Voices: I’m selling my entire flat on eBay – and even HMRC won’t stop me Without the support of my father, who passed away last year, I turned to online marketplaces to make a little extra cash – and now I’m on a roll, writes Charlotte Cripps.
Annoyingly, in a major shake-up this week, funds earned from eBay sales will not be paid as soon as an item is sold, but will now be delayed until the item has been delivered, as is the case with Vinted.
Under brand new guidelines, platforms like eBay and Vinted have to tell HMRC if you make more than £1,700 in a year, or complete 30 transactions in one calendar year.
It’s not uncommon for me to be spotted carrying things like a huge Chico Next2Me crib that I’ve wrapped up in a few black bin liners – and frantically finding the QR code on my email to get the postage label while I’m double parked outside a shop.
eBay told me to report him for “misusing the eBay Money Back Guarantee” – or else I could get negative feedback.
