{"slug":"campaign-stores/pricing","title":"Prices, delivery, and payouts","sourceUpdatedOn":"2026-10-21","description":"Understand what shoppers pay, what an item costs you, and when proceeds become available.","group":"Build your store","outcome":"Check product prices and delivery choices without mistaking estimated profit for a payout.","needs":["A draft store with at least one product and its artwork placed.","The adult owner’s review of the current store-owner agreement."],"keywords":["cost","retail","price","profit calculator","fundraising goal","how much can I make","money","earnings","fees","payout","zelle","shipping","pickup"],"sections":[{"id":"profit-calculator","title":"Estimate your profit","text":["Try a selling price and sales quantity. Add any separate expenses you know about, then see how many items would reach your goal."],"tool":"profit"},{"id":"cost-retail-profit","title":"Three numbers to understand","table":{"headings":["On the screen","What it means"],"rows":[["Your cost","The product cost used by the store’s pricing calculation. Check it after you set the artwork placements."],["Retail / Retail price","The selling price for the item. Checkout also shows applicable tax and delivery charges."],["Profit / Your profit","An estimated difference between retail and cost. It is not guaranteed earnings or an available payout."]]},"picture":{"src":"/images/help/campaign-pricing-rehearsal-2026-10-21-r2.webp","width":1710,"height":1012,"alt":"Pricing & Shipping with example cost, retail, delivery, Save pricing & shipping, and Save and continue to review.","caption":"Check the item price and delivery choices, then save. These are practice prices."}},{"id":"set-prices","title":"Set and check your prices","steps":[{"title":"Open Store Launch → Pricing & Shipping","text":"Choose $ per item or % of cost. Enter the amount you want to add above the cost."},{"title":"Check each retail price","text":"A product can have its own price override. Check every product rather than assuming the store-wide setting changed them all. Fix any minimum retail price warning."},{"title":"Choose Save pricing & shipping","text":"Wait for the save confirmation. In an already-live store, saved pricing and delivery choices can affect shoppers immediately."}],"note":{"title":"Changing artwork can change the cost","text":"Check the price again if you add a print location, change a product, or replace artwork.","tone":"caution"}},{"id":"supplier-fees","title":"Supplier fees: count suppliers and batches","text":["A supplier is a company AMS orders a product from. A production batch groups orders that move forward together. The supplier small-order fee is checked separately for each supplier in each batch. It is not a fee on every shopper’s cart.","Open Store Launch → Pricing & Shipping → Supplier-sourced items. Read the fee, waiver amount, and value basis shown for your store. The default setup is a $30 fee, waived at $500 in selling value for that supplier’s items in the same batch. Store settings can differ."],"table":{"headings":["Default-setup example only","Supplier fee"],"rows":[["One supplier, one batch, $200 in selling value","$30"],["One supplier, one batch, $500 in selling value","$0"],["Two suppliers, each at $300 in the same batch","$60 total: $30 for each supplier"],["The same supplier at $200 in each of two separate batches","$60 total: $30 for each batch"]]},"steps":[{"title":"Choose how to handle a small batch","text":"Deduct fee from my profit (default) records an owner-paid fee for payout deduction. Hold orders until the threshold is met marks the supplier group as held; shoppers may have to wait longer."},{"title":"Check the value that counts","text":"The default uses the selling value of that supplier’s items, before tax and delivery. Other suppliers’ items and AMS-stock items do not raise this supplier’s total. A customized store can use cost value instead; check the displayed basis."},{"title":"Save and review before launch","text":"Save pricing & shipping after choosing the policy. Review your production release and delivery plan with AMS before promising a date. In Payouts, check Fees deducted; the default supplier fee reduces what is available to the owner."}],"picture":{"src":"/images/help/campaign-supplier-fees-2026-10-21.webp","width":1710,"height":850,"alt":"Pricing & Shipping in a practice store, showing Supplier-sourced items, the $30 fee and $500 waiver, Deduct fee from my profit, and the link to supplier fee examples.","caption":"Supplier-sourced items: read the fee and waiver for your store, then choose how to handle a small batch. These are practice settings; your saved settings can differ."},"note":{"title":"Using Charge the fee to the campaign?","text":"Ask AMS to confirm who will be billed and how before using this option. Do not assume it adds a shopper checkout fee or that an invoice has already been created."