How do you maintain your purchase receipts?

[ALR-bishop]

Hard copy in envelopes by year, stored in large folders

[the 'stache]

Steve, besides the notebook, and the scan of the card, do you keep any of your receipts?

Al, what are you printing out for the hard copy? Are these the Ebay order details, or something from Paypal?

There's a printable version of the order detail, and it fits all on the one page. I've been thinking of saving those as an image file.

Thanks for the input, guys.

I'd love to know what other people do.

[ALR-bishop]

For ebay, usually just the paypal receipt, unless I think I need more product description, then the first page of the ebay notice of winning bid as well

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

For ebay, usually just the paypal receipt, unless I think I need more product description, then the first page of the ebay notice of winning bid as well

Thank you, Al. I think I just found the answer I was looking for from your response.

When I bring up the transaction detail in Paypal, if I right click and select "print", the destination defaults to my printer. However, if I click on the "change" button, one of the options is to save it as a PDF file. Bingo!

I'll go through and save a PDF of every Paypal receipt, save them to my external hard drive, and then just back it up online.

That's perfect!

[the 'stache]

Ok, the same thing works for Ebay, too.

[39special]

I don't do ebay.Mostly buy on here.When I do get receipts,I keep them.
I have alot more receipts for my auto's which I keep.I also write down
what I pay for them.

[savedfrommyspokes]

With the payment fo most all of my purchases being made via paypal (not all ebay), I am able to complete searches for purchase transactions through paypal's search features as far back as 2003. It may go back further, but I have not searched back before 2003. The payments have itemization of what was purchased, as well as other details. For the small number of higher priced cards not purchased via paypal, I have used a single credit card for these purchases which also allows me to search records for past purchases if needed.

[the 'stache]

Thank you, Saved. Good to know that Paypal goes back that far. Since all of my purchases have been paid through Paypal, I'll have record of every card I've purchased since coming back to the hobby. Now I just need to figure out the most efficient way of "ripping" all these receipts into an image file.

Steve, I'm going to have to follow your example, and start doing some real buying from members on this site. I've almost pulled the trigger a few times. So many things I want

[39special]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Thank you, Saved. Good to know that Paypal goes back that far. Since all of my purchases have been paid through Paypal, I'll have record of every card I've purchased since coming back to the hobby. Now I just need to figure out the most efficient way of "ripping" all these receipts into an image file.

Steve, I'm going to have to follow your example, and start doing some real buying from members on this site. I've almost pulled the trigger a few times. So many things I want

Bill in 2 years of buying and trading on here,I have never had a problem and made some great deals!

[Zach Wheat]

I do digital files (ie PDF of eBay invoice, PayPal receipt verifying payment sent) along with digital scans of purchase in one file. I have not developed a good system for keeping the same information with auctions. More of my purchases seem to be from auctions in the last couple of years.