Merchant products
Stock availability
Avoid implying stock is reserved by a listing.
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Avoid implying stock is reserved by a listing. 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.
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.
Avoid implying stock is reserved by a listing. This guide covers 3 practical actions, in the order they usually happen.
Do this first
Check available quantity when a buyer enquires..
Explain any made-to-order component..
Then finish with
Confirm availability again before the order is agreed..
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.
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