>>36726145If it's out of pocket then my concern really is that the ID talents don't have enough money to order the necessary stock levels (also explains why the rubber mat sold out but there are still keychains, keychains are cheaper and more desirable so you can expect to sell more) in which case the solution imo is for Cover to be willing to cover the cost of merch in a short-term loan scheme. Girl orders the merch, Cover pays for it, and then Cover takes their cost from every piece of merch sold to recoup their cost and the rest goes to the talent.
That or ID just really needs to go Made to Order for everything and end up with long lag-times like everyone else.