To intake a new appraisal:

1. Open POS and click the Appraisal Intake button. The Appraisal Intake window will appear.
   
    
2. Enter information about the item being appraised. This is not the actual appraisal (that is completed later in the back office). The only required field is Description.
    

   Item #	Allows you to select a currently in stock item or previously sold item for appraisal, its details will be copied to the description; if the item's Pre-Appraise tab has been filled out that will automatically copy to the appraisal
   Liability Value	Value of the item in the event of a loss
   Item In Our Possession	Check this if the item is remaining in your store's possession. NOTE: Beginning with Edge version 24.1, if this box is unchecked then the receipt will include text stating that the item is not in the store’s possession.
   Appraisal Fee	Fee charged for the appraisal; a System Option controls the default; use checkbox to indicate whether this is an estimate
   Tax	Check this if tax applies to the appraisal fee; default is set via Tax on Services
   Subtotal	Appraisal fee plus tax
   Deposit	Initial deposit
   Due at Pick Up	Balance due at pick up
   Cost	Appraisal cost; a System Option controls the default
   Notify	Contact information for person that should be notified when appraisal completed; can be setup to automatically text or email when appraisal marked as done, see Notifications for more information
   Need By	The day the customer requires the appraisal completed
   ETA	Expected completion date; use the checkbox to indicate whether this is an estimate
   Description	Basic description of the item being appraised; this is not the final appraisal, though you will have the option to use this information when completing the appraisal
   Notes	Additional internal notes about this appraisal; customer will not see
   Camera Icon	Opens photo interface allowing you to acquire a new photo or link to existing images; you can do this multiple times to link multiple pictures

   
    
3. Click OK/Save & Close to add this to the sale.