Question 1

What does inventory sync across marketplaces in India mean technically, and why does sync latency matter?

Accepted Answer

Inventory sync across marketplaces in India is the process by which a change in your physical inventory, from a sale, return, adjustment, or transfer, is communicated to every marketplace channel so their displayed available quantity is correct. Sync latency is the delay between when the change happens and when the marketplace reflects it. During that window, a customer can place an order against inventory that no longer exists. At high order volumes, even a 10-minute sync window produces systematic overselling on fast-moving SKUs.

Question 2

How does Base.com prevent overselling across Amazon, Flipkart, and Meesho simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Base.com operates from a single central inventory pool. All channels read from the same source. When a sale occurs on any channel, the unit is immediately deducted from the central pool and reserved before the next sync pushes the updated count to other channels. Channel-level allocation rules ensure each marketplace draws from its own reserved pool rather than shared stock, preventing one channel's demand from consuming another channel's inventory.

Question 3

Does Base.com support all fulfillment models on Amazon India, including FBA and Seller Flex?

Accepted Answer

Base.com integrates with Amazon's fulfillment infrastructure, including AFN (Fulfilled by Amazon / FBA), Easyship (both single node and multi-fulfillment station), and Self Ship. Each fulfillment model has different inventory and order event flows. Base.com's Amazon integration handles all three models from the same dashboard, routing each order correctly based on fulfillment model configuration.

Question 4

How does inventory sync across marketplaces in India work when a return arrives at the warehouse?

Accepted Answer

In Base.com, a returned unit entering the warehouse triggers an inspection workflow in the WMS. The unit is classified as sellable or damaged. Sellable units are restocked to their bin location, and the central inventory count updates immediately, before the next sync push to marketplaces. This means the restored unit becomes available on all channels at the next sync cycle, not after a manual adjustment. Damaged units are quarantined and do not re-enter the available count.

Question 5

What happens to inventory sync accuracy during a sale event like Big Billion Days or Great Indian Festival when order velocity spikes?

Accepted Answer

Sales events put heavy pressure on inventory sync by increasing both order volume and API requests. Base.com's delta-based updates send only changed stock quantities, reducing API load, while channel allocation rules prevent overselling. Before any sale, brands should configure channel allocations, maintain reorder buffers, and speed up return processing so returned inventory becomes available quickly.

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