"Corrie" wrote in message

Generally, you only pay state sales tax on mailorder transactions if
you're a resident of the state.



Actually the merchant only has to collect the sales tax if they have a
presence in the state of the buyer. That doesn't mean it isn't owed. Many
states are getting tired of their income flow being cut by all the mail
order services out there and have started charging use tax on mail ordered
items that they identify.

To this point they are having a hard time making that identification.