Been asked if I can provide an invoice

I'm sure this will bite you back, somehow one day.

What part of London are you living in? Camberwell?

Have you had the pc swept by a witchdoctor for bad ju ju?
 
Thank you for all the replies.

There seem to be mixed opinions here however from what I've understood, however I'd be looking at a cash in hand deal and only producing a simple invoice for the amount paid.

I presume nobody mentions bank transfer here because it can be reverse charged?

@Efour I'm in North West London, the PC hasn't been swept :(
 
Maybe confirm on the receipt that it is sold as seen/working to the best of your knowledge.

(re: bank transfer - just the hassle of synchronising that with the handover and having to give hime some unecessary info about yourself)
 
If he runs a busisness then he needs an invoice for accounting. I could never buy something for my business without an invoice, my accountant would run away screaming
 
Can't see a problem with it. Cash deal only. Receipt to say it was a private sale, used goods, sold as seen with no warranty.
 
Hades said:
Can't see a problem with it. Cash deal only. Receipt to say it was a private sale, used goods, sold as seen with no warranty.
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Some of the parts still have manufacturers warranty, where does this fall in the grand scheme of things then?
 
SpartaK said:
Some of the parts still have manufacturers warranty, where does this fall in the grand scheme of things then?
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Well that depends on whether the warranty is transferrable and whether you advertised it with a warranty. If you did then you would have to honour the warranty and outline the terms in the receipt (or preferably not mention it u less he asks). If you didn't mention a warranty on the advert then I would put no warranty on the receipt. It's a private sale so unless you stated you were offering a warranty then there isn't one.
 
I've been asked for this several times on eBay and have simply stated I am a private seller and am unable to generate any type of VAT receipt/invoice.
 
There's no problem with writing out a receipt by hand and giving him that. Print a copy of the advert out and do it on that if you like.

You barely get more than that with some taxi receipts and independent restaurants, and that's sufficient for business purposes.
 
Just write it down on some A4 paper and make it look as unprofessional as possible, better yet if you have any young children, niece or nephews, ask them to do it with some crayons for the lulz.
 
Pudney said:
It's good practice for businesses to get a receipt/invoice for purchases, provides a paper trail in case authorities ever check.
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If a busines is buying used goods from Gumtree then it's safe to assume that 'good practice' is not a consideration!
 
kaiowas said:
If a busines is buying used goods from Gumtree then it's safe to assume that 'good practice' is not a consideration!
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We regularly buy second hand equipment from a variety of sources, I don’t know the nature of the business, but if I was a sole trader I’d definitely consider it.
 
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