EBay & The Taxman

I added a post to the blog some time ago on declaring any earnings you make on eBay, Amazon or even just selling at the local car boot sale.

I found this story in a local paper about and eBay seller that thought he could cheat the system. Wrong answer Taxman and his buddy Vatman are really good at finding dodgers. If your buying and selling on eBay for a profit its very easy and simple. Register your business with Revenue & Customs,  they will even help you complete the forms. Then keep up to date accounts of your earnings and pay any Tax & Vat due.

DeLorean DMC-12 Back To The Future Time Machine For Sale On eBay

Although this wasn't the car used on the film it is an officially licensed product by NBC - Uninversal and comes with all the correct paperwork. The vehicle has also been signed by most of the film's cast and crew,  including the guy who designed original movie car. The bidding currently stands at $50,500.00 its ends in a few hours so you better be quick if you fancy it.

Sellers On eBay Cash in On The Pokemon Go Craze

I'm really not a big lover of Pokemon Go. It appears in the short term at least to be sending otherwise intelligent grown adults into fits of excitment as they scream "there's a Pikachu nearby!".

I found about this game when my 14 year son came downstairs still in dressed in his night clothes holding his smart phone like he was tracking something. He said "I'm going outside, I won't be long" I asked my wife if he'd got the part of Captain Oates in the school play. He came back a few minutes later saying he'd found a Weedle and went back upstairs. I looked at wife and said "what's going on". She said "its a game they're all playing". On a positive note I suppose it gets him outside and a dollop of exercise, sort of.

On the back of this latest phenomenon sales of Pokemon related items have gone through the roof with a sale on eBay every 12 seconds.  Some people have even sold their Pokemon go accounts for some quite substantial amounts of money. So if you have anything Pokemon laid about I would suggest you get it on eBay pretty sharpish, I really can't see this latest fad being about too long.

Fox business picked up on this story you can read it HERE.

Police Get Involved Over The Sale of Three Dinky Cars!!

These sort of stories never cease to amaze me. It was originally wrote in the Daily Mail. If you want to read the full story its HERE

Great Video on How eBay's Search Priorities Auctions.

Although it's now three year old this video is a great example of what you need to do to your auction to get it moved up the results. Listening to the lecture right the way though is tough going. However  if you stick with it there are some real gold nuggets in there.

$8000.00 A Month Selling Used Phone, Laptop & Tablet Cases.

I love stories like this. There is so many people buying online and returning items that they don't want that there is a huge market buying and selling many of the returns.

When companies get the returns back for what ever reason they usually sell them off  in lots which can be purchased cheaply by anyone. This is a story of an entrepenuer who has found himself a fairly big slice of the action. He buys these lots breaks and then breaks them all down and sells them individually using eBay. The best bit is he makes around $8000.00 a month for his efforts. Not bad for stuff that would have once ended up in the bin.You can read the full story  HERE

One of The Funniest Most Honest eBay Item descriptions I've Ever Read

This is one of the most honest descriptions of an old, bright yellow Nissan Micra I've ever read. The car has SOLD aswell, proving honesty is always the best policy. However what the seller has done is to add a good dollop of humour into the listing, which includes how his day is going while he's writing the description. He's also taken a good clear photo of the car, which the vehicle looks pretty good in. If you want a laugh you can read it HERE

Pieces of Material From Christo’s Floating Piers In Northern Italy for Sale on eBay

I found this article about Christo's Floating Piers in Northern Italy. The story and photo's went viral on Instagram and during the sixteen days the attraction was open it was visited by an estimated 1.2 million people. The local police said the true figure was even higher.

Some of the golden material that covered the pier has found its way on to eBay (no surprise there.) The price is a bit of a surprise through, 1000.00 euros is the opening bid which is about £840.00. There are no bids at the moment and with only fours to go I doubt its going to sell. This is the Auction if your interested. Building the floating piers was a pretty big task, I found this video showing the construction.  It's now all being dismantled, an amazing story.

Angelyne 2008 Corvette Sold on eBay $14,100

Angelyne has sold her 2008 Corvette on eBay.com it managed to bring $14,100 which for me is a pretty good deal considering a private purchase can be upto $15,000 for a similar age and milage auto. This one is pretty pink which may have affected the price. However the car has a pretty good celeb pedigree and has been seen on TV and in films. The Corvette is also set to be in Jame's Franco's "Masterpiece."

 Not the best video of the celeb "socialite" but you can see the car pretty well. For my Two penny's worth, great car but it desperatley needs a respray with a diffrent colour. You can see the closed Auction HERE