},"links":[{"label":"Check a fee or batch with AMS","href":"/help?category=merchant_store_help&source=merchant_studio#submit-request"}]},{"id":"separate-fees","title":"Keep different fees separate","table":{"headings":["Fee","What it applies to"],"rows":[["Product cost","Each item; check the cost after choosing artwork placements."],["Supplier small-order fee","Each qualifying supplier group in each production batch; default owner-paid amount is deducted from payout."],["School/business pickup","$10 per drop batch, charged to the owner; separate from supplier groups."],["AMS pickup locker","$1 per pickup order, charged to the owner."],["Shopper delivery and tax","Shown at checkout for the selected order and delivery choice."],["Refund service fee","10% of the amount refunded, waived for AMS fault; handled with AMS through support."],["Optional AMS customer service","$5 per ticket charged to the owner, waived for AMS defect or late production."]]},"text":["The product’s displayed profit is an estimate before every separate expense. In the profit planner, open Add expenses or a fundraising goal. Use Other expenses, total ($) for separate costs your group expects. Enter $60 for two expected $30 supplier groups, not $30 for every shirt.","Practice example: 20 items sold at $17 with a $12 item cost leave $100 before separate expenses. If two separate supplier groups each owe $30, entering $60 in Other expenses leaves an estimated $40 after the entered costs. Other fees or refunds can change the result.","After a refund, cancellation, or batch change, ask AMS to confirm the supplier-fee adjustment and payout balance. Do not assume every fee has been automatically reversed."],"links":[{"label":"Refund and customer-service fee examples","href":"/help/campaign-stores/orders-support#refund-requests"},{"label":"Use the manual profit planner","href":"#profit-calculator"}]},{"id":"delivery-choices","title":"Choose delivery on purpose","table":{"headings":["Choice","What to check before turning it on"],"rows":[["Ship to home","Each shopper chooses a shipping option at checkout. Check the displayed charges. A flat-rate setting changes how shipping is priced."],["School / business pickup","Enter the recipient and location, and choose a batch cadence. A batch is a group of pickup orders sent together. The owner is charged $10 per drop batch; shoppers pay no pickup fee. Plan who hands out the items."],["AMS local pickup","The owner pays a $1 locker fee per pickup order. Availability depends on the configured local pickup radius."],["Rush processing / Faster shipping options","These are separate choices. Faster shipping does not remove the time needed to make an item. Review the actual options before offering them."]]},"note":{"title":"Use the current screen as your check","text":"Fees and delivery choices can change. Read the choices and charges in your store before saving. Ask AMS if a fee or timing is unclear."}},{"id":"payouts","title":"A sale is not an instant payout","flow":[{"title":"Order paid","text":"Paid-order profit may still be awaiting delivery."},{"title":"Delivery complete","text":"Delivered, picked up, or completed orders enter a two-business-day hold."},{"title":"Available now","text":"Eligible amounts are reduced by fees and previous or pending payouts."},{"title":"Request reviewed","text":"AMS reviews your request. This is not an automatic bank transfer."}],"steps":[{"title":"Open Payouts","text":"Read Awaiting delivery, 2-business-day hold, Fees deducted, and Available now. The number to use for a request is Available now."},{"title":"Choose the amount and method","text":"The screen supports check or Zelle. Enter the details requested for that method, check them carefully, then submit the request. The minimum request is $1, and the amount cannot exceed the available balance."},{"title":"Check the request status","text":"Requested, approved, and paid are different states. If you need help, contact AMS with your store name. Do not send banking details through an article feedback button."}],"picture":{"src":"/images/help/campaign-payouts-desktop-1440-2026-10-20.webp","alt":"Payouts screen showing delivery holds, fees deducted, Available now, and payout methods.","caption":"Check Available now. A sales total and a payout balance are different.","width":1440,"height":960},"note":{"title":"Read the agreement before launch","text":"Proceeds remain estimates until applicable holds, payment risks, refunds, reserves, and adjustments are resolved. Supplier, pickup, and payment-risk costs can apply. The agreement explains payment-inquiry and chargeback fees. There is no promised sales result or payout arrival date.","tone":"caution"},"links":[{"label":"Store-owner agreement","href":"/campaign-store-owner-agreement"}]}],"next":["campaign-stores/publishing","campaign-stores/orders-support"],"updatedOn":"2026-10-21","kind":"article","canonical":"https://chooseams.com/help/campaign-stores/pricing","revision":"161e1466","markdown":"# Prices, delivery, and payouts\n\nUnderstand what shoppers pay, what an item costs you, and when proceeds become available.