Should I show stock amount on my website?

VibroHeavenUK · Apr 4, 2022

Hi,

I have a website that I use for dropshipping, in the CSV file, one of the choices I have is to show the stock quantity or not but it shows the quantity my supplier has in stock which can be thousands.

So should I show the stock quantity or not?

I have arguments for and against and cannot make my mind up so that's where you guys and girls come in!

Thanks in advance.

Conjecting · Apr 4, 2022

To create a sense of urgency, yes. Humans buy on impulse all the time. There are a lot of plugins available that do exactly this (I'm unsure of the names off the top of my head because I haven't done pure drop shipping in awhile). Even if it's not accurate, honestly who cares lol.

For example, you could have a running timer above a popular product with a text displaying "only 3 left in stock - act now!".

Edit: Just now realizing you may have been asking a slightly different question - my answer was geared towards showing supply to consumers FYI

MisterF · Apr 4, 2022

Yes, it's good to know if a supplier has stock available.

VibroHeavenUK · Apr 4, 2022

xShot said:
To create a sense of urgency, yes. Humans buy on impulse all the time. There are a lot of plugins available that do exactly this (I'm unsure of the names off the top of my head because I haven't done pure drop shipping in awhile). Even if it's not accurate, honestly who cares lol.

For example, you could have a running timer above a popular product with a text displaying "only 3 left in stock - act now!".

Edit: Just now realizing you may have been asking a slightly different question - my answer was geared towards showing supply to consumers FYI

Thanks for your reply, this is something I'm looking at doing in my Newsletters. People who subscribe will get special limited deals.

MisterF said:
Yes, it's good to know if a supplier has stock available.

Thanks, only items that are in stock show up and out of stock items stay hidden.

DediRock · Apr 9, 2022

It can definitely help you by creating a sense of scarcity.

brownboy1 · Apr 15, 2022

xShot said:
To create a sense of urgency, yes. Humans buy on impulse all the time. There are a lot of plugins available that do exactly this (I'm unsure of the names off the top of my head because I haven't done pure drop shipping in awhile). Even if it's not accurate, honestly who cares lol.

For example, you could have a running timer above a popular product with a text displaying "only 3 left in stock - act now!".

Edit: Just now realizing you may have been asking a slightly different question - my answer was geared towards showing supply to consumers FYI

cmon boy it will just make the store look spammy used to work back in the days but not anymore.

Fastdraw · Apr 15, 2022

yes, as a customer I always would like to know if that goods are available or not

VibroHeavenUK · Apr 15, 2022

My store only shows products that are in stock and In Stock appears on the listing, just not the amount at the moment. I just think it looks odd for a new business to be showing 7500 in stock one day then say 700 the next when I hardly have any reviews.

Should I show stock amount on my website?

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