Vanessa A
Expert Alumni

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You are correct.  If these are personal items, you cannot go below $0.  However, if you did not actually sell the item, then you would not want to enter the total cost of goods. When I go through and enter $0 for Cost Basis, it does allow me to proceed. You should be able to enter $0 because there are times, when a person truly has no basis, such as they found it along the road. 

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