TermsConsignor rates
How it works
What the share is of
In short
A consignor rate is worked out on one of four figures, chosen under Share of. Revenue (the default) is what the customer paid less discounts and tax. Listed price is the tag price, so you carry discounts. Profit is revenue less your costs. Fixed price per unit pays an agreed price per item.
"60%" means nothing until you say 60% of what. Share of answers that, on every consignor rate.
The four figures#
| Share of | Is | Who carries a discount |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | The listed price, less discounts, less tax | Both of you, in proportion |
| Listed price | The price on the tag, before any discount | You |
| Profit | Revenue, less the costs you set | Both of you, then your costs come off |
| Fixed price per unit | A price you agree for each item | You. The vendor gets the agreed price whatever it sold for |
Here's one $120.00 mug with a $20.00 discount, at 60%, in a store that adds tax at checkout:
| Share of | Worked out on | Vendor's share |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $100.00 | $60.00 |
| Listed price | $120.00 | $72.00 |
| Profit, with a $40.00 cost | $60.00 | $36.00 |
| Fixed price per unit, at $55.00 | $55.00 |
Revenue#
The default, and the fairest when you and your vendors share both good and bad sales. A discount comes off before the share is worked out, so the vendor shares its cost. The working reads: Revenue = Listed price − Discounts − Tax.
Listed price#
The share is worked out on the price on the tag, before any discount. When you run a sale, you carry the discount alone, and the working shows it as Discount added back. If your prices include tax, the listed price includes it too.
Shops that discount often, and don't want vendors to lose out for it, use this.
Profit#
The share is worked out on what's left after your costs. You set the costs once, in Settings, then Terms under Add costs: product cost, processing fees, shipping, packaging, platform fees and others, each as a share of revenue or of what the customer paid, an amount per item, or an amount per order. A vendor can have their own list on their Terms tab.
Product cost comes from Shopify's Cost per item where you've entered one. Where Shopify has a real cost, it wins over your estimate.
Fixed price per unit#
Not a share at all: the vendor gets an agreed price for each item, like a wholesale price, whatever it sold for. Leave the price empty and each product's Cost per item in Shopify is used instead.
Tax#
A vendor's share never includes tax unless you say so. If your prices include tax, a share of revenue asks Tax: Not shared (the default) works the share out on the price without tax; Shared works it out with the tax in, and the working says Tax shared. Where your store adds tax at checkout, tax is never shared.
Common questions#
- Which should I choose?
- Revenue, unless your deal says otherwise. Choose Listed price if you want to carry discounts yourself, and Profit only if your deal is a share of profit and you know your costs. More
- Can I change what the share is of later?
- Yes, like any consignor rate. It applies from the next sale; sales already made keep how they were worked out. More
- Where does the cost for a share of profit come from?
- From Shopify's cost per item where you've entered one, and otherwise from the costs you set in Settings › Terms. More
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