Sales Tax on eBay

This is for ALL interenet retailers ~ a bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives that would require us to collect sales tax on ALL internet sales, including eBay sales!!  I don't know about you, but this could force me to stop selling.  I have been selling on eBay for over 7 years.  A few years ago I started a business so I could buy items wholesale and sell them, which required me to collect & pay sales tax.  My little eBay "hobby" turned into a real pain since my intention was just to make a few extra bucks while staying home with the kids.  Not only did I have the taxes to worry about at the end of the year, I also had to keep a business qualified and pay the state fees every year.  I ended up closing the business and going back to just selling my kids gently worn clothes!  If I have to worry about collecting tax, I am afraid that I will be back in the same situation I was in when I had the "business".
I am currently selling items that my kids have grown out of so I can replace them with new clothing, shoes & toys.  I sell items on eBay to go to the store and buy new items that I pay sales tax on ~ if I didn't sell their old things, I wouldn't buy as many new things and pay that tax!!  Why can't the government see, the less tax we have, the more we have to spend?  And, we will spend it!!!!

eBay & Back to School

Interested in selling on eBay for extra $$$?  Now is an awesome time to sell your kid's clothes from last year!  It's back to school time already and good condition kids clothes are selling like crazy!  Not interested in selling ~ save some money on school clothes & other items buying on eBay!  There are some excellent deals!! 
I love GYMBOREE!!  The clothes are so cute and the re-sell value is awesome!!  My boys like GAP, Ralph Lauren & Abercrombie ~ I find TONS on eBay ~ new & used!!!

Check it out to save some $$$ on Back To School this year!!!!

Wasted Day

I love eBay & there is nothing better than a successful listing or selling day.  Today wasn't one of them!  I spent hours taking pictures of good toy sets that the kids have outgrown only to have my daughter decide she wanted the 100+ piece set of GeoTrax!  I was so excited to sell that for my son, those sell very successfully and he was excited to earn some of the money!!

Then, this afternoon I received a shirt that I sold last week, back in the mail.  Even after explaining to the buyer why I couldn't accept a return on the shirt (it was too small), she sent it back to me!  I am still trying to figure out how I should respond!?!?

Now, here it is, bedtime ~ I've barely listed a thing & I have GeoTrax City setup in my daughter's princess bedroom!

Next time, leave them home!

The day started crazy, the two boys running like mad men through the house ~ the two dogs chasing behind, until they saw the cat, then she became their target.  The little princess had a chair from the dining room moved next to the counter and proceeded to climb up to get chocolate from the top of the refrigerator!

I caught my breath, and against my better judgement, decided to take all 3 kids and great-grandma to Wal-Mart to go grocery shopping!  It took about 5 minutes out of the house before I realized what I had done to myself!

We arrived at Wal-Mart and the parking lot was packed!  I was dreading getting out of the truck.  My boys turned the local Wal-Mart into WWF, not to mention all the other kids screaming and crying and the elderly looking at us all like we gave our children permission to act like animals in the store.  Now, if any of the parents had properly disciplined their out-of-control child, those same individuals who were frowning would have called Social Services! 

Except the one sweet lady walking with her walker, smiling every time we passed her.  We would be in her way and she would just say "it's no trouble, I like to see the little ones having fun".

As my boys were wrestling in the baking aisle, my daughter & I were picking out what kinds of brownies to make.  She stepped back and tripped, falling backwards & hitting her head on the bottom of the cart.  Needless to say, she began screaming!  I sat on the floor in the middle of the aisle and held my screaming 3 year old.  As fellow shoppers walked by, they didn't ask if she was OK, instead they glared at me as if I had thrown her to the ground!  I looked to my boys and grandma for some support and found them deciding which candy they wanted. 

The next time I passed my sweet lady with the walker, she leaned toward me and said, "Next time, leave Grandma home!" 

After two hours of eventful shopping, we finally made it out! 

Remind me ~ Next time, leave them ALL home!

Disturbing

I finally got the kids settled last night, I was laying down listening to the news and I couldn't believe what I was hearing! What person in their right mind thinks we should be teaching Human Growth & Development ~ Sex Ed ~ whatever you'd like to call it, to our 5 year olds!! Is it really that important for young children know the "proper" names for their "private parts"? My 7 year old son is barely mature enough to handle that information! What happened to the innocence of children? There are some things that need to be learned at home ~ not in school!!

Introduction

Here we go!! My very first blog ~ I love to find great deals, eBay is more than a hobby for me, it has become an addiction!!

I love to write reviews so I can voice the opinion of a "normal" person, not just some "professional" who "knows what's best for everyone!"

Wish me luck!!!