Looking for good online vendor, not in CA

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John Blaustein

I'm about to put together a PC and will buy everything online -- ASUS MoBo,
RAM, CPU, case, etc.

I live in California, and while I've ordered from newegg.com in the past
with great success, I'd like to avoid CA sales tax on this larger purchase.

Based on personal experience, can anyone recommend their online vendor for
good prices and good service?

Thanks.

John
 
I'm about to put together a PC and will buy everything online -- ASUS
MoBo, RAM, CPU, case, etc.

I live in California, and while I've ordered from newegg.com in the
past with great success, I'd like to avoid CA sales tax on this larger
purchase.

Based on personal experience, can anyone recommend their online vendor
for good prices and good service?

Thanks.

John
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You're in the same boat as me. I recently used www.directron.com out of
Texas to purchase new system components. Mobo, CPU, and PSU arrived a week
to the day from order. Video card will arrive tomorrow, a day shy of one
week from order. Good prices and many items are listed with free shipping,
some not.

I got burned on the sales tax ordering the memory direct from Crucial. I
figured they're in Idaho, no tax. Wrong, They have sales offices in 32
states and so charge tax for those states. Not Crucial's fault. I still
got the mem from them. Very fast, free 2nd day FedEx.
 
John said:
I'm about to put together a PC and will buy everything online -- ASUS MoBo,
RAM, CPU, case, etc.

I live in California, and while I've ordered from newegg.com in the past
with great success, I'd like to avoid CA sales tax on this larger purchase.

Based on personal experience, can anyone recommend their online vendor for
good prices and good service?

Thanks.

John
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You live in California but don't want to pay the measly
7.5 - 8.25%? Then you don't need the services, present or
future, that the State of California provide you. Move to
another state with no sales tax. There are already too
many tax dodgers and non-payors in California who utilize
these services, ranging from health to education, etc.,
while also shifting the burden on to those that do.
 
I'm in the same boat, live in CA and the large purcheses from newegg hurt a
bit. I go through monarchcomputer.com.

The prices arent quite as good as newegg but no sales tax and they're pretty
quick on delivery. Also pretty decent shipping charges. They also have an
online forum where you can talk with their techs and other customers.
 
Ghostrider,

Your point is well taken. There is a big difference, however, between tax
avoidance and tax evasion -- the former is illegal and the latter isn't. I
am neither a "tax dodger" nor a "non-payer."

I certainly didn't mean to open up any can of worms with my post, so how
about we all drop it and I'll do my own online research and decide where to
shop.

John
 
Phantom said:
John Blaustein wrote


You're in the same boat as me. I recently used www.directron.com out of
Texas to purchase new system components. Mobo, CPU, and PSU arrived a week
to the day from order. Video card will arrive tomorrow, a day shy of one
week from order. Good prices and many items are listed with free shipping,
some not.
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I had a bad experience with directron.com They sent me a cdrom drive
that never worked right. They also sent screws that were too big to
secure the drive to my case. Trying to talk to a human after numerous
emails proved to be impossible.

I've never purchased from them again. Sometimes paying sales tax is
the easiest way out.

-= https://home.comcast.net/~d.j.go/ =-
 
| |
| > I'm about to put together a PC and will buy everything online --
ASUS
| > MoBo, RAM, CPU, case, etc.
| >
| > I live in California, and while I've ordered from newegg.com in
the
| > past with great success, I'd like to avoid CA sales tax on this
larger
| > purchase.
| >
| > Based on personal experience, can anyone recommend their online
vendor
| > for good prices and good service?
| >
| > Thanks.
| >
| > John
| >
|
| You're in the same boat as me. I recently used www.directron.com
out of
| Texas to purchase new system components. Mobo, CPU, and PSU arrived
a week
| to the day from order. Video card will arrive tomorrow, a day shy
of one
| week from order. Good prices and many items are listed with free
shipping,
| some not.
|
| I got burned on the sales tax ordering the memory direct from
Crucial. I
| figured they're in Idaho, no tax. Wrong, They have sales offices
in 32
| states and so charge tax for those states. Not Crucial's fault. I
still
| got the mem from them. Very fast, free 2nd day FedEx.
|
| --
|
| Pat
|


Heh, even when I faxed Crucial a copy of my retail merchant
certificate they still charged me sales tax.
 
Try these, I've purchased from all of them w/o problems:

www.tigerdirect.com Tigerdirect (Florida)
www.tcwo.com Thomson computer warehouse (florida, good shipping
prices)
www.axiontech.com
www.kdcomputers.com (good outfit, but limited selection, Illinois)


--
Best regards,
Kyle

| Ghostrider,
|
| Your point is well taken. There is a big difference, however,
between tax
| avoidance and tax evasion -- the former is illegal and the latter
isn't. I
| am neither a "tax dodger" nor a "non-payer."
|
| I certainly didn't mean to open up any can of worms with my post, so
how
| about we all drop it and I'll do my own online research and decide
where to
| shop.
|
| John
|
|
| | >
| > John Blaustein wrote:
| >
| > > I'm about to put together a PC and will buy everything online --
ASUS
| MoBo,
| > > RAM, CPU, case, etc.
| > >
| > > I live in California, and while I've ordered from newegg.com in
the past
| > > with great success, I'd like to avoid CA sales tax on this
larger
| purchase.
| > >
| > > Based on personal experience, can anyone recommend their online
vendor
| for
| > > good prices and good service?
| > >
| > > Thanks.
| > >
| > > John
| >
| >
| > You live in California but don't want to pay the measly
| > 7.5 - 8.25%? Then you don't need the services, present or
| > future, that the State of California provide you. Move to
| > another state with no sales tax. There are already too
| > many tax dodgers and non-payors in California who utilize
| > these services, ranging from health to education, etc.,
| > while also shifting the burden on to those that do.
| >
|
|
 
Ghostrider,

Your point is well taken. There is a big difference, however, between tax
avoidance and tax evasion -- the former is illegal and the latter isn't. I
am neither a "tax dodger" nor a "non-payer."

I certainly didn't mean to open up any can of worms with my post, so how
about we all drop it and I'll do my own online research and decide where to
shop.

John
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When I did my taxes this past year, turbo tax had a new category for
the state of calif to demand payment for the taxes you owe for out of
state internet purchases.

Another instance of 1984/big brother catching up to us. I suppose
with the right software, they will be able to hunt you down in a while
if not already.

I recommend NewEgg.com, nice website, good service.

I'd move out of calif if I knew of a decent place to go ;)

Way too expensive here.
 
eddy...

Actually, I ended up ordering my new PC components from newegg after all...
even with the sales tax. Their prices and service are worth the extra few
bucks.

I agree with your thoughts about California and the cost of living. But
where to go?

John
 
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