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Personally I don't see the need for the seller to include a list as I can check on my purchases through Stamporama anyway, so feel sellers could safe themselves the ink, paper and extra weight in postage plus of course the time that it takes to do so.
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I have had invoices running to 5 pages, but when printing, I reduce the size to 40%, print front and back, and get everything on one sheet of paper.
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I print from the first page, and from the last page a one page invoice that does exactly what LarryD suggests. I skip the details. The details are available on SOR, and therefore there is no need to include lots of paper in your mail as it would only increase shipping costs. Plus it is ecologically a waste! I have been working actively on making sure that most shipments can come under 1 oz, which seem to require limiting the paperwork to a 1 page invoice.
More importantly, I also try to let buyers take the time they need to review one or more books with lots of choices to pick from, so I issue invoices or reminders once a month (or immediately on request). I think Approval, which consists mostly of low cost stamps, is a different animal than Auction, and thus needs to be handled differently.
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Now that our postage rates in Canada have increased considerably, for invoices that have multiple pages I am contemplating asking the purchaser to refer to the copy of the invoice that they receive via email or to refer to the copy of the invoice on the Stamporama website.
I really do not think a purchaser in the USA really wants to pay an additional $1.50 in postage over and above regular postage just to receive a copy of 3 or more pages of invoicing.
I think a note enclosed in the envelope with the stamps showing the invoice # should suffice.
As a seller and a purchaser, your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
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If the invoice is several pages long, it can usually substitute for stiffener.
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As a buyer, the only think that I need to know is the invoice number.
Both buyers and Sellers, don't forget that the Printer Friendly version of the invoice has the ability to change the sort sequence by clicking on the headings. Depending on whether you have sold mainly Auction lots or Approval Items, you may want to change the sort sequence on the invoice to improve your processing and handling efficiency.
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If the time comes when I have to send a buyer an invoice that goes over one page, I'll faint first, celebrate when I recover from the shock, and then maybe send the invoice as a PDF file to the member's email with a note that this shipment is on the way. That saves paper, gives the buyer a personal acknowledgement of shipment, and an inventory list they can print or not.
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I thought the invoicing system was such that there was no real need to send a bundle of paper along with the stamps. The e-mailed invoice comes with a complete overview of all the stamps a buyer has bought.
For me the real challenge is always the moment when the buyer has paid and the stamps need to be picked from the pages. That is a lot of work and unfortunately I have made one or two mistakes in the process. Mistakes that can always be solved in a friendly way, so no real problem.
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As a buyer, I don't see the need for paper invoices. As has been said before, all the information is readily available on the SOR system if needed. Sally
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As a buyer, I do not want to pay for paper,
just for the stamps.
I vote for no invoice.
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I'm in total agreement with "no paper invoice" and do not send them out because they are just a big waste of expense. Both seller and buyer have a list of the items purchased/sold to refer to at the end of the auction that they can print if they need a paper copy. I actually recycle any invoice I receive, for printing out those little tags that I use to identify my lots and many other things that don't necessarily need a new sheet of paper.
Remember when they were talking about how many trees that computers were going to save through their use? Wow, what a fairy tale that turned out to be and how many forests we have destroyed supplying paper to these machines.
Mike
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I do not have a printer or do I want one, so I use paper and an ever sharp pensile and an eraser for the delete button and saves a lot of space!! (yea Shure)
. Some day I might get up with the modern world and get me a printer when I justify to know how many stamps it would cost to have and run one.
P.S. It is been a long time since I have been in the Discussion board. I really like what you have done to this place!!! REAL NICE!!
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Unlike invoicing auction sales, which is pretty straightforward, I'm unsure how to invoice approval sales which can often run to many pages. It seems to me that sending the entire invoice just adds a lot of weight which is beneficial to neither the seller or the buyer (who is paying for it). Consequently, I've always asked if the buyer objects to a single, two-sided, invoice which contains the first page and the page with the total. Sometimes I get a response, and sometimes not. Would my "system" of including only one two-sided invoice be deemed acceptable under Stamporama rules without obtaining prior permission?
