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Assigning an item to a consignor tells Supercycle that the consignor owns that stock and earns a share of its revenue. You can assign one item at a time or many at once. By default, every item you assign to a consignor uses that consignor’s revenue share. Set once on the consignor, it applies to all of their items automatically. If a particular item has different terms, you can override the rate for that item alone.

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Assign items to a consignor

1

Open the item

In Shopify admin, go to Supercycle > Inventory and open an item.
2

Select a consignor

In the Consignor card, select the edit icon, search for the consignor, and choose Select.
3

Set a commission rate (optional)

Enter a Commission rate to override the consignor’s default for this item. Leave it blank to use the consignor’s revenue share. The rate applies to this item’s cycles.
1

Select items

Go to Supercycle > Inventory and select the items you want to assign.
2

Assign consignor

Open the ••• menu, choose Assign consignor, pick a consignor, and confirm.
Reassigning a consignor in bulk clears any per-item commission overrides, so the items fall back to the new consignor’s revenue share.

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Default rate vs. per-item override

Every item assigned to a consignor inherits the consignor’s revenue share automatically, so there’s nothing to set per item. Change the consignor’s rate once on their page and it applies to all of their items. The Commission rate field on an item overrides that default for a single item, for when one item carries different terms:
  • Leave it blank to use the consignor’s revenue share. The field’s placeholder shows that default, and help text reads “Defaults to [consignor]‘s rate of [x]%. Applies to this item’s cycles.”
  • Enter a value (0–100%) to use a different rate for that item only. It applies to that item’s cycles.
Reassigning the item to a different consignor clears any per-item override, so the item falls back to the new consignor’s revenue share.

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How commission is calculated

Commission accrues to a consignor’s balance based on what their items actually earn:
1

A charge is paid

When a charge on a consigned item is paid, Supercycle records an earning for the consignor.
2

The rate is applied

The earning is the charge’s revenue (the basis) multiplied by the commission rate for that item: the per-item rate if set, otherwise the consignor’s revenue share.
3

The rate is locked in

The rate used is saved with the earning. Changing the consignor’s revenue share or the item’s commission rate later only affects future earnings.
4

Refunds reverse it

If that charge is later refunded, Supercycle records a refund entry that reduces the consignor’s balance by their share of the refunded amount, at the original rate.
Every earning and refund is itemized in the payout breakdown when you settle a balance.
Commission is calculated when a charge is paid, so an order that’s placed but not yet paid doesn’t add to a consignor’s balance until payment is collected.