\n\nSource: https://chooseams.com/help/campaign-stores/pricing\nReviewed/updated: 2026-10-21\n\nYou will: Check product prices and delivery choices without mistaking estimated profit for a payout.\n\n## What you need\n- A draft store with at least one product and its artwork placed.\n- The adult owner’s review of the current store-owner agreement.\n\n## Estimate your profit {#profit-calculator}\n\nTry a selling price and sales quantity. Add any separate expenses you know about, then see how many items would reach your goal.\n\nInteractive estimate: use the profit planner on the canonical page. It uses manually entered assumptions and does not calculate a live quote or guaranteed payout.\n\n## Three numbers to understand {#cost-retail-profit}\n\n| On the screen | What it means |\n| --- | --- |\n| Your cost | The product cost used by the store’s pricing calculation. Check it after you set the artwork placements. |\n| Retail / Retail price | The selling price for the item. Checkout also shows applicable tax and delivery charges. |\n| Profit / Your profit | An estimated difference between retail and cost. It is not guaranteed earnings or an available payout. |\n\n![Pricing & Shipping with example cost, retail, delivery, Save pricing & shipping, and Save and continue to review.](/images/help/campaign-pricing-rehearsal-2026-10-21-r2.webp)\n\nCheck the item price and delivery choices, then save. These are practice prices.\n\n## Set and check your prices {#set-prices}\n\n1. **Open Store Launch → Pricing & Shipping** Choose $ per item or % of cost. Enter the amount you want to add above the cost.\n\n2. **Check each retail price** A product can have its own price override. Check every product rather than assuming the store-wide setting changed them all. Fix any minimum retail price warning.\n\n3. **Choose Save pricing & shipping** Wait for the save confirmation. In an already-live store, saved pricing and delivery choices can affect shoppers immediately.\n\n> **Changing artwork can change the cost** Check the price again if you add a print location, change a product, or replace artwork.\n\n## Supplier fees: count suppliers and batches {#supplier-fees}\n\nA supplier is a company AMS orders a product from. A production batch groups orders that move forward together. The supplier small-order fee is checked separately for each supplier in each batch. It is not a fee on every shopper’s cart.\n\nOpen Store Launch → Pricing & Shipping → Supplier-sourced items. Read the fee, waiver amount, and value basis shown for your store. The default setup is a $30 fee, waived at $500 in selling value for that supplier’s items in the same batch. Store settings can differ.\n\n1. **Choose how to handle a small batch** Deduct fee from my profit (default) records an owner-paid fee for payout deduction. Hold orders until the threshold is met marks the supplier group as held; shoppers may have to wait longer.\n\n2. **Check the value that counts** The default uses the selling value of that supplier’s items, before tax and delivery. Other suppliers’ items and AMS-stock items do not raise this supplier’s total. A customized store can use cost value instead; check the displayed basis.\n\n3. **Save and review before launch** Save pricing & shipping after choosing the policy. Review your production release and delivery plan with AMS before promising a date. In Payouts, check Fees deducted; the default supplier fee reduces what is available to the owner.\n\n| Default-setup example only | Supplier fee |\n| --- | --- |\n| One supplier, one batch, $200 in selling value | $30 |\n| One supplier, one batch, $500 in selling value | $0 |\n| Two suppliers, each at $300 in the same batch | $60 total: $30 for each supplier |\n| The same supplier at $200 in each of two separate batches | $60 total: $30 for each batch |\n\n> **Using Charge the fee to the campaign?** Ask AMS to confirm who will be billed and how before using this option. Do not assume it adds a shopper checkout fee or that an invoice has already been created.\n\n![Pricing & Shipping in a practice store, showing Supplier-sourced items, the $30 fee and $500 waiver, Deduct fee from my profit, and the link to supplier fee examples.](/images/help/campaign-supplier-fees-2026-10-21.webp)\n\nSupplier-sourced items: read the fee and waiver for your store, then choose how to handle a small batch. These are practice settings; your saved settings can differ.