Emma auction item invoicing
This article summarises the process for how the invoicing works for any Emma auction items that you add to your event.
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:
- You have probably paid Emma for the system already, so will have Emma set up as a payee.
- 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.