Need some help with setting up GNUcash

[Derek Atkins]

I just discussed this on IRC today:

http://lists.gnucash.org/logs/2007-08-21.html#T10:46:53

-derek

mitch <mitch at menkom.com> writes:

> Hi there,
>
> im looking at using this open source program for my daily dealings on 
> ebay and other auction sites.
>
> basically what im looking at doing is the following in point form
>
> - sell products on ebay and be able to enter payment details into 
> gnucash and record payment, both in paypal and bank transfer
> - enter customer details with contact details
> - enter product details, does not have to be do inventory stock control, 
> but if i can add new products with cost prices and sell prices that 
> would be great
> - generate different reports on profit loss and which products sell the best
>
> So this is a basic scenario, a customer by the name of jim will buy 
> something on ebay and make payment into my paypal account, i then 
> organise shipping and send the product out.
>
> What i would like to do in the program is, enter the new client or look 
> up existing client, enter a new invoice or look up an existing invoice 
> put the product information and the quantity and also how much the 
> product cost me and how much i sold the product for. i get generated an 
> invoice number and i will then notify the customer the invoice number 
> and the process for delivery, if the payment is by paypal this is 
> instantaneous if its by direct deposit it can take a few days so some 
> invoices may sit there for a few days whilst waiting for cleared 
> payments. Then i would like to also be able to do reporting on how much 
> profit i generated on each product if possible and also which products 
> sell the best.
>
> hope im not asking for too much. but if anyone could help me out on 
> starting this that would be great i can be contacted on msn also if you 
> decide that is a better option..
>
> thanks and i hope someone can help otherwise id have to resort to an 
> excell file  :(
>
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>  
>
> Mitch
>
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