Recently Suspended, Newbie Questions
Last night my wife, who has been an Ebay seller since 2002, received the dreaded indefinite suspension notice. She still has 100 percent positive feedback, but we suspect a half.com account that she had been using was the culprit. She was using the, new to her, account to sell her used textbooks and using their service to print shipping labels. Apparently, unlike Ebay, the tracking number was not automatically loaded for the customer to view, and the item was not getting marked as shipped, even though the package was generally being dropped in the mail the very same day. An otherwise 100% rating with Ebay didn't matter to the folks at Ebay, and they issued their final verdict last night.
Ebay is not our only income source, but it has been a helpful source of funds while she has been finishing her accounting degree, and we have been listing a large assortment of antiques that we inherited not long ago that have been selling quite well.
My initial thought was that I could continue listing the remainder of the stuff we had with my account, which I started in 1998; however, I suddenly figured that this probably will be suspended sooner or later since, even though it does not use the same bank, does have an account that we jointly hold. I also suspect that another account that I have started for my minor son, in my name, will also get the axe. All in all a pretty crappy day.
I found this site during a long sleepless night, and do have a few questions. It seems the book sold here is the one to have . We do need the money. I am also worried about how to declare the taxable income if it comes to that. I have looked at Etsy, but I do not think we can do as well on that site with the stuff that we have to sell.
Sorry if I am rambling, it just was a lot to take in. Any thoughts, experiences, you can provide would be most appreciated. I am gathering from popular opinion that I should go ahead and order the book.
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