\n\n- [Check a fee or batch with AMS](/help?category=merchant_store_help&source=merchant_studio#submit-request)\n\n## Keep different fees separate {#separate-fees}\n\nThe product’s displayed profit is an estimate before every separate expense. In the profit planner, open Add expenses or a fundraising goal. Use Other expenses, total ($) for separate costs your group expects. Enter $60 for two expected $30 supplier groups, not $30 for every shirt.\n\nPractice example: 20 items sold at $17 with a $12 item cost leave $100 before separate expenses. If two separate supplier groups each owe $30, entering $60 in Other expenses leaves an estimated $40 after the entered costs. Other fees or refunds can change the result.\n\nAfter a refund, cancellation, or batch change, ask AMS to confirm the supplier-fee adjustment and payout balance. Do not assume every fee has been automatically reversed.\n\n| Fee | What it applies to |\n| --- | --- |\n| Product cost | Each item; check the cost after choosing artwork placements. |\n| Supplier small-order fee | Each qualifying supplier group in each production batch; default owner-paid amount is deducted from payout. |\n| School/business pickup | $10 per drop batch, charged to the owner; separate from supplier groups. |\n| AMS pickup locker | $1 per pickup order, charged to the owner. |\n| Shopper delivery and tax | Shown at checkout for the selected order and delivery choice. |\n| Refund service fee | 10% of the amount refunded, waived for AMS fault; handled with AMS through support. |\n| Optional AMS customer service | $5 per ticket charged to the owner, waived for AMS defect or late production. |\n\n- [Refund and customer-service fee examples](/help/campaign-stores/orders-support#refund-requests)\n- [Use the manual profit planner](#profit-calculator)\n\n## Choose delivery on purpose {#delivery-choices}\n\n| Choice | What to check before turning it on |\n| --- | --- |\n| Ship to home | Each shopper chooses a shipping option at checkout. Check the displayed charges. A flat-rate setting changes how shipping is priced. |\n| School / business pickup | Enter the recipient and location, and choose a batch cadence. A batch is a group of pickup orders sent together. The owner is charged $10 per drop batch; shoppers pay no pickup fee. Plan who hands out the items. |\n| AMS local pickup | The owner pays a $1 locker fee per pickup order. Availability depends on the configured local pickup radius. |\n| Rush processing / Faster shipping options | These are separate choices. Faster shipping does not remove the time needed to make an item. Review the actual options before offering them. |\n\n> **Use the current screen as your check** Fees and delivery choices can change. Read the choices and charges in your store before saving. Ask AMS if a fee or timing is unclear.\n\n## A sale is not an instant payout {#payouts}\n\n1. **Open Payouts** Read Awaiting delivery, 2-business-day hold, Fees deducted, and Available now. The number to use for a request is Available now.\n\n2. **Choose the amount and method** The screen supports check or Zelle. Enter the details requested for that method, check them carefully, then submit the request. The minimum request is $1, and the amount cannot exceed the available balance.\n\n3. **Check the request status** Requested, approved, and paid are different states. If you need help, contact AMS with your store name. Do not send banking details through an article feedback button.\n\n1. **Order paid** Paid-order profit may still be awaiting delivery.\n2. **Delivery complete** Delivered, picked up, or completed orders enter a two-business-day hold.\n3. **Available now** Eligible amounts are reduced by fees and previous or pending payouts.\n4. **Request reviewed** AMS reviews your request. This is not an automatic bank transfer.\n\n> **Read the agreement before launch** Proceeds remain estimates until applicable holds, payment risks, refunds, reserves, and adjustments are resolved. Supplier, pickup, and payment-risk costs can apply. The agreement explains payment-inquiry and chargeback fees. There is no promised sales result or payout arrival date.\n\n![Payouts screen showing delivery holds, fees deducted, Available now, and payout methods.](/images/help/campaign-payouts-desktop-1440-2026-10-20.webp)\n\nCheck Available now. A sales total and a payout balance are different.\n\n- [Store-owner agreement](/campaign-store-owner-agreement)\n\n## What to do next\n- https://chooseams.com/help/campaign-stores/publishing\n- https://chooseams.com/help/campaign-stores/orders-support\n\n## Working with a customer agent\nUse this guide as public instructions. Get current prices, stock, order status, and eligibility from authorized live tools. Ask for missing choices. The customer must review the exact artwork/proof and authorize any paid or publishing action. A copied guide does not connect an account or grant access. Do not include passwords, card details, locker codes, or private access links in public requests.\n"}