# Stock Cost & Ownership
**Category:** [Yahoo Archive](https://www.epiusers.help/c/yahoo-archive/9)
**Created:** 2001-04-25 07:59 UTC
**Views:** 318
**Replies:** 1
**URL:** https://www.epiusers.help/t/stock-cost-ownership/2746
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## Post #1 by @system
Our situation is somewhat similar, yet we handle it differently than you do.
We, too, have expensive parts, and we require a 33% to 50% deposit from our
customers. The difference is, for us, they do not own anything by paying
their deposit. Vantage easily allows you to do a 'deposit' or 'advance'
invoice, and this is not an asset to your company until the part is shipped
and the final sale taken, until that time, the money stays in the 'customer
pre-pay' account and is a liability. Works very well for us.
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## Post #2 by @system
Hi,
I'm hoping for some direct input from any group member who may have
experienced the same issue with stock cost and ownership that we are
confronted with during the implementation of Version 4.
Our Company assembles printed circuit boards which typically have BOM's of
100 items plus. Due to the value of the BOM items we seek up-front payment
of the materials from our customers prior to delivery of the finished
product.
The problem is 'how do we sell the BOM material whilst keeping it in our
stock with visibility that it is now at zero value and owned by customer X?'
The administration associated with going through the process as Vantage
prescribes would probably put us out of business!
I cannot believe we are unique in wanting to manage our cash-flow whilst
having long BOM's. If you have any experience that might prove of value,
please e-mail me back directly or call me on 0044 1256 746768. Thanks in
advance.
Steve Miell
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