QUESTION FOR EBAY SELLERS - Page 2

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@sugarbee wrote:
For the tax year 2022 I received a 1099 when I sold right at $3,000.

Strange thing for me this month. I have been selling and buying on ebay for over 20 years. In 2023 I did not sell at all on the site. This January I decided to start selling again. My item was placed in the correct category but did not appear as a sale in that category, which it always had in the past.

I called and spoke to a rep and he said after checking, "since I had not sold for a year that my items would not appear under the main category. It was visible under a secondary category. I must place an item a day for a month to be qualified. It was all down to competion."

I am going to call back and speak to anothr rep. Have any of you encountered this situation or know of a change?

@sugarbee

If you did call them back, what did they say? If you're unhappy with what the rep told you, ask to speak to their supervisor. I've learned that sometimes escalating your request solves things.

Personally, I'm not concerned that much with the category as I am with the search words used in the title of any auction.

When I'm listing something I've never sold before, I always do a search of the item and pay close attention to the search words in the titles.

However, maybe your situation is different.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

raising hand...dumb question here . so in order to sell on ebay. etsy etc. you then get a 1099. do you provide a SSN on their site? and is it encrypted?

i sold an item on ebay years ago and don't recall giving them my SSN.

i would like to try it again.

sugarbee · ‎08-30-2014

@Tinkrbl44I did call back and got another rep and another round of trying to get me to reduce the price which I had already done with the second attempt at selling, etc. etc. etc.

I did mention that I had used a previous template and had just edited as needed. He finally said start from scratch without a template and if it does not appear in two days in the proper category to call them back.

It used to be so simple for me to sell but not the case currently. Tomorrow evening I will do as the rep suggested. It is unbelieveable the suggestions they came up with out of thin air.

Just a tip to all who sell and it have worked for me in previous years. Place your item on Sunday evening around 8:00 p.m. This way you have the rest of Sunday evening, all through the week, and the entire following weekend for people to view and hopefully purchase. So many people visit the sites on weekends only.

Happy selling!

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@CatsyCline wrote:
raising hand...dumb question here . so in order to sell on ebay. etsy etc. you then get a 1099. do you provide a SSN on their site? and is it encrypted?

i sold an item on ebay years ago and don't recall giving them my SSN.

i would like to try it again.

@CatsyCline

I think that when you open an account on ebay the SS is part of the general sign-up information.

You can sell things and never receive a 1099 because the total $ of what you sold didn't meet that threshhold.

For 2023 if you had more than $20,000 in sales or more than 200 sales, you'd get a 1099. Looks like those stats will change for 2024, but until you're selling major stuff, you'll never have to deal with a 1099 and whatnot.

wnygrl585 · ‎05-09-2010

Only for a certain amount needs ti be declared

Estellee · ‎07-12-2011

@Tinkrbl44 Good information. I only buy on Ebay, have never sold.

Pecky · ‎03-10-2010

The IRS first said selling anything over $600 you would need a 1099 for taxes. This is down from $20,000 originally. This includes Poshmark, Ebay, Mercuri, payments with Paypal & Venmo. They really weren't sure how to proceed with it so they lowered this year to $5,000 threshold. They have said in 2025 the threshold will be $600. If you get close to the threshold they will ask for you ss#.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@CatsyCline wrote:
raising hand...dumb question here . so in order to sell on ebay. etsy etc. you then get a 1099. do you provide a SSN on their site? and is it encrypted?

i sold an item on ebay years ago and don't recall giving them my SSN.

i would like to try it again.

@CatsyCline

Go on ebay and look up your account and see what information is already there. You might have to update a few thing.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@CatsyCline wrote:
raising hand...dumb question here . so in order to sell on ebay. etsy etc. you then get a 1099. do you provide a SSN on their site? and is it encrypted?

i sold an item on ebay years ago and don't recall giving them my SSN.

i would like to try it again.

@CatsyCline

Go on ebay and look up your account and see what information is already there. You might have to update a few thing.

@Tinkrbl44 no field for SSN. so just need to set up a payment method, which expired ... was a paypal acct. i actually had bid on an item a while ago, but did not win the bid. the seller accepted CC payments

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@CatsyCline wrote:
@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@CatsyCline wrote:
raising hand...dumb question here . so in order to sell on ebay. etsy etc. you then get a 1099. do you provide a SSN on their site? and is it encrypted?

i sold an item on ebay years ago and don't recall giving them my SSN.

i would like to try it again.

@CatsyCline

Go on ebay and look up your account and see what information is already there. You might have to update a few thing.
@Tinkrbl44 no field for SSN. so just need to set up a payment method, which expired ... was a paypal acct. i actually had bid on an item a while ago, but did not win the bid. the seller accepted CC payments