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| | | Author: | Sterra  | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2022 14:15 | | Subject: | Accounting Programs and/or Inventory methods | | Viewed: | 106 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| I started my Bricklink store about 6 months ago. I have the physical side
of drawers and small containers pretty much set up, thanks to suggestions on
this forum. But now things are getting Real!
I sell completed sets, minifigs, bricks, instructions, books, and specialty
vintage bricks and items. I would also like to keep track of incomplete sets
awaiting parts. I sell on bricklink, ebay, kijiji(used free site),facebook marketplace
as well as in person at Craft Sales(and Yes they have been profitable). So far
I have simply been writing down what I bought and when, as well as what I sold
and when/where, but I sometimes have memory issues. I need to keep track of
everything I have when asked by a buyer (especially in person). Also I have
a $5000 limit on my income due to disability payments and need to keep close
track of sales verses expenses.
I need an inventory and accounting system that is fairly straight forward and
accessible. I could set up spread sheets as I have some experience doing this
but I was pretty sure I had read about other programs already set up. Any Ideas?
Sandra
TerraBrick
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| | | | | Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2022 14:24 | | Subject: | Re: Accounting Programs and/or Inventory methods | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| | | I need an inventory and accounting system that is fairly straight forward and
accessible. I could set up spread sheets as I have some experience doing this
but I was pretty sure I had read about other programs already set up. Any Ideas?
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Inventory: easy.
BrickStore!
Created in 2006 by a German developper - rewritten in 2021: free and open source.
https://github.com/rgriebl/brickstore/releases
To update to the latest build (recommended), use the very last one here:
https://github.com/rgriebl/brickstore/actions
You found a bug? It may be already signaled, and it's fixed quickly, here:
https://github.com/rgriebl/brickstore/issues
Accounting: someone will probably post on an online service that does this.
I don't know you - but us, especially as a company - would NOT post on any
online server our commercial information, as clients (including postal address),
phone, payment mode and amounts paid.
In short, I'd recommend you to use an Excel or such local application 
Hoping it helps?
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| | | | | Author: | ErwinNL | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2022 05:50 | | Subject: | Re: Accounting Programs and/or Inventory methods | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Sterra writes:
| | I started my Bricklink store about 6 months ago. I have the physical side
of drawers and small containers pretty much set up, thanks to suggestions on
this forum. But now things are getting Real!
I sell completed sets, minifigs, bricks, instructions, books, and specialty
vintage bricks and items. I would also like to keep track of incomplete sets
awaiting parts. I sell on bricklink, ebay, kijiji(used free site),facebook marketplace
as well as in person at Craft Sales(and Yes they have been profitable). So far
I have simply been writing down what I bought and when, as well as what I sold
and when/where, but I sometimes have memory issues. I need to keep track of
everything I have when asked by a buyer (especially in person). Also I have
a $5000 limit on my income due to disability payments and need to keep close
track of sales verses expenses.
I need an inventory and accounting system that is fairly straight forward and
accessible. I could set up spread sheets as I have some experience doing this
but I was pretty sure I had read about other programs already set up. Any Ideas?
Sandra
TerraBrick
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Hello TerraBrick,
I made BLS Manager that can help you keep track of store statistics and orders,
You could also check out BrickTrac, I think that it can keep track of incomplete
sets.
https://inspacesoftware.com/blsmanager/
https://discord.gg/nErkrRB
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BrickTrack:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2bVuMhSi0GIcal2vJTlPw
BrickTrac Download Link:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/igjro5atb7seoi7
BrickTrac Discord:
https://discord.gg/sSQJBuwHEb
Feel free to join or Discords!
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| | | | | | | Author: | Bricklanta | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2022 02:15 | | Subject: | Re: Accounting Programs and/or Inventory methods | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, ErwinNL writes:
| | Hello TerraBrick,
I made BLS Manager that can help you keep track of store statistics and orders,
You could also check out BrickTrac, I think that it can keep track of incomplete
sets.
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Just to chime in - BrickTrac was created specifically to keep track of incomplete
sets (and turn them into complete sets), but it's also fully integrated into
BrickLink and it tracks cash flow and profits, so if your $5000 limit is on a
cash basis or accrual basis I've got you covered 
Both BLSM and BrickTrac are in active development - Erwin and I are both sellers
too - so we're both really open to suggestions to make the apps more useful.
One note - you didn't mention your setup, but both programs are Windows-only.
Please reach out and say hi, and definitely join us on the discord servers -
you'll find lots of support there for what you're trying to accomplish!
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