According to Amazon, we take ownership when the item is delivered. The six month rule is just one of the terms for participating in the vine program. There are a lot of things that feel like they shouldn't apply to viners, and this is just one of them. Your best bet to get the most favorable outcome is to speak personally with a professional. The advice you'll get on here is about as good or worse than what you can get on reddit. Nothing is free, and this includes getting help figuring out how much money you owe the government. Sounds weird when you say it out loud doesn't it? But it's the American way, and the backbone of this billion dollar industry, the reason Intuit exists at all.
