Sales figure wrong. Ebay HMRC reporting.

GrahamLM52

I've received a message that I need to update my details (NI number) as I have reached the giddy heights of selling £1740 in a calendar year. I wish I had. I have sold goods worth £579.51.

Even if I add all my Sales to the total value of all the items I am currecntly listing I can't get to £1740!

I have tried using the Help facility to get in touch with a human at Ebay but can't seem to find how to communicate with anyone at Ebay. Thh Chat Bot is of no use.

Any suggestions?

MyRealNameToo

Are you including the P&P and the ebay fees in your calcs?

GrahamLM52

Yep, including everything. Even if I add the value of items I listed that failed to sell I cannot get to £1740.

Ah.... Just spotted this on the Ebay and HMRC sites: If you complete 30 or more sales transaction you will be reported to HMRC, So it's probably that that triggered it as I just sold my 31st item today.

savergrant

Check your ebay sales history to make sure you haven't passed £1000 in the financial year 24/25 or 25/26. If you have you need to register for self-assessment and report your takings and profit to HMRC

soolin

savergrant said:

Check your ebay sales history to make sure you haven't passed £1000 in the financial year 24/25 or 25/26. If you have you need to register for self-assessment and report your takings and profit to HMRC

This is wrong, why would any private seller need to register as self employed , there’s nothing in the OP that suggests OP is a business seller.?

Theres plenty of threads about it already, plus eBay and HMRC have provided clarification about the differences between private and business sellers. Also the tax rules haven’t even changed, business sellers have always been required to report earning, private sellers don’t. 

RFW

savergrant said:

Check your ebay sales history to make sure you haven't passed £1000 in the financial year 24/25 or 25/26. If you have you need to register for self-assessment and report your takings and profit to HMRC

As Soolin says this is incorrect. Sellers selling their own personal items don't need to declare as a business, they aren't one. As the OP says, they're under £1000 anyway.
For the OP, as I understand, it isn't just Ebay, it's any marketplace, so Ebay, Amazon, Airbnb, etc.. If the message is just from Ebay, could it be that there is someone else at your address selling on Ebay? 
If all they want is your NI number then you can give it to them. If HMRC get in touch you can contact them and let them know you're a private seller, assuming you are.

soolin

RFW said:

savergrant said:

Check your ebay sales history to make sure you haven't passed £1000 in the financial year 24/25 or 25/26. If you have you need to register for self-assessment and report your takings and profit to HMRC

As Soolin says this is incorrect. Sellers selling their own personal items don't need to declare as a business, they aren't one. As the OP says, they're under £1000 anyway.
For the OP, as I understand, it isn't just Ebay, it's any marketplace, so Ebay, Amazon, Airbnb, etc.. If the message is just from Ebay, could it be that there is someone else at your address selling on Ebay? 
If all they want is your NI number then you can give it to them. If HMRC get in touch you can contact them and let them know you're a private seller, assuming you are.

The OP added a post later saying they had breached the '31' sales part of the reporting mechanism.

Despite most of the online sites issuing guidelines, some belter that others admittedly, and HMRC clarifying the position there is still a lot of misinformation out there.