iorhz
New Member

I'm reporting income on sold eBay items I made a profit on. When reporting expenses, can I include shipping costs for used items that I sold for less than I purchased?

Some items I sold I made money on (more than what it cost to get the item), but others I sold for less (e.g. reselling video games). I understand I only should report the income made on the items where I made an actual profit (first scenario). For the resold video games, can I use those shipping costs as deductions on my return even though I'm not reporting the video games themselves as income? Or do those not count as valid deductions?