tracking stock of an item that is sold in packs

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Topic summary

A merchant wants to sell one card in multiple pack sizes (pair, 10, 50) set as separate products and asks how to keep inventory synchronized across them.

Recommended approaches:

  • Use an inventory sync app to share one stock pool across products/variants with different SKUs; Mechanic can implement custom sync tasks.
  • If the aim is tiered pricing, use a quantity‑breaks app; bundle apps can also manage pack logic.
  • If SKUs don’t matter, the total price is unchanged by quantity, and it’s online‑store only, apply a theme customization: choosing a “pack” variant adds that many units of the base item to cart (variant‑quantity approach).

Vendor options mentioned:

  • Fusion Inventory app with a user guide.
  • Easify Inventory Sync: create a draft Base product for single units, link pack variants via bundle groups, and auto‑sync stock both ways when packs sell or base inventory changes.

No decision or resolution yet; next step is selecting and configuring a sync/bundle solution.

Summarized with AI on December 19. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi! I am about to sell a christmas card. This is the first card that I will offer as a pair, pack of 10, 50 etc. At the moment I have set the packs up as different products. Can someone tell me the best way I should be doing this to track the stock, as they are the same item, but available in d

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Hi @sahrar :waving_hand: Find an inventory sync app on the app store , or service if they are different products with different skus but need to share an inventory pool.

Automation apps like mechanic can address bespoke scenarios:

https://tasks.mechanic.dev/?q=sync

If doing this because you need tier pricing an alternative is using a quantity-breaks app , or in some cases a bundle-app to manage that.

An alternative is if #1 the skus don’t actually matter and #2 the total price doesn’t change for the different quantities and #3 this is for the online sales channel only then do a theme customization to just add a main product to the cart with the relevant quantity. A variant-quantity customization.

i.e. product A - variantx1 , product A - variantx10 , and product A - variantx100… when variantx100 is selected then 100 quantites of variantx1 are put in the cart instead of variantx100

If you need this type of automation, or theme customization then contact me by my email for services
Contact info in forum signature.
ALWAYS please provide context, examples: store url, theme name, post url(s) , or any further detail in ALL correspondence.

Good Luck

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Hi @sahrar , our app Fusion Inventory helps merchants track inventory of products sold in packs. Please install it and take a look at our user guide for instructions on how to set it up. Let me know if you have any questions.

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Hi @sahrar ,

The Easify Inventory Sync app can help you track the inventory of products sold in packs with ease. Here’s how it works :hugs: :

  1. Create a Base Product: Start by setting up a Base product (Draft) to track the inventory of single units.
  2. Set Up Bundle Groups: Use the app to create Bundle groups that link your Base product to each pack variant (like 2, 10, 50 units, etc.).
  3. Automatic Updates: The app will automatically adjust the available quantity of each pack based on the inventory of the Base product. Similarly, when a pack is sold, the inventory of the Base product will be updated accordingly.

If you provide more details about your product, I can guide you through the setup process step by step. Alternatively, you can reach out to the Easify team for quick assistance.