# Ebay income and taxes

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/ebay-income-and-taxes/2639>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 15, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/ebay-income-and-taxes/2639 "2023-04-15T16:03:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![AustinBonds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@AustinBonds](https://community.clark.com/u/AustinBonds)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/ebay-income-and-taxes/2639/1 "2023-04-15T16:03:43Z")

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I have a lot of things I want to sell on Ebay but have no receipts because the items were purchased a long time ago. How is Ebay income treated tax-wise? Can I just increase my 401k contribution amounts to defray the Ebay income and just kick the tax can down the road another few decades? That is what I think I will have to do. I’ll get the income from Ebay sales but delay taxes for a while.

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**Author:** ![butler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@butler](https://community.clark.com/u/butler)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/ebay-income-and-taxes/2639/3 "2024-11-01T14:56:51Z")

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I know someone that sells sports cards on eBay and they have not received a 1099. No reason to report income if there is no 1099.