How do i send an Invoice after the auction

[Gothicina]

No anyone can print out an email. Invoicing is used to keep accounts uptodate. I dont think inland revenue or your accountant will accept a general email as proof of selling or buying.

You can use lots of programs to generate a simple invoice, word & excel for instance, if you use open office you can generate the invoice as a PDF file with clickable links for payment options.
You can also make an invoice using HTML, if you're comfortable with that.
Paperless billing is becoming the norm, as long as you have, or can print out a hard copy if required, & you use some sort of invoice numbering system you should be OK.

I save all my email invoices from eBid & statements from Pppay ect as PDF files, there are a few free PDF Converters out there http://www.primopdf.com/ is the one I use. It installs as if it's an extra printer. So if you open the email invoice, or the webpage with the statement on it, & choose print, instead of using your physical printer you choose primo, it then saves the invoice or statement as a pdf file, ready to print IF the revenue require it.
I keep all mine account stuff together, & a backup copy on a CD, my accountant is more than happy with this, he doesn't require hardcopy of everything, that way if the revenue want more info you can hand over the CD & they can waste their ink & paper printing it out.

[IckleTrixter]

I am a gold member, can I use the invoicing facility?
I've just made a sale(yippee!) and I would like to send my lovely customer an invoice!
Please help!?!

[HannaHolly]

Hi.

Sorry, automated invoicing is not available to gold users at the moment- see post 2. However it's really easy to send an email invoice. See Gothicas post (above yours) for good advice.

[HannaHolly]

I dont think an email is still the same as having a required invoice for accounts paperwork though, i could be wrong.

An email with all the relevant details counts as an invoice, so it's fine for your accounting paperwork

[secondtime4u]

this really sucks that you cannot use a system generated invoice , this is time consuming as is without being denied a beefit like that, noot happy
regards mark

[HannaHolly]

this really sucks that you cannot use a system generated invoice , this is time consuming as is without being denied a beefit like that, noot happy
regards mark

It will only be time consuming if you make loads of sales. and if you make lots of sales - upgrading to platinum is a bargain!

[designsbycpe]

If you are wanting ebay members and others to join over here and sell and buy the basics should be included no matter what level you are.

I had a sale finally, took forever to figure out how to send a invoice and then when I did, I found out I had to PAY to upgrade for that service so I could send the invoice and include my Pay Pal account after doing all that , I realized it wont matter, the buyer has a line through thier name and its a no sale anyway.

As a new person comming here where its suppose to be free and easy to list and sell and then have to pay for something that is FREE and part of just about every other place I List I will say I wasnt immeadiately happy but figured the sale would cover the cost ... but as a no sale I am the one that lost money.