I have been a private seller since 2004, gradually selling off personal collections and other items which do not interest me nowadays or I do not use any more.
Three main questions:
1. I have become confused by the request for a NI number, backed up by Ebay with the information that it was because I received over £1750 and had more than 30 transactions in the year (presumably Jan-Dec 1924, not the tax year), as opposed to their statement "You haven't received a digital sales report yet." They also imply elsewhere that if you have not received a Digital sales report it is because you do not meet the reporting threshold. I have no detail of the actual sales information given to HMRC to be able to check it.
2. I have downloaded a Financial Statement for each month from Jan 24 to Feb 25. The figures quoted show a receipt for each item made up of item cost and postage. Ebay say they show as a deducted cost any postage label issued under Simple Delivery but no mention of my own organised postage costs. If they are not excluded from income I would seem to have received more money than I actually have as postage cost is included in the figures.
3. When I received the red banner notification to give my NI number it contained the veiled threat that if I did not comply "Your account may be subject to payout holds or selling checks". After a week when I had not given the number I was interested to be told I needed to reconfirm all my details immediately or I would not be able to access my account or any money held by Ebay. I reluctantly entered my number and like magic my account returned to normal use.
Has anyone experienced any of the above? I should be grateful for a reply, especially about my own organised postage costs possibly being shown on a report to HMRC as income.
Thanks for reading this.
