I have a item that I need to send out to another vendor to be reconditioned then returned and put back into inventory. My company does not have the manufacturing module. Anyone have an idea for best practice.

do you need to track the services work done to that item in some way? or just not have it available for sale until the services work is done?

Example: We purchase blank t-Shirts, then send them out to be printed. The printing vendor returns the printed shirt. Original cost of the shirt: $2 Printing cost: $1 Cost on books: $3

non-inventory item for the printing cost line item? Just an idea - possibly keep the item in a separate virtual location before it's recondition and then receive it into it's primary location when ready to sell...tie the invoicing to the non-inventory item transaction maybe?

If you need to capitalize the printing cost that may be possible through landed cost. Add it to the item receipt from the virtual location (vendor's location) to the actual location.

Thanks for your help @Alan Marsh & @Luis. I am going to try those solutions.