With the release of our new Inventory Visibility Co-op's we know people want to understand how payouts from these Co-Ops will work:
Each Co-Op lists a projected timeline the Brand creates based on anticipated consignment inventory sales. Actual payouts are due on specifically scheduled dates, but amounts are proportional to sales of funded inventory. The size and number of payouts are not expected to directly follow the estimated timeline as true retail is unpredictable. Each payout you receive on Kickfurther represents the cost paid towards the inventory as well as the profit earned on those specific pieces.
In order to determine these payments, Kickfurther may receive login information from the businesses 3PL or warehouse or the 3PL or warehouse may agree to provide reporting directly to Kickfurther. Based on the number of units sold and the agreed upon price to be paid per unit, an invoice is created and issued with a payment term that is set in the Co-Op in advance. In some cases, Kickfurther will receive funds from sales directly and issue payouts to the buyers and the balance to the business.
As in previous incarnations of Kickfurther, the business agrees to an option price and a revenue share. The option price is the increased cost of the inventory the business will pay you the buyer, for each piece. However, in order to protect buyers, brands also agree to pay a revenue share from the sale exceeding the option price to pre-purchase inventory. You can tell which brands have agreed to pay a larger revenue share because they will have a correspondingly low PSC. PSC stands for Percentage Sold for Completion, and it represents the percentage of funded inventory that must be paid for at the agreed upon revenue share price in order to complete the co-op.
