Lead times

What to expect

Merchant listings and community posts are different. A post does not automatically become a shop product. Listing status and trade-deck eligibility both affect shop visibility; a saved draft is not a live listing.

Separate preparation, production, and shipping time. This guide covers 3 practical actions, in the order they usually happen.

Do this first

Estimate each stage from current capacity..

Identify what starts the production clock..

Then finish with

Confirm dates after artwork and order details are approved..

Good to know

Everything here reflects the current Merchant Bridge interface. Labels and buttons may move as the product evolves, but the flow stays the same: prepare, act on the page this guide references, and confirm the result before moving on.

When something does not match what you see, the destination page for this guide is the source of truth.