Tips On Keeping Track Of Payments And Bids

G'day,
I created a Word.Doc to record my "wins".
When I pay, I move them to the "paid" sector.
When I receive them, I move them to another document: it was getting too bulky.
I had problems when I opened my ebay account, because I reached the $1000 limit before all the details of my account registration were squared away. The final step is a letter - delivered by snail mail - and PayPal used the slowest form of snail available.
Since then, never had any problems with them.

Everything I bid on, or might bid on, I put onto my "Watch List". I cull all lost auctions regularly. I keep the wins alive until the item is received.

There's a few dopes around, but generally, I'm a satisfied customer.

Peter in Oz

I use an excel spreadsheet for my coin inventory. When I buy coins or have won coins from an auction I write down the coin information at the bottom of my spreadsheet (below the inventory list). I then record where and when I bought the coin with the order number if necessary. When it has shipped I put that on the line as well and when it has arrived I move the coin up into the inventory. Kind of excessive but it has come in handy.