I'm a new eBay seller looking for information about 1. eBay and Sales Tax requirements in New York City/State as an individual seller, making no more than $50 monthly from current sales 2. also what the income cut-off is for reporting income taxes from such sales in Virginia and New York. 3. Information on Proxy selling (as a trading assistant) and related tax issues to both the seller and assistant Anything you can muster as an answer is appreciated. in response to "mister" 1. how do I get a tax id and what makes me qualified to get one? 2. what are types of sales taxes in NY (if there is more than the 8.something I know it to be) 3. what if I'm selling an item at a lower price than I bought it, therefore not making a profit... do I report it on my income? do I have to report anything if my income from the sales is under a certain amount or does this apply to all sales?