Reselling a supplier's range from your phone

What does this tour show?

It shows reselling from both ends. On one side is Northern Skincare Co, a sample supplier that lets other sellers sell its range. On the other is Amira, a sample seller of beauty products who joined the programme earlier in the day. The supplier wants more people selling its products without giving away its brand or chasing payments by hand. Amira wants to offer a body butter her followers will like without buying a box of stock first.

The tour has eight steps across four screens: the supplier's programme, Amira's Resell page, her shop link and the buyer's order, her orders list, and her earnings.

Why does reselling need rules on both sides?

Because three parties are involved in every sale, and each needs to trust the others. The supplier needs sellers to stay above a sensible price and to be paid only for sales that stick. The seller needs to know what she earns and when. The buyer needs to know who is sending what and how to pay. Written rules, shown in the same words to everyone, replace a stream of messages between people who have never met.

Step by step

1. The supplier sets its default rule. On the Supplier programme screen, under Your rules for sellers, Northern Skincare Co has chosen Minimum price. For the Shea body butter 200ml, the price to sellers is £9.50 and sellers sell at £12 or more. Earnings are held for seven days after delivery, and for new sellers it says You approve. A note explains that the rule can be changed per product, or a product left out, and that fixed and percent commission are the other two rules.

2. The supplier invites and approves. Under Invite sellers is its invite link, with the reminder that only sellers in the same country can join. On the right, the Sellers list shows four: Amira's Beauty Shelf, 14 sold, £12 owed, Active; Glow by Sophie, 9 sold, £12 owed, Active; The Gift Edit, 0 sold, Waiting for you; Bea's Bits, 3 sold, Paused. The Gift Edit is waiting for the supplier to approve it.

3. Amira picks her price. At 19:30, on her Resell page, Amira sees the supplier with a Joined label and the body butter with its price to sellers, £9.50. A line states the supplier's rule: sell at £12 or more. In the My price box she types £13.50; the hint underneath says at least £12. The screen shows what she earns on each one sold: £4. She taps Add to my shop.

4. It sits beside her own products. At 20:15 a follower called Jess opens Amira's shop link. The candle and the lip balm trio are there as usual, and so is the body butter, with a small line under its name: Sent by Northern Skincare Co. Jess puts two large candles at £16 each and one body butter at £13.50 in her basket.

5. One order, two senders. At 20:16 Jess sees one confirmation, split in two. Sent by Amira's Beauty Shelf: two candles, £32, delivery free, because her part is over Amira's £30 free-delivery amount. Sent by Northern Skincare Co: one body butter, £13.50, delivery £3.20. The total is £48.70. A box explains that part of the order comes from another shop, so it is cash on delivery.

6. The supplier ships its part. At 20:30 Amira's Orders list shows Jess's resold line marked Supplier ships, with a note that it is sent by Northern Skincare Co and that she can still message the buyer. She packs her candles; she does not touch the body butter, and she cannot change its status.

7. Earnings hold, then become ready. On Earnings, Amira sees Ready to pay £12, Holding £8 and Paid out £72. The list explains each figure. Two recent sales of £4 each are Holding. Four sold to Priya nine days ago earned £16 and are Ready. Hannah returned one inside the seven days, so minus £4 is marked Reversed. £16 less £4 is the £12 ready to pay.

8. Payday is recorded by the supplier. Back on the Supplier programme screen, Record a payout sits at the foot of the Sellers list. A payout records the amount, how it was paid, a reference and a photo of the slip. Once recorded, it appears under Paid out on Amira's phone, which is where the £72 came from.

Who does what in a resold sale

Tips for sellers and suppliers

• Sellers: price for your followers, not for the floor. At the £12 minimum Amira would earn £2.50; at £13.50 she earns £4.
• Sellers: tell buyers resold items arrive separately. The order page says so, but a line from you prevents a refused parcel.
• Suppliers: set a holding period long enough for your returns. Seven days suits most beauty products; adjust it if returns tend to arrive later.
• Suppliers: approve sellers whose shops fit the brand. Waiting for you is a chance to look first.
• Both: record payouts with the reference and slip every time. It ends most payment questions before they start.

Common mistakes

Counting Holding as earned. A return inside the holding time takes it back. Plan on Ready to pay.

Taking bank transfer for a resold item. The money would go to the seller, while the supplier sends the item. Resold lines are cash on delivery for that reason.

Changing the supplier's order. Supplier ships orders are the supplier's to move. Message the buyer instead.

Paying sellers without recording it. A payout made but not recorded leaves the seller's screen showing money owed that was already sent.

What should you do next?

If you are a seller, go back to the start of Amira's day to see the shop settings and Home that sit around this tour. If you are a supplier, think about which products suit resale and what minimum protects your price.

The markup versus margin guide helps both sides set prices that leave each a fair share. The pricing guide covers how to choose a selling price, the cash flow guide explains the effect of a holding period on money in hand, and the wholesale guide is useful for suppliers growing a network of sellers.

How EasyTaskr helps

Share & Sell lets a supplier set resale rules, invite and approve sellers in its own country and record payouts with a reference and slip. Sellers set their own price above the rule, sell the range beside their own products, and see their earnings as Holding, Ready to pay and Paid out, with returns reversed inside the holding time.