# What's the difference between "for sale" and "for purchase"?

**URL:** <https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/whats-the-difference-between-for-sale-and-for-purchase/21422>\
**Category:** Using my Dolibarr\
**Tags:** Products-Services, Question\
**Created:** [November 12, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/whats-the-difference-between-for-sale-and-for-purchase/21422 "2021-11-12T16:57:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![karozans](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@karozans](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/karozans)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/whats-the-difference-between-for-sale-and-for-purchase/21422/1 "2021-11-12T16:57:09Z")

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When creating a new product or new service, there are 2 questions on the forms.

For Sale  
For Purchase

I am not sure what the difference between these two options are? Can someone please explain?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![ksar](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/user_avatar/www.dolibarr.org/ksar/32/514_2.png) [@ksar](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/ksar)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/whats-the-difference-between-for-sale-and-for-purchase/21422/2 "2021-11-12T20:33:54Z")

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Hello,

Either you buy it or you sell it.

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**Author:** ![karozans](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@karozans](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/karozans)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/whats-the-difference-between-for-sale-and-for-purchase/21422/3 "2021-11-12T20:49:08Z")

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Oh, thanks. I guess I keep forgetting that you enter products for both vendors and products that you yourself also sell.

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**Author:** ![aljawaid](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/user_avatar/www.dolibarr.org/aljawaid/32/388_2.png) [@aljawaid](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/aljawaid)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/whats-the-difference-between-for-sale-and-for-purchase/21422/4 "2021-11-12T20:51:45Z")

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Agreed, to further expand…

**For Sale** will enable certain pages and show items in lists and calculations etc more associated to sales.  
**For Purchase** will enable certain pages and show items in lists and calculations etc more associated to purchases.

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**Author:** ![aljawaid](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/user_avatar/www.dolibarr.org/aljawaid/32/388_2.png) [@aljawaid](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/aljawaid)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/whats-the-difference-between-for-sale-and-for-purchase/21422/5 "2021-11-13T21:29:38Z")

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