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# Sold your animal? How to update Creatures

If the buyer paid outside Creatures, use **Record sale & mark sold** to save the income and keep the animal's profile. If the buyer paid through Creatures, follow the existing sale instead of recording it again.

## If the buyer paid through Creatures

Do not mark the animal sold by hand. The listing moves through payment, handoff, and completion from the purchase. Follow the sale in **Dashboard > Sales** and use the recorded handoff actions.

![Completed marketplace sale retained in the seller's Sales history](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/0f4/bf9/985/bfd99.png)

## If payment happened elsewhere

1. Open the animal's profile, open **More animal actions**, and choose **Sold, rehomed, or deceased**.
2. Choose **Sold**, then **Continue to sale details** to open **Record sale & mark sold**.
3. Check the animal and the personal or organization Finance book. Enter the **Sale amount** and **Date**, plus an optional **Note**.
4. Select **Record sale & mark sold** once the details are correct.

![More animal actions menu with Sold, rehomed, or deceased](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/a7c/393/319/47b42.png)

The amount and date are saved as seller income in **Finance**, the animal leaves your current animals, and any active listing ends. No buyer details are required. The profile, pedigree, and records remain, and the completion page gives you a link the buyer can use to claim the profile.

Recording the sale does not pretend Creatures processed or protected an outside payment.

## Transfer ownership without recording a sale

Use [Transferring an animal to its new owner](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/transferring-an-animal-to-its-new-owner-1txfz6z/) when the profile should move but no sale belongs in Finance, such as a gift or an already-recorded transaction. An optional transfer price can document the handoff for the buyer. It does **not** save seller income in your Finance book. Use [Removing an animal from your account](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/removing-an-animal-from-your-account-18zcj36/) for a death or another non-sale departure.

If you see **Sold or rehomed** instead of **Sold**, the direct Finance sale action is not available for your current ownership setup. Review who owns the profile before continuing. Do not remove another owner's interest or create a duplicate sale to work around it.

### Related information

- [What happens after I sell an animal?](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/what-happens-after-i-sell-an-animal-rm68h2/)
- [What you need to start selling](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/what-you-need-to-start-selling-1wqmxje/)
- [Listing an animal at a fixed price](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/listing-an-animal-at-a-fixed-price-oxknps/)