Emma auction item invoicing

When adding Emma auction items to your event from the catalogue of items on offer, the below summarises the chain of events that will take place:

• When you first add an Emma auction item to your event you will be prompted to add details for where the invoices for the item cost prices will be sent. e.g. who is collecting the revenue and will therefore have the funds to pay the cost prices.
• If an Emma item is sold at the event, when the guest pays, this will trigger an e-voucher for the guest to liaise directly with the supplier and book in their holiday/experience etc.
  • If an item doesn't sell then the item simply gets returned to the catalogue at no charge. All our items are provided on a sale or return basis.
• Once the e-voucher is triggered to the guest, an invoice for the cost price of the item will be sent automatically by Emma's accounting software (Xero) to the individual whose details were entered in step 1.
• Emma will then manage the payment of the supplier.
• The benefits of paying Emma for the cost price rather than the supplier directly are as follows:
  1. You have probably paid Emma for the system already so will have Emma set up.
  2. You only have to pay one supplier, Emma, rather than multiple. If 8 items were won at the event it could be as many as 8 suppliers.
  3. You can finalise the profits of the event quicker rather than having to accrue the item cost prices for up to 13 months.