Checkout & buyers
Can a drop oversell?
Crafd checks stock again when a buyer submits payment and reserves the pieces while it is confirmed.
- Browsing does not reserve a piece.
Opening a page or choosing a quantity leaves the pieces available to other buyers.
- Payment starts the hold.
When the buyer submits a valid payment attempt, Crafd reserves that quantity, including the selected choice. Other checkouts cannot take those reserved pieces.
- If the last pieces are already in checkout.
The buyer sees The last pieces are being paid for right now. Try again in a few minutes. A smaller remaining count may ask them to choose fewer pieces. If a choice or the whole drop sells out, checkout updates what is available.
The payment window is 15 minutes. A reservation may remain longer while Crafd checks or cancels an uncertain payment; it is released only once that payment is known not to have succeeded. A paid order replaces its reservation.