Personal items sold for less than their basis (most likely, the original purchase price) report $0 capital gain on line 7 of the Federal 1040 tax return.
Personal items sold for more than their basis report the gain on line 7 of the Federal 1040 tax return. See this example.
Selling Cost
PriceBasis
Item 1 $500 $2,000 Capital loss on personal item = $0 loss
Item 2 $400 $300 Capital gain on personal item = $100 gain
Item 3 $100$100 No capital gain or loss
$1,000 $2,400
To report such a casual sale of personal items, in TurboTax Online follow these steps:
Down the left side of the screen, click on Tax Home.
Click on the down arrow to the right of Review.
Click on the blue band labeled Review.
Down the left side of the screen, click Federal.
Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income.
Scroll down to Investments and Savings and click on the dropdown menu.
Click Start to the right of Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other.
At the screen OK, let's start with one investment type, select Other, Land, Second homes, Personal items.