Help · Writing lots

Every lot is in one of four states, and the state shows on the line as a word or a stamp.

• Being written. Where every lot starts. It is on the book but not yet in the catalogue.
• In the catalogue. Numbered, described and estimated, ready to print. A lot can only be put here when it has an estimate, and the low figure is not above the high one.
• Hammered. Sold. Lotdesk asks for the hammer price, and will not mark a lot sold without it. The hammer price then shows on its line.
• Withdrawn. Taken out of the sale. Write the reason, such as "vendor took it back before the sale"; it prints with the lot. A lot that has already been hammered cannot be withdrawn without one.

Change a state from the lot's own screen, under Where it goes from here. If a change is refused the page says why, and the lot stays as it was.

Lotdesk records the state; it does not run the sale. Hammered and withdrawn are what the clerk writes on the sheet afterwards, and the book is where they are kept so the CSV and the printed sheet agree. The State column of the CSV carries the word as the lot shows it.

Setting states needs a writable book; see The plan.

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