Limited drops are simple: a fixed number of units, a short window to reserve, and a fair race for every unit.
Follow one unit from the moment a drop is scheduled to the moment it is yours, or back on sale for the next person.
Every drop has a start time, an end time, a drop price and a fixed number of units. You can browse the catalog any time and see exactly when each drop opens.
When the start time arrives the drop goes live and Reserve opens. Checkout is only possible while a drop is live and stock remains.
Taking a unit from the stock is one atomic operation, so when two people press at the same instant, exactly one of them gets the last unit.
Your unit is held in your name for five minutes while you pay securely with Stripe.
Then one of two things happens
Pay in time and the order is yours.
Miss the window, or release the unit yourself, and it goes straight back into the drop for the next person.
Only one reservation succeeds. The stock is decremented in a single database operation that only works if enough units remain, so a unit can never be sold twice. The other person sees a clear sold out message.
Five minutes. A timer on the drop page shows exactly how much time is left.
The reservation expires and the unit returns to the drop, so someone else can reserve it. You are never charged for an expired reservation.
You can browse every product at any time, but checkout is only possible while the product's drop is live and stock remains.
Every upcoming drop shows a countdown. Reminders by email are planned so you will not miss the start.