Take pre-orders

Sell a product before it's in stock. Shoppers see when it ships, pay now, and the order goes out on the date.

Checked against Zepsell on 8 November 2026

Where
Apps > Sell more > Pre-orders
You need
Nothing else
Price
Included with every Zepsell store

Set up a pre-order

Pre-orders are set per variant. Open the variant in your store admin, find the Pre-order card, pick the Ships from date and press Enable pre-order. Shoppers then see Pre-order instead of Add to cart, with "ships from" and the date.

What happens next

  • Payment is taken at checkout.
  • When the date arrives, the pre-order items are fulfilled and the customer is emailed that their pre-order is on its way. The order page shows the status of each pre-order item.
  • Cancelling the order cancels its pre-orders.
  • Turning pre-order off stops new ones. Existing pre-orders still go out on their date.

Still stuck? Ask us.

Ask Zeppy in your dashboard, or message the Zepsell team in the support chat.