Lot references & barcode labels

A reference that never changes

Every lot in Selloff has a unique internal reference, fixed at creation, that follows it from the receipt to the buyer's parcel, whatever sales it passes through. You choose the format for your house:

• Lot Ref: the automatic inventory number
• Random combination: a three-letter code identifying the receipt, followed by the lot's position in it
• Combination from the consignor's name: two letters of the first name and one of the last name, then the position
• Manual entry: a unique reference typed by the describer

A VAT symbol can be added before or after the reference if your house marks lots subject to VAT that way. Receipt numbers can also be generated automatically from a starting number.

Labels printed from the browser

Selloff generates the labels and sends them straight to a Zebra printer through the Browser Print driver, with no separate labelling software. Two kinds of labels are available:

• the inventory label, with the lot reference in large type, the packaging, a Code 39 barcode and, if you wish, the receipt number and consignor number
• the lot-number label, with the lot number in the sale, the lot reference, the sale name and the main category

Print them for one lot or a list, a range of references, a whole consignment or receipt, or for a sale's catalogue filtered by packaging and lot number range. Each packaging type defines how many labels of each kind to print, so a box and its contents both get a label.

Scan instead of typing

The barcode carries the lot reference. Scan it to assign lots to a catalogue, to number a catalogue in the order the lots are laid out, or to check lots when packing shipments. The same Zebra printer also prints address labels for contacts.