Liddy is made to order in shared production runs of 1,000 sets and sold FOB Yantian (Shenzhen). You pay in two parts that follow the factory's own schedule, and nothing is taken until the run your order joins is placed.
Deposit
30%
when your run is placed
Balance
70%
before release at Yantian
Until then
$0
nothing is taken before your run reaches 1,000 sets
Your quote includes figures the factory is still confirming, so these amounts are estimates until your purchase order.
01 When you pay
You sign a letter of intent. It holds your place and is non-binding. No payment.
Your run reaches 1,000 sets and is placed. You send us your purchase order; we confirm it and send a proforma invoice for the 30% deposit, due within 7 days. The factory starts once deposits are in.
Production. Ready to ship about 45 days after the run is placed, plus 45 days of tooling ahead of the first run. We send you production photos to approve before anything ships.
Ready to ship. We send the commercial invoice and packing list for the 70% balance, due within 7 days of our ready-to-ship notice and before the goods are released.
Released to your forwarder at Yantian. From the ship's rail onward the goods are yours, and we send the shipping documents.
02 How you pay
Each invoice comes by email from Liddy through Stripe, in US dollars, and carries your purchase order number. Pay it by ACH bank debit or bank transfer; both are low-cost and leave a clear record. Card payment is accepted on invoices up to US$2,500; larger invoices are paid by ACH or bank transfer.
Each part you pay goes to the factory for your goods once it has cleared. That is why the schedule matches the factory's, and why Liddy never asks you to pay before your run is real.
03 What FOB Yantian covers
Liddy
You
Your sets made to the published specification and packed as you chose (one or four to a carton)
Your forwarder, collecting at Yantian
Export clearance in China
Ocean freight and insurance
Goods loaded on board at Yantian
Import duty, taxes and customs in your country
Shipping documents
Delivery from your port to your door
04 If something changes
Your run never reaches 1,000 sets: nothing is taken.
Liddy cannot deliver your order: everything you paid is refunded in full.
You cancel after your run is placed: the deposit has already paid for your goods in production, so it cannot be refunded.
The balance is not paid within 30 days of the ready-to-ship notice: Liddy may sell the goods elsewhere, and the deposit covers the costs.
A set arrives with a manufacturing defect: send photographs and we replace it on the next shipment.