If I recall Blockbuster and Hollywood Video have deals with the studio to share revenue on titles as a way to get more copies of the hot new releases. They get a better price on the stock and share a portion of the revenue. I believe the studios also get a cut of the revenue from the previously viewed sale of the stock as well. They can also control the price the previously viewed movies are sold at. They want them as high as possible to not diminish the value of the DVD.
Here's an interesting question. What if your state has a lower sales tax. Will they refund you the difference..... I would not hold my breath waiting for a check.
Target and others have a brick and mortar presence in most states and thus must colelct sales tax. Amazon does not, so they are not required to colelct sales tax in most states. I am not sure if it still true, but they used to pay the sales tax for orders in states where they have a presence as a way to not charge any customers sales tax.
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If I recall Blockbuster and Hollywood Video have deals with the studio to share revenue on titles as a way to get more copies of the hot new releases. They get a better price on the stock and share a portion of the revenue. I believe the studios also get a cut of the revenue from the previously viewed sale of the stock as well. They can also control the price the previously viewed movies are sold at. They want them as high as possible to not diminish the value of the DVD.
Re: Re: (as HomerJ)
Here's an interesting question. What if your state has a lower sales tax. Will they refund you the difference..... I would not hold my breath waiting for a check.
Re: Re: Re: backfire (as HomerJ)
Target and others have a brick and mortar presence in most states and thus must colelct sales tax. Amazon does not, so they are not required to colelct sales tax in most states. I am not sure if it still true, but they used to pay the sales tax for orders in states where they have a presence as a way to not charge any customers sales tax.