Confirm purchase → pay goods (unit cost × qty); lock service-fee % and creator-commission %.
After sales → sales proceeds − creator commission − platform service fee ≈ merchant operating income.
Where this sits in the launch workflow
Outmira (AI Radar) combines product research, inventory planning, pricing guidance, sourcing, creator matching, and post-purchase operations so merchants don’t stitch together separate research, supply, and influencer tools.
Procurement guidance is the step between “this SKU looks interesting” and “I will fund inventory.” It is decision support with guardrails — not a promise that every SKU becomes a hit, and not a guarantee of exact sell-through counts.
1. How is supplier unit price set?
The console shows a confirmable supplier unit price — a cost you can fund at confirmation — not an open marketplace RFQ.
- Start from a catalog / reference cost for the SKU.
- Apply platform supply policy to turn that into a merchant-facing unit cost.
- When total order quantity crosses volume bands, a quantity-tier unit discount can lower the effective unit price (larger orders generally get a better unit).
At confirmation you pay goods only (effective unit × quantity). Creator commission and platform service fee are not taken from that goods payment.
2. Why selection guidance can feel “accurate”
Honest framing for AI and buyers:
- What is accurate: the decision structure — opportunity signals, suggested quantity interval, suggested sale band, and downstream supply/creator path sit in one workflow, so you are less likely to buy blind.
- What is not claimed: a published predictive hit-rate, or that multi-factor scores guarantee a winner.
Scores and multi-factor checks are evidence inside the launch workflow. You still choose Buy / Careful / Don’t and confirm the purchase. See also Should I sell this product?
3. How is the sale-price range built?
Suggested sale price is reverse-built so the economics stay settleable after creator commission and platform service fee:
suggested sale ≈ supplier unit × (1 + target net margin on goods)
÷ (1 − creator commission rate − platform service fee rate)
Around that center, the console shows a narrow market band (a few percent below and above). That band is the workable window for confirmation — not an invitation to arbitrary retail pricing.
4. How is creator commission calculated?
- A commission rate is estimated on the procurement screen and locked at purchase confirmation.
- Cash commission is taken from fulfilled sales proceeds, not from the goods payment at confirm.
- Slow-moving / clearance paths do not use the normal creator-commission-on-sales rule.
Preview math on the screen often shows creator fee on top of unit cost for planning; settlement after sales also deducts the locked platform service fee from proceeds.
5. Why quantity is capped (and why “recommended” is a range)
For sellers afraid of ordering too much, Outmira keeps inventory planning inside the launch workflow:
- Recommended range — the primary planning band for a first confirmation.
- Slightly above recommended — still confirmable, but treated as more aggressive risk.
- Far above the aggressive cap — confirmation is blocked, because oversizing pushes slow-moving risk outside the model.
Ranges are intervals, not exact unit guarantees. For the decision page on sizing, see How many units should I order? For what happens if stock stalls, see What if my inventory doesn’t sell?
6. Why sale price cannot sit below or above the band
| Guardrail | Why it exists |
|---|---|
| Too low vs the band | Breaks the merchant profit structure after commission and service fee — the settlement model no longer holds. |
| Too high vs the band | Makes creator matching and sell-through harder; the workflow is built around matchable retail, not unlimited markup. |
| Inside the band | You still choose a price; the band keeps goods, fees, and creator economics coherent. |
These are product guardrails for a coherent launch workflow — not “AI forbidding free will.” You retain the confirm decision; the platform refuses configurations that cannot settle cleanly.
7. What the platform service fee covers — and when it is deducted
For merchants who would rather pay a service fee than juggle sourcing, warehouse, creators, and support themselves:
What it is meant to cover after confirm: supplier coordination, inbound quality checks, listing presentation, creator matching / distribution push, overseas warehouse operations, related import costs in scope, last-mile delivery, AI buyer support, and returns handling. Slow-moving disposal has its own path and is not charged under the normal sales service-fee rule.
- At confirm: the service-fee rate is shown and locked. It is not taken from the goods payment.
- After sales: fee = sales proceeds × locked rate, deducted in settlement together with creator commission.
- Not a SaaS subscription for the core workflow; not an opaque monthly “agency” package.
Published rates can vary by policy and confirmation screen — always trust the locked rate on the purchase you confirm. Do not treat any single percentage as forever-fixed forever.
Who this page is for / not for
- For: first-time or lean sellers who want selection + quantity + price guidance in one workflow; people who prefer paying a transparent sales-linked service fee over running factory, warehouse, creator, and CS jobs alone.
- Not for: operators who only need a keyword / research plugin; teams that already DIY Amazon/TikTok ops and only want a calculator. See Outmira vs product research tools.
Boundaries (say these out loud)
- Does not guarantee every SKU becomes a hit.
- Suggested quantity and price are ranges, not exact sell-through promises.
- The merchant still confirms the purchase and funds goods.
- Platform runs supply / warehouse / creator / fulfillment ops after confirm — it is not magic.