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The Humor and Angst of Taxes
Apr. 17th, 2011 10:40 amLast year I donated five copies -- new copies -- of my novels to the local library, to replace all the ones that were stolen. I was just going to put down something like $10 a piece, since they are new and OOP books.
TurboTax doesn't allow that, really -- they have a ton of things you can check off, from thrift store to appraisal to 12 or 13 other options. But not just "This is what I would sell it for."
I finally figured out a way to make the value come out at $50, but I think I will print out the Amazon Partner's selling prices, in case I ever get audited. You see, I made a mistake, apparently, with this donation.
Last night, a new copy of Hidden Fires was listed at one Amazon Partner for $688. If it's still up there at that price, I think I will print out the listing. And I won't be donating any more copies of that book. I used to joke that it would be valuable someday, since Warner printed so few of the third in a series. But since you can sometimes pick up the used paperback for $1.50, I'd sort of forgotten about it. This was the first new listing in at least five years, and it trumps the $130 I saw the last time.
I may be setting up an Ebay store. A couple of signed new book sales might help out with bills in this (I hope) final stage of recovery....
TurboTax doesn't allow that, really -- they have a ton of things you can check off, from thrift store to appraisal to 12 or 13 other options. But not just "This is what I would sell it for."
I finally figured out a way to make the value come out at $50, but I think I will print out the Amazon Partner's selling prices, in case I ever get audited. You see, I made a mistake, apparently, with this donation.
Last night, a new copy of Hidden Fires was listed at one Amazon Partner for $688. If it's still up there at that price, I think I will print out the listing. And I won't be donating any more copies of that book. I used to joke that it would be valuable someday, since Warner printed so few of the third in a series. But since you can sometimes pick up the used paperback for $1.50, I'd sort of forgotten about it. This was the first new listing in at least five years, and it trumps the $130 I saw the last time.
I may be setting up an Ebay store. A couple of signed new book sales might help out with bills in this (I hope) final stage of recovery....
