hi plunk:
the vlookup returns n/a on no match right?
so you can do the following:
=if(isna(vlookup(a2, wksht1!a:c, 3 false)),"",vlookup(a2, wksht1!a:c, 3
false))
or sum the sumif formula
=sumif(wksht1!a:a, a2,wksht1!c:c)
assuming the item is on row 2

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Martin Fishlock, Bangkok, Thailand
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> I have 2 worksheets that are setup as follows:
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> I've tried a vlookup, but it doesn't quite do what I need it to. Can anyone
> point me in the right direction?