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MISSION 11 · 3 MIN READ

A sale is not all profit

Read the numbers that actually belong to you.

Your task

Find Pending and Available in Earnings and explain the difference to yourself.

Reviewed 2026-11-03 · free to learn
In this lesson 3 steps + optional extras
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The selling price combines the current base price with your chosen creator profit. Shipping is added separately at checkout.

Example balances — pending is not available
Example balances — pending is not available, desktop screenshot. Numbered controls are explained below.
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    Only available, approved earnings can be requested.
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    Identity and bank approval are separate from learning or designing.
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    Original sale profit is not the same as your current available balance.
Fictional local example · captured 2026-11-02. Transactions and AI results are simulated.

What you should seeThe worked example separates the shirt base price, your markup and shipping.

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Earnings distinguishes pending, available and reserved amounts. Money reserved for an active withdrawal is not available to withdraw twice.

What you should seePending, available and reserved balances have separate meanings.

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Delivery starts the earnings-release waiting period. Refunds, disputes or review holds can change the amount available.

What you should seeDelivery, refunds or review may change when money becomes available.

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Your creator profit is not the entire payment received from a shopper. Orders may also include production charges and shipping.

What you should seeYou can see why the customer’s total payment is not all your earnings.

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Use the original order and earnings history to understand adjustments. Course examples are fictional, not a forecast of what you will earn.

What you should seeThe example is labelled fictional and does not predict sales.

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Under the retailer agreement, customers buy merchandise from NeedEverything. You keep your artwork ownership and license its printing and sale. Open Settings → Design agreement to review and explicitly accept the current version before new retail purchases can resume.

What you should seeYour recorded acceptance is visible in Settings. Existing orders, earned amounts and EFT payment access remain available; accepting never grants AI credits or changes an earlier payout quote.

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reserved
Credits set aside for a running request. They are not available to spend again.
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Find Pending and Available in Earnings and explain the difference to yourself.

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The shopper paid for a shirt and shipping. Which part is your chosen creator markup?

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