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Using Reserve FBA Quantity

It is possible to sell out of a Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) item at Amazon before an inventory update is sent to Monsoon Marketplace. Rarely, this discrepancy can result in a duplicate sale on a multi-channel market which will then create a Problem order in Monsoon Marketplace. For the eBay and Half markets, a way to buffer FBA inventory for so that it does not sell out on a multi-channel market is to specify a reserve FBA quantity.

In Monsoon Marketplace, Reserve FBA Qty is a buffer quantity subtracted from the available quantity of an FBA-fulfillable item at the time it lists. For example, if you have a fulfillable quantity of 8 units for an item and specify a Reserve FBA Qty of 5 units on eBay, then only 3 units will be listed on eBay. This value is configured for these markets on the Settings tab, as part of the market-specific settings.

In addition:

• Reserve FBA Quantity is applied on a rule-by-rule basis. You can hold back inventory that is selling at a high velocity while getting maximum exposure for other inventory groups.
• Reserve FBA Quantity can only be applied to items with an FBA Quantity (i.e., fulfillable quantity). You cannot hold back local inventory using the Reserve FBA Quantity feature.
• If the Reserve FBA Quantity is greater than the FBA quantity for a given SKU, that SKU will not be listed on the multi-channel market.
• If you decrease the value for Reserve FBA Quantity, the quantity is added back to the FBA Quantity on the associated listing.
• Reserve FBA Quantity is not available for the Alibris market.

See also

• Managing Inventory for FBA
• Using FBA
• Understanding FBA

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