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Crowqueen

gravitytolls wrote: »

What's it to you? Do you work for HMRC?:rotfl:

Honestly, your last comment is dead sarky, the self employed thing has already been explained, if she's confused, she could contact them, or take a chance, up to her. I don't think there was any need to labour the point.

It's still true though - and for people who can't afford to do that (like me) or people like Hammy who do things above board and have to pay tax the honest way, it's a bit galling to be told that expecting other people to uphold the law of the land is foolish, particularly on a public forum like this one. It's not just employees of HMRC who are annoyed by the suggestion that people should "take a chance" and break the law. Hammy is right - there is no grey area. You buy one thing from a charity shop to sell on - you're a business. Pointing that out should not get all this opprobrium.

Suggesting people break the law, whether as a buyer claiming a fraudulent INR or a seller being encouraged not to register as self-employed with HMRC, should be banned on this site as well as eBay's and other commercial forums as it really does no one any favours and is pretty irresponsible advice. You can debate the law - IMO it's one of the things contributing to the benefits trap - but encouraging it is another matter.

Hammyman

I don't work for HMRC but I do sell on Ebay and my business is in a sector where plenty of people do things "back pocket" which damages my business.

Fact is if the daughter or anyone buys anything from anywhere to sell on at either a shop, car boot or Ebay for profit then they are a business and are required to register self employed.

Fact is that if someone is selling regularly on Ebay, especially if its multiples of items or of a similar type or above a certain level, they stand a real chance of being investigated for running a business without registering as self employed and the fact they were selling stuff on behalf of someone else is completely and utterly irrelevant. Do you honestly think the "its not my stuff, I was selling it for a mate" has not been used countless times by people defrauding HMRC?

Shadow14uk

It wasn’t the advice that was provided that caused offence, it was the comment “I bet your integrity doesn’t stretch that far though…..” that I personally found critical and sarcastic.

Yes offer advice and continue to offer the same advice as there are many new uses to the forum (like myself) who did not know that you re deemed a trader, but is there need to add the judgmental and critical comment?

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try doing a google search have pm you some

lovinituk

Driver8 wrote: »

I wouldn't go near that site !

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&xhr=t&q=aliexpress.com+scam&cp=15&pf=p&sclient=psy&site=&source=hp&aq=0&aqi=&aql=&oq=aliexpress.com+&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=5a99053bd3d9c0d6&biw=1280&bih=857

Thats a bit naive. Of course there are plenty of Chinese based scammers but its all about research and due diligence to find the genuine ones. I've purchased from sellers via Aliexpress with great success. So much so that with one line I went on to find a Chinese factory through Alibaba and now have a product made to my own specifications that sells very well.

A large proportion of the people falling for overseas scams are those thinking they can buy branded goods, especially things like mobile phones, for next to nothing. "You cannot legally buy genuine branded goods from China" - is a good warning to heed.

Hammyman

Shadow14uk wrote: »

It wasn’t the advice that was provided that caused offence, it was the comment “I bet your integrity doesn’t stretch that far though…..” that I personally found critical and sarcastic.

Yes offer advice and continue to offer the same advice as there are many new uses to the forum (like myself) who did not know that you re deemed a trader, but is there need to add the judgmental and critical comment?

Yes because 99% of the time it is perfectly true that peoples integrity only stretches to the point where it doesn't cost them 30% of their income.

jules23958

Try freeserve - there are several groups round the country and they only want you to be responsible to take away. The lister does not want any money. Loads of good stuff on there if you can wait a bit.

Mrs.W_2

jules23958 wrote: »

Try freeserve - there are several groups round the country and they only want you to be responsible to take away. The lister does not want any money. Loads of good stuff on there if you can wait a bit.

Freeserve? If you mean Freecycle, the advice you've given is correct. Though I will add that fc groups tend to be quite small, and regularly asking for easily sold on items will quickly identify him as a trader. Which for all intents and purposes he would be.

If his local fc is anything like mine, word of a trader using the group to stock their ebay account will spread fast. His emails would either be ignored or marked as junk. But then there are always those times when you just want shot of something and will offer it to the first person who asks for an item.

Crestfallen

The places to buy stock are where goods have passed through as few hands as possible, where the prices are low and where turnover is high. Exactly where that will be changes from area to area. If you see a crowded market-stall, car-boot stall, second hand shop, charity shop etc. etc. which is selling off what looks like useless tat for little money, it's probably there. Car-boot sales these days are mostly traders with stalls selling to other traders with stalls or traders who sell elsewhere, particularly on the weekends.