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02:13:26pm
re: Invoicing Approvals
Personally I don't see the need for the seller to include a list as I can check on my purchases through Stamporama anyway, so feel sellers could safe themselves the ink, paper and extra weight in postage plus of course the time that it takes to do so.
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06 Apr 2014
02:21:37pm
re: Invoicing Approvals
I have had invoices running to 5 pages, but when printing, I reduce the size to 40%, print front and back, and get everything on one sheet of paper.
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I print from the first page, and from the last page a one page invoice that does exactly what LarryD suggests. I skip the details. The details are available on SOR, and therefore there is no need to include lots of paper in your mail as it would only increase shipping costs. Plus it is ecologically a waste! I have been working actively on making sure that most shipments can come under 1 oz, which seem to require limiting the paperwork to a 1 page invoice.
More importantly, I also try to let buyers take the time they need to review one or more books with lots of choices to pick from, so I issue invoices or reminders once a month (or immediately on request). I think Approval, which consists mostly of low cost stamps, is a different animal than Auction, and thus needs to be handled differently.
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Now that our postage rates in Canada have increased considerably, for invoices that have multiple pages I am contemplating asking the purchaser to refer to the copy of the invoice that they receive via email or to refer to the copy of the invoice on the Stamporama website.
I really do not think a purchaser in the USA really wants to pay an additional $1.50 in postage over and above regular postage just to receive a copy of 3 or more pages of invoicing.
I think a note enclosed in the envelope with the stamps showing the invoice # should suffice.
As a seller and a purchaser, your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
Liz
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If the invoice is several pages long, it can usually substitute for stiffener.
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As a buyer, the only think that I need to know is the invoice number.
Both buyers and Sellers, don't forget that the Printer Friendly version of the invoice has the ability to change the sort sequence by clicking on the headings. Depending on whether you have sold mainly Auction lots or Approval Items, you may want to change the sort sequence on the invoice to improve your processing and handling efficiency.
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If the time comes when I have to send a buyer an invoice that goes over one page, I'll faint first, celebrate when I recover from the shock, and then maybe send the invoice as a PDF file to the member's email with a note that this shipment is on the way. That saves paper, gives the buyer a personal acknowledgement of shipment, and an inventory list they can print or not.
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I thought the invoicing system was such that there was no real need to send a bundle of paper along with the stamps. The e-mailed invoice comes with a complete overview of all the stamps a buyer has bought.
For me the real challenge is always the moment when the buyer has paid and the stamps need to be picked from the pages. That is a lot of work and unfortunately I have made one or two mistakes in the process. Mistakes that can always be solved in a friendly way, so no real problem.
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As a buyer, I don't see the need for paper invoices. As has been said before, all the information is readily available on the SOR system if needed. Sally
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01:28:53pm
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As a buyer, I do not want to pay for paper,
just for the stamps.
I vote for no invoice.
John Derry
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I'm in total agreement with "no paper invoice" and do not send them out because they are just a big waste of expense. Both seller and buyer have a list of the items purchased/sold to refer to at the end of the auction that they can print if they need a paper copy. I actually recycle any invoice I receive, for printing out those little tags that I use to identify my lots and many other things that don't necessarily need a new sheet of paper.
Remember when they were talking about how many trees that computers were going to save through their use? Wow, what a fairy tale that turned out to be and how many forests we have destroyed supplying paper to these machines.
Mike
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I do not have a printer or do I want one, so I use paper and an ever sharp pensile and an eraser for the delete button and saves a lot of space!! (yea Shure). Some day I might get up with the modern world and get me a printer when I justify to know how many stamps it would cost to have and run one.
P.S. It is been a long time since I have been in the Discussion board. I really like what you have done to this place!!! REAL NICE!!
Your stampbudy
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