eBay Camera category clearly illustrates how VAT Evading NETPs have taken over eBay.co.uk.
Camera Market Share
Top 10 sellers of cameras on eBay.co.uk :
| User | Montly Camera Sales | Total Annual Sales of All Products | Country | UK Stock | VAT Number | |
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| #1 | britishdeals | £521,472 | £6,963,324 |  |
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| #2 | getitdigital | £324,081 | £5,408,940 | |
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| #3 | photodirect | £240,815 | £9,025,109 |  FAKE |
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| #4 | man_int_ltd | £155,160 | £2,540,592 | |
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| #5 | tronixltd | £153,843 | £3,387,480 | |
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| #6 | dealz4days86 | £123,595 | £4,481,736 | FAKE |
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| #7 | argos | £119,129 | £31,495,656 | |
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| #8 | uk_directsell | £115,131 | £1,547,664 |  |
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| #9 | simply_savings | £111,155 | £2,932,056 | |
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| #10 | sportsgearinternational | £110,936 | £1,469,868 | FAKE |
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| Total Sales: | £1,975,317 | £69,252,425 |
Secret Shopping
We sent emails asking for a VAT receipt to the 8 sellers who didn’t display VAT numbers. 7 of the sellers confirmed they could not provide VAT receipts. Only one seller “man_int_ltd” said they could provide a VAT receipt.
The 7 VAT evading sellers are making sales of nearly £32 million between them.
It is little wonder that High St camera shops such as Jessops go bankrupt. How on earth is a VAT registered business going to compete on price when 7 out of 10 of the top seller of cameras on eBay are VAT evaders.
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