Pay Out Individual Consignors
- From the Consignment tab, navigate to the Consignor Search section and select the desired consignor by clicking their name.
- Click the Pay Out button.
- You have two methods for processing payouts:
- Paying out a specific amount
- Paying out on items
Important note: It is generally advisable to pay out based on individual items to ensure proper reconciliation and prevent duplicate payouts for the same items.
Pay out a specific amount
This method adjusts the consignor’s account balance but does not reconcile individual items.
Steps:
- Enter the payout amount.
- Select the payment type.
- (Optional) If paying by check, enter the check number.
- (Optional) Add notes to provide additional details about the payout.
- Click Submit Payout to complete the process.
Pay out on items
This method adjusts the account balance and marks selected items as paid.
Steps:
- Select the cutoff date to limit the payout to entries on or before that date.
- Specify whether the cutoff date applies to the Entry Date or Expire Date of the consignor’s account activity.
- Choose the payment type
- Add notes to provide additional payout details (Optional).
- Click Submit Payout to finalize.
- If printing both a check and a detailed report, the check will print first.
- If printing both a check and a detailed report, the check will print first.
Handle Negative Account Entries
If the consignor’s account has a negative entry you want to include in the payout, ensure it is selected along with the other items before submission.
Cash Payouts
If cash is not available as a payment option, it may indicate that you are processing the payout from the Back Office or from a terminal that has not yet been opened. For more details, refer to:
Pay Out Consignors In Bulk
- To process bulk payouts, click the Pay Consignors With Pending Payouts link in the Consignor Search section.
- Enter the minimum payout amount to set a threshold for the smallest payment amount. Consignors with balances below this amount will retain their current balance.
- Select the Payout Type.
- Choose the cutoff date to limit the payout to entries on or before this date.
- Specify whether the cutoff date applies to the Entry Date or Expire Date of the consignors' account activity.
- Choose whether to print a detailed report for each consignor and/or print checks (Optional)
- Click Apply Filters and Search to view consignors eligible for payout based on the selected filters.
- Uncheck any consignors you do not wish to include in the payout.
Important note: If printing both checks and detailed reports, the checks will print first.