YDC Rule Review Part III

[JanetB]

How does this impact those paying for items from more than one seller? If only the seller reports, then payments would not always tie to reporting. Personally, that would confuse me even more.

Everyone does have a different style and preference on how they want to handle the tally thread. Are we sure we want to dictate how they do it rather than leave it up to the individual?

Jan, who is this chairperson you speak of?

You are the chairperson

[hurryb4itsgone]

I have worked as a bookkeeper and have never done it without knowing what the system was that I was to work with. This method seems to be hard for a new person to do with no guidelines. l will withdraw my suggestions and just make sure I am not the one to do it again. I will be a buyer if there is anything I am interested in. Looking forward to YDC 170.

I'm don't mean to put anyone off. Just raising some additional questions for consideration. Sorry that has caused you to take offense.

If you have been a bookkeeper for more than one company, then you know there is more than one system that works.

Perhaps I misunderstood your original suggestion or I'm being dense. I don't feel offering guidelines or suggestions is the same as rules ... maybe it's just me.

[hurryb4itsgone]

You are the chairperson

Ahh ... that is a new title. Will add it to the list.

[hurryb4itsgone]

Maybe something simple like this:

MEMBER	AMOUNT	ITEM	CHARITY
AmeriCrafts	$3.00	shop/store banner	Direct Relief
AmeriCrafts	$14.00	2 auction page banners	Direct Relief

Is that for each individual seller to use to report their sales or for the tally summary?

[Maelbrigda]

I would object to the amount i paid being shown. my generosity or lack thereof, should be private. the amount i bid on is ok, just not what i paid. i would drop being a buyer if this were enforced.

[meebo1]

I also would prefer if the seller just reported the total donated, rather than the individual amounts. And if the buyer pays the charity direct or the 'collector', just tell the seller how much you are sending so (s)he can do it. Hope that makes sense

[JanetB]

I went ahead and deleted my 'tables' posting. Doesn't seem to be popular.
I get the feeling people want to keep things as they are.

[Anniemcc2]

I also would prefer if the seller just reported the total donated, rather than the individual amounts. And if the buyer pays the charity direct or the 'collector', just tell the seller how much you are sending so (s)he can do it. Hope that makes sense

That's how I do it, and will continue to do so. We don't need to know what each individual buyer has paid/donated; just the amount for each charity from each seller.

[cornishmaid1961]

How does this impact those paying for items from more than one seller? If only the seller reports, then payments would not always tie to reporting. Personally, that would confuse me even more.

I always make it clear on my total if the buyer has paid direct to the person running the tally.

I would object to the amount i paid being shown. my generosity or lack thereof, should be private. the amount i bid on is ok, just not what i paid. i would drop being a buyer if this were enforced.

I also would prefer if the seller just reported the total donated, rather than the individual amounts. And if the buyer pays the charity direct or the 'collector', just tell the seller how much you are sending so (s)he can do it. Hope that makes sense

Yikes, I'm sorry if I've been causing offence all these years ! I've always reported individual amounts paid from buyers to show that their total has been included correctly, and everybody used to do that years ago, otherwise how do buyers know if the total you are quoting is correct ? I don't show what any top ups were though, just the total amount sent from each person.

[moonwitch]

I regularly got confused as to who posted what and so on so I included a note in THIS TALLY THREAD and that made things a lot simpler for me