Last verified 2026-07-15
shopify continue selling when out of stock oversell
Continue-selling-when-OOS turns ads into cancellations. Lock policy per variant, then crawl the top paid PDPs on mobile.
The actual problem
‘Continue selling when out of stock’ is on for SKUs that can’t backorder — ads sell air.
Do this
- Audit inventory policy on top ad SKUs; turn off continue-selling where backorders aren’t real.
- Sync POS/warehouse qty before morning ad spend.
- Add OOS → sold-out UX that doesn’t keep ATC live.
- Reconcile oversell tickets vs policy flags weekly.
Tools for this job
- Tillkiln
OOS-buyable detection
Scan the live storefront for stacking, OOS-buyable, and dead links before you blame ads → tillkiln.com.
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Tillkiln finds checkout and storefront leaks — stacking discounts, OOS still buyable, dead collection links — with a rough $ leak estimate.
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Deep-dive report — $29
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