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I think you will find a good explanation of your situation and how to handle it in the link below.

Note:  The "basis" for your asset is what you paid for it, plus any significant improvements (those that would be expected to last a long time - like adding an upgraded stereo to it).

 

The explanation of how to handle this in Turbotax 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/where-do-i-report-income-from-se...

 

The IRS description of assets and the basis of assets

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc409

This has a link to Publication 551 Basis of Assets.