How to Start Selling Custom Goods on BASE Without Inventory: ME-Q Releases On-Demand Shop Operation Guide

ME-Q, a custom goods creation service operated by MAW Inc., has released an on-demand shop operation guide utilizing the ME-Q and BASE integration, targeted at individual creators, authors, illustrators, hobbyists, and side-hustlers who want to start selling custom merchandise on BASE.

The released page explains how to start selling custom goods on BASE, the process of registering products created with ME-Q onto BASE, how to import order CSVs after a sale on BASE, the concept of selling without inventory, and important precautions to check before selling.

ME-Q is a service that allows for the creation of custom goods starting from a single item. It handles many products suitable for selling in BASE shops, such as acrylic keychains, acrylic stands, pin badges, stickers, and smartphone cases, which can be utilized for on-demand sales where you order only what you need after it sells.

This makes it easier to start an online shop using BASE while suppressing issues often faced in traditional goods sales, such as inventory risk, high initial costs, unsold stock, and difficulties in product expansion.

ME-Q and BASE integration is a feature that allows you to sell custom goods created with ME-Q on your BASE shop and place orders by importing the order data from BASE into ME-Q. Typically, selling custom goods requires producing items in advance and holding them as inventory. However, since ME-Q allows production from one item, it is suitable for on-demand sales where you order only what is necessary after receiving an order on BASE.

The sales flow using the ME-Q and BASE integration is generally as follows: - Select the item you want to sell on ME-Q - Create a design using the simulator - Register the created product on BASE - Sell the product in your BASE shop - Download the order CSV from BASE once an order is placed - Import the CSV into ME-Q - Review the contents and place the order on ME-Q

This flow allows for easier shop operation by ordering only what you have sold, rather than producing large quantities of inventory in advance.