> I'm trying to find the tax rate as the result of selling
>> books at a gain. Are there books that are sold at a gain
>> that would NOT be collectibles? I asked the IRS, and the
>> lady told me that she didn't know of any reg's that would
>> define a collectible (in regard to books) any better than
>> the terminology in the Schedule D instructions. "gems,
>> stamps...and certain other tangible property."
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>> Is it the case that "if it smells like a collectible", i.e.,
>> some significant gain of value, then it IS a collectible? Or
>> are there some Reg's which will better define this for me?
> Just as it says, it's stamps and coins and whatever else the
> Secretary has declared to be a collectible.
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> So far as I know, baseballs are not collectibles.
"whatever else the Secretary has declared to be a collectible."
That's the "other tangible property" I was referring to; how do I get access to the Secretary's list?
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