Doesn't sound like the job is all that great. The value of the items is what is on the 1099, unfortunately. I would deduct anything that was defective by creating an expense for 'defective merchandise' and deducting the value of those items there. But anything that isn't defective you're sort of stuck with.
Make sure you're deducting all of your expenses though. Internet costs and whatnot.
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