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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2465571, member: 77639&quot;]It&#039;s hard to know whether a dealer is paying the state sales tax on a transaction even if they indicate they&#039;re not collecting it from you.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing the CA Board of Equalization cares a lot more about getting their cut than whether the customers are told about it in a proper manner.&nbsp; You&#039;d have to compare a dealer&#039;s books to customers&#039; receipts (if provided) to know.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are advantages to cash transactions other than an increased chance to hide it from the authorities: no delays, no bounced checks, no credit card merchant fees, no credit card disputes, can get better deals when buying stock from other dealers, etc.&nbsp; Dealers are pretty savvy about sizing-up customers.&nbsp; Most prices are negotiable, and the quoted price for the goods may already include sales tax.&nbsp; If they can add it explicitly again to the final total, it&#039;s gravy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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