But now they report any income over $600 (I believe) on ebay to IRS

Most swap meets I've seen are anywhere from $40-$90 for a space and that's a one time fee. The 13.9% ebay fee is on every single part sold. So a part that is $400 total with shipping means they're taking out $55.60 on that sale alone. 7 equivalent sales easily breaks that $350 mark. And I've heard they're now reporting anything over $350 to the IRS.

So the Mopar Nats $95 preregister $115 at the time of the show for a 10'x25' spot. You need two spots one for the vehicle and one to sell from, $180-$230.

For me it's 972 miles, 15 hours driving 100 gallons of fuel to the Nationals. So selling $5000 of parts you are at 10% not to mention hotels etc.

Bottom line it cost money to make money and the eBay IRS is held off until 2024. So be thankful you didn't pay taxes from the beginning of eBay.

If you file sole proprietor on the eBay parts business you can write off the 972 miles and shipping etc.

the IRS 600.00 reporting limit was bypassed this year (for 2022 transactions) as the IRS didn't have the manpower to handle it. Not sure what this year will bring but wish I did as I have few things I'd like to sell but I'm not giving them a reason to add to my CPA's bill. I've been using C/L and FBM a little at a time with reasonable success. I have a butt load of mixed make parts that will be going to a swap meet when I get the time. Also have Mopar stuff but I have to find the time to list it here and elsewhere. That's a PITA itself.

I’d sell it as one big lot, here on Moparts…

Yeah thats just shy of never gonna happen. do what i did, take it all to a swap meet and fire sale the stuff and then whats left find a guy around or next to you that will take the rest for free, that way you can wash your hands of it all and not have to unload the crap back onto the shelves when you get home.

WHY I STARTED SELLING IT ALL WHEN I RETIRED IN 2010...TOOK 13 YRS AND I AM DOWN TO A PICKUP BED FULL OR SO LEFT..

EBAY AND FACEBOOK IS THE ONLY PLACES I HAVE SOLD ANYTHING THE LAST 5 YRS OR SO... DONE WITH CARS

GONNA ENJOY MY 2 I HAVE LEFT..NO MORE RESTORATIONS, NO MORE BUYING CARS...SO NICE TOO

So I presold $1800 for the Pate Swap Meet this week, bought another $750 and sold 90% and took a set of headers and some smalls home. Stayed two days one night and cost me around $250 about 10% of my profit.

Not bad. 13.9% of the $1800 alone would have been $250.20 on ebay + 13.9% of whatever the shipping would have been, then costs of all the boxes, wrapping material, and multiple trips to USPS/UPS. Also the added bonus of being able to hunt down other deals on the low and get part in hand either same day or next and resell. I'd still say swap meets are the best places these days.

i got to thinking hard about this the other day, and i have come to the conclusion it's time for me to bail on selling "stuff".
i got to looking at all the boxes and packing material i have gathered over all these years, and the space this takes up, and i think i'm done.
shipping is outrageous, e-bag is a ripoff, and when i figure in all my effort to box up, [which i take great care to insure no damage occurs] i figure i might just as well toss everything, as in the end, i have WAY more effort in the deal than it's worth.
i think most know i never toss ANYTHING, but as much as it pains me, [growing up around depression era aunts and uncles instilled in me the "that could be used for something someday, so i better keep it....." mentality] i think mr. scrap man is going to get quite a few visits coming up.
as my one good buddy goes to carlisle every year, i will probably have him take a few things to "fire sale" dump, and i may take a few pictures and list here for carlisle pickup, but that's it.
i started to toss shipping supplies the other day, and what a workout THAT was ! mr. garbage man will be pi$$ed at me for at least a couple of weeks, as i will be crowding my limit for the weekly pickup.
then there are the BOXES of used wiring harnesses................[and to think of all the times they have come in handy for repairing a harness without resorting to butchery.....]

Just curious,
if an ebay seller sold a old, used $100 radio on eBay, plus $15 shipping
approximately how much would eBay take from the seller?

Generally.... $100 for the sold price, $15 for shipping and assume sales tax collected by eBay another $10. eBay calculates the total GROSS price (this is the amount reported as income, also) as $125, and this is the amount eBay bases their fees on, about 13.5%.

Sales tax is collected from the buyer. It has no effect on what the seller recieves.

"Sales tax is collected from the buyer. It has no effect on what the seller receives"

Sales tax IS collected from the buyer, BUT eBay includes the sales tax in the total amount received as payment and recorded as the sellers gross income (in the example above, the $125 amount), and the tax is subject to the 13.5% eBay fee to the seller.

The heck with ebay & facebook, you can always use MySpace to sell stuff.