# How Price Bidding Works for Qyvea Vendors

You do not wait for customers to find your shelf. When someone orders something you list, you are invited to send a price.

**Quick answer:** A customer orders a product. Vendors who list it get an alert with a countdown. Each vendor sends a best price. Qyvea allocates the order automatically and fairly, then the chosen vendor delivers to the Qyvea hub and is paid.

## The flow

A customer orders a product. Vendors listing it are alerted on the dashboard and by email. Each vendor sends a best price before the timer ends. Qyvea allocates the order. The chosen vendor delivers to the hub and is paid after checks.

## What to include in your price

Your product cost. Transport to the hub. Packaging. A margin you can live with.

## Why a sharp price helps

Price is only one factor, but a fair price improves your chances. See winning with your best price .

## Honour your price

Only bid on what you can supply. If your offer is taken, deliver as agreed.

## A worked example of a bid

A request arrives for 8 camera power supplies. You buy them at KES 600 each, transport to the hub for the batch is KES 400, and you want at least KES 100 profit per unit. Landed cost per unit is KES 650 and your floor price is KES 750. You check the payout calculator, confirm the net still covers your floor, and send KES 780. That took four minutes because your numbers were ready. Illustrative figures only, not real market prices or a real order.

## What to do when you lose

Not every bid is awarded. Do not slash your prices on the next request out of frustration. Check whether your listing was accurate, whether you responded early and whether your price was reasonable for the market. Adjust one thing at a time and watch the result across several requests rather than one.

## Build a price sheet once

Create a spreadsheet with your top fifty products: purchase price, transport per unit, packing, payment fee estimate, floor price and the usual market price. When an alert arrives, you look up the row instead of calculating from scratch. Update it monthly. The sheet turns pricing from a stressful sprint into a lookup.

## Bid only where you can win and deliver

Skip products you do not hold. Skip quantities you cannot supply in one go. Skip requests whose timer is too short for you to price properly. Prioritise products where you have deep stock and a strong margin.

## A typical scenario

A vendor gets an alert for a recorder, calculates landed cost plus margin, sends a price in five minutes and delivers two days later. Illustrative example based on common cases, not a named vendor.

## Common mistakes

Pricing below cost to win. Forgetting transport. Bidding without stock.

## Quick checklist

Check your stock. Compute landed cost. Send before the timer. Deliver as promised.

## FAQ

**Can I change my price after sending?** Check the request screen for what edits are allowed.

**What if I miss the timer?** You cannot bid on that request.

**Does lowest price always win?** Orders are allocated automatically and fairly between vendors. A fair price helps, but reliability and status also matter.

**Do I see other vendors' prices?** The dashboard shows what is allowed. Do not expect to see competitors' offers.

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