People aren’t being taxed on items sold (well unless you consider eBay fees a tax). When selling used items you might pay tax if you make a profit over what it cost you (original purchase price minus depreciation, carrying costs etc.) so on the majority of used goods there is ZERO tax to pay.
People don’t seem to comprehend this basic fact and the sales platforms (eBay, Amazon, Mercado…) don’t seem to want to educate sellers to this simple fact.

So under your idea these people who think that they are entitled to not pay taxes. Does that mean that because i pay taxes on my earnings I can deduct the first 600.00 from my gross. If not why not. What makes them think that they are any better than a regular taxpayer who pays there taxes and doesn’t whine about it all the time.

Re: “The point is that many people use eBay and other online selling venues to get rid of used items and they should not be taxed on them.”

While this may also be true, there are considerably more venue sellers generating untaxed annual profits through their unreported venue sales.

In addition, some sellers are also avoiding reductions to and/or the elimination of their disability, SNAP, and/or social security benefits (i.e., to name a few) by not reporting their so called non-business related (i.e. “hobby”) goods sales.

As was stated earlier, tax payers can still deduct the entire purchase price and any selling costs that are associated with their sales.

“Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.”

The venues should be educating their customers (i.e. sellers), rather than trying to modify and/or overturn a law that neither the Congress or the President has any intention of changing.

To further stem a growing tide of tax evasion, which is estimated to be around $600 billion per year, from what I have read, a proposal was made in October 2021 to provide the IRS with data on the deposits and/or withdrawals to and from bank accounts with balances of more than $600.00.

While the aforementioned proposal was never implemented, the idea that a law like this was even proposed should send shivers down the spines of poor and middle-class Americans alike.

Maybe, but it is true that the IRS threshold of $600 is ridiculous. The point is that many people use eBay and other online selling venues to get rid of used items and they should not be taxed on them. It would be like requiring all garage sales to file tax returns as well.

The Coalition for 1099-K Fairness is simply trying to protect its members’ corporate profits, which are now imperiled by the enforcement of the previously enacted tax laws.