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Old 29 August 2010, 12:02 AM   #1
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Icon5 anyone have to play the mail your rolex game

I was dealing with a non ad dealer from another state who said if i walk into his store and buy a rolex and wear it out of his store he would have to charge tax but if he mailed it to my home then i wouldnt have to pay tax. i didnt feel comfortable mailing my rolex so i payed the extra 400 bucks to wear it out of the store. Anyone else ever run into this?
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Old 29 August 2010, 12:03 AM   #2
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Otherwise it is tax fraud. Some ADs are stricter about this than others.
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Old 29 August 2010, 12:04 AM   #3
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p.s he collected tax on me , so which state gets the tax my home state or his?
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Old 29 August 2010, 12:09 AM   #4
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p.s he collected tax on me , so which state gets the tax my home state or his?
The state you bought it in... (And I don't mean the state of excitement or compulsion!)
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Old 29 August 2010, 12:23 AM   #5
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I just purchased a SS Sub last Saturday. I saved 10% by buying with cash and shipping the watch back to St. Louis to my parents. My parents shipped it back to me as soon as they received it. In all, I saved about $500. I figure if I use the same "strategy", my 10th Rolex will be free...........................

I had the same reservations as you did but everything worked just fine for me.

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Old 29 August 2010, 12:33 AM   #6
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I just purchased a SS Sub last Saturday. I saved 10% by buying with cash and shipping the watch back to St. Louis to my parents. My parents shipped it back to me as soon as they received it. In all, I saved about $500. I figure if I use the same "strategy", my 10th Rolex will be free...........................

I had the same reservations as you did but everything worked just fine for me.

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In your case you are to pay the sales tax to the state you live in.
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Old 29 August 2010, 12:44 AM   #7
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It's a no brainer in my book- keep the $$ in your pocket
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Old 29 August 2010, 12:46 AM   #8
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Some AD will let you wear the watch out of the store and mail the box to your or another state to save you the tax. True, not all AD will do that!
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Old 29 August 2010, 01:05 AM   #9
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My Dealer, who is an Authentic AD, will mail it out of state.... they will not let you wear it...
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Old 29 August 2010, 01:28 AM   #10
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My Dealer, who is an Authentic AD, will mail it out of state.... they will not let you wear it...
Same thing with mine.
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Old 29 August 2010, 01:31 AM   #11
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B & L in Maui would ship (for free) the watch home saving you the tax (4.16%).
I have asked if they could ship the box only, but they would not do it.
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Old 29 August 2010, 07:19 AM   #12
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I dont mind paying shipping instead of tax..esp on a Rolex purchase! Tax is roughly $400 on a $5000 watch and overnight shipping is about $50. I have had many watches mailed(overnite)to me!
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Old 29 August 2010, 07:27 AM   #13
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Two years ago in Hawaii, an AD offered to send just the box back to to my home to save the tax....but there was no additional discount, so I passed.
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Old 29 August 2010, 07:34 AM   #14
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I was dealing with a non ad dealer from another state who said if i walk into his store and buy a rolex and wear it out of his store he would have to charge tax but if he mailed it to my home then i wouldnt have to pay tax. i didnt feel comfortable mailing my rolex so i payed the extra 400 bucks to wear it out of the store. Anyone else ever run into this?
Sounds right! If purchasing from out of state, DL verified, this proves to be a benefit!
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Old 29 August 2010, 07:38 AM   #15
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I had a deal in Knoxville, TN that fell through because I thought this was strange. Looking back, the AD was trying to save me money. It was for a new GMTII that I wish I had bought. Huge discount at the time.
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Old 29 August 2010, 08:02 AM   #16
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I'll take the tax savings any day of the week.
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