When in Oberlo and receiving notifications of “Variant’s Missing” it does say that these items have been removed or replaced by a 3rd party. Does that mean I should remove these Variants from my store?
Any help is appreciated.
Jami
Hey, @jroberts !
Welcome to Shopify Community.
Thanks for connecting with us and sharing your question. Since Oberlo offers thousands of products through various suppliers that also work with other dropshippers, it’s inevitable that inventory will be updated frequently.
Therefore, when you see that some of your products or their variants have been removed you want to ensure that any customers visiting your site don’t inadvertently purchase any unavailable items. It’s best practice to either replace the variant, or remove it from your store when it becomes unavailable for the best customer experience.
With that being said, there are scenarios where customers might purchase an item and it later becomes unavailable. In these scenarios it is possible to replace a variant during the fulfillment process using a different supplier. Read the related discussion on this here.
Let me know if that helps or if you have other questions.