# Consignment receipt

> The document an auction house issues when it takes in objects for sale, listing the items, the consignor and the agreed terms. Signed by both parties, it is the reference for every later step.

- URL: https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/consignment-receipt
- Language: English
- Also known as: Deposit receipt, Intake receipt, Consignment agreement
- Last updated: 2026-10-07
- Français: https://www.selloff.auction/fr/glossaire/recu-de-depot.md

## Definition

The document an auction house issues when it takes in objects for sale, listing the items, the consignor and the agreed terms. Signed by both parties, it is the reference for every later step.

A receipt records what was delivered, when and under which conditions: commission, lot fees, insurance, reserves and storage location. It protects both parties if a question arises later about the number or condition of the objects.

In Selloff, each receipt has a status (not delivered, delivered and awaiting description, describing, completed) and can carry the signed document as an attachment. Staff can print or email the lot list, delivery receipt and sales slip from it, and each sending is logged on the consignor's record.

## Related features

- [Consignment receipts & signed documents](https://www.selloff.auction/features/consignment-receipts.md): Register each deposit on a numbered receipt with storage location and import details, send lot lists and contracts, and track which signed copies are back.

## Related terms

- [Consignment](https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/consignment.md): The act of entrusting objects to an auction house to be sold on the owner's behalf and, by extension, the group of lots entrusted by one consignor under the same terms. The consignor remains the owner until the sale.
- [Consignor](https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/consignor.md): The person or organisation that entrusts objects to an auction house for sale. The consignor agrees the commission and reserves with the house, and receives the net proceeds after the sale.
- [Lot](https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/lot.md): An object or group of objects offered for sale as a single unit under one lot number. A lot is described, estimated and sold as a whole, for a single hammer price.
- [Lot label and barcode](https://www.selloff.auction/glossary/lot-label.md): A label attached to an object or its packaging showing its lot number, internal reference and a barcode, so that it can be identified and scanned at every stage from intake to shipping.