Sample management
Every green coffee sample, requested, sent and tracked.
Sample requests, sample stock and dispatch run inside the green market, so buyers cup more coffee and sellers never chase a parcel by email.
Requests in one list
Every sample request has a status, from requested to delivered, visible to the people who need it.
Sample stock held for you
Roasters send sample stock to Roastnet once. Each request reserves a sample, so stock is never oversold.
Nothing lost when stock runs out
A request with no stock waits and is filled, oldest first, at the next check-in. Sellers are told to restock.
Direct when that is simpler
Importers post their own samples and mark them sent.
How it works
From a request to a cupping table.
- A buyer requests a sample from a lot on the market.
- Held stock: Roastnet reserves a sample and packs it. Direct: the seller is asked to send one.
- The sample is marked sent and the buyer follows it.
- The buyer cups the coffee and orders from the same lot.
Sample lines can be green or roasted. Each line is checked in by Roastnet before the samