The ebay fees and the IRS wanting 20% is a killer. I am not a economic major or have a lot of business knowledge so I could be off with this stuff but.....
If you paid $50.00 for something several years ago and do not have a receipt and you want fair market value of $100.00. So you sell it on ebay for $100.00, lose about 13.3% to fees ($15.44). Then the 1099 to the IRS and they want their 20% ($20.00). So after the Sale of $100.00 and less fees and taxes, you net $64.56. Not much of a profit (14.56) if you ask me. I know the sample I gave is peanuts to most everyone but it is a lot to me. But this is the way it goes so I will continue with ebay.
Some sellers may be inflating their prices to compensate for this.
Last edited by philliesfan; 10-17-2023 at 02:51 PM.
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