We're finding that it is tricky to prove that you made a cash transaction for the following BBs:
Sell goods for $20 - sand level
Make $50 with a cottage industry - sand level
Sell goods for $200 - straw level
Make $500 with a cottage industry - straw level
$20,000 worth of work - wood level
Let's see if collectively we can build a list of scenarios that provide sufficient proof. For example, to get my BB for selling $20 I had a picture of my farm stand table (with more than $20 worth of stuff) at two different church sales, photos after the goods were sold and a photo of a satisfied customer trading me money for a jar of syrup.
Proof for the $20 sand BB doesn't need to be as rock solid as the proof needed for Straw or Wood. In my case above, for Straw or Wood I would have shown the rest of the crowd and a few more transaction pictures. A time lapse video of the sales would have been perfect.
We want to ensure you can't easily fake the evidence or it will diminish the value of the BB for everyone and Otis won't be very impressed.
Some transactions just won't be able to be proven to the level we need. We figure about half of all transactions will be too elusive to prove sufficiently.
Here are some ideas of ways to provide adequate proof:
- Time lapse video of selling stuff at your stand or booth
- Pictures of the transactions showing goods and money changing hands combined with original inventory and ending inventory
- Clear PayPal or other financial paper trail with matching photos
What are your ideas for a scenario that would provide enough proof???