gun library? I was not aware of the case and I frequent a number of them.

I Googled this up:

http://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_22ecb481-4b2f-5f5f-9564-604ab7cc8ed2.html

Best,

Mike

Yikes. Hammond is one of the stores I've dealt with, but not until very recently. Thanks very much for the link. I guess that store has really been sterilized by now.

I live in PA but close to Delaware and they charged me PA sales tax on a purchse that I had sent to a Delaware FFL.(PA & Delaware have over the counter recipricity for long guns). They said that they had to because that was where my credit card was from. I really the wanted the gun so I ate it but it sure rubbed me the wrong way.

ROMAC--I think you got robbed on the sales tax. If you had a gun shipped in to a Delaware FFL from out of state, I'm sure no tax is due. The reciprocity you speak of has to do with Pa and DE residents being able to buy firearms in both states. It has nothing to do with collecting out of state sales tax. Do you really believe they remitted your tax money to Harrisburg? If you have a gun shipped in to Pa. from out of state--you pay no sales tax unless it's from a store that has a business presence in your state--like Cabela's!! If it's coming from a private seller--NO tax is due on that deal either. Now--most states want you to declare purchases made out of state on your state income tax forms and pay the tax. That deal is up to you. I think you were hosed!!

I'm telling you their policy was that my credit card was for PA, and they have the Hamburg store so they were charging me sales tax regardless of where it was shipped to. And they did.

OK--it's a Cabelas gun. I understand. Would they charge you tax if you purchased a gun from me and I shipped it to DE?

There is very large gun store right over the border in Maine that will, for NH residents,after paying for the gun in the store,drive it over the bridge to a small office they keep and do the paper work there.The NH residents then avoid the sales tax !

If you have a gun shipped there is no sales tax, most big auction houses know this some others have to be reminded.

Bill I know when I order a gun from an out-of-state Cabelas they charge me Texas sales tax and they state it is because Texas law requires it since they have stores in Texas.

If I bought a gun from you and you shipped it to me I would not have to pay sales tax.

Best,

Mike