# Sales tax when selling a used car to another?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sales-tax-when-selling-a-used-car-to-another/358221>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 25, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sales-tax-when-selling-a-used-car-to-another/358221 "2006-05-25T18:37:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 29, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sales-tax-when-selling-a-used-car-to-another/358221/21 "2006-05-29T20:16:18Z")

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[QUOTE=DrDeth]  
In CA, the rule is hard to find, but if I remeber correctly, you’re allowed to have two garage sales a year, each for a limited period.  
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This was a group that had two big garage sales each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. The garage sales spread out over three adjascent front yards. The CA state government declared it too big to be a “garage sale” and insisted they collect sales tax.

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