At a Glance
- There is no aging deduction on a consignment settlement — and none is needed
- The vendor is paid their split of what each item actually rang up for, so a markdown is shared the moment it sells
- Mark aged consignment product down as far as you want; your split percentage never moves
- Asking a vendor to cover part of a markdown is a wholesale idea — that's price drops
- Shelf age is still tracked and reported on consignment; it just isn't a line item on the payout
Why Consignment Needs No Aging Deduction
Cannabis inventory that sits too long loses potency, appeal, and value, and eventually you mark it down to move it. On wholesale that markdown hurts, because you already paid for the unit. On consignment it doesn't — and that is the single most useful thing to understand about aged consignment product.
The vendor is paid their agreed split of whatever the item actually rings up for. Drop a $50 eighth to $30 to clear it, and on a 50/50 split you take $15 and the vendor takes $15. The markdown was shared automatically, in the same proportion as the split, at the register. There is no adjustment to calculate, no tier to match, and nothing to bill back — because the vendor never received the full-price half in the first place.
What This Replaces
ShelfSpace used to run aging discount tiers on consignment settlements — a per-category schedule that deducted a percentage from the vendor's share once product crossed an age threshold, and tracked any overage as a margin deficit. That mechanism was removed in July 2026. It was doing the same job the split already does, and doing it twice produced payouts that didn't match a straight reading of the sale.
Consignment settlements now pay the pure split of the actual sale price. If you have an older settlement report showing an aging deduction or a margin-deficit line, that's why — the current engine doesn't produce them.
The Wholesale Equivalent
On product you bought outright, none of the above applies: you paid full cost, so a markdown is a real loss and asking the vendor to share it is reasonable. That's what these two are for:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Price Drops | Ask the vendor before you mark down aged wholesale product, and get their yes on the record. |
| Inventory Aging Credits | Bill the vendor's share of an aged wholesale markdown after the fact, on the monthly credit memo. |
Both are wholesale-only, and both are deliberately excluded from consignment product. If you're looking at a vendor who ships you both ways — which is every vendor — the credit rules follow how each individual delivery was received, not the vendor.
Aging Is Still Tracked
Nothing about this makes shelf age invisible. You still see days-on-shelf per package, the oldest lots per vendor, and sell-through velocity in the slot analytics and on the vendor's own portal view. Aged consignment product is still a problem worth solving — it's occupying a slot that could hold something faster. It just isn't a deduction on the check.
For what a consignment payout does contain — category splits, returns, and any credit memo netted against it — see the settlement report breakdown.