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Originally Posted by UsernamePrime
if i, as a niche retailer, take orders for an item and place my order with the distributor/manufacturer based on those order only to have cancellations I am then left with product that pose a risk of not being sold. This seems like a valid "reasonable person" justification for stocking fees on product that is not in hand yet.
just playing devils advocate
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I see what you're saying there, however most of these small retailers will put in an order with the distributer first, for say 25 units, then put those 25 units up on their site. If they sell out quickly, then they will go back to the distributer and try and get more. Very rarely do they take orders then make their purchase, as there's a chance they won't be able to purchase enough and then will have to cancel customer orders, which nobody wants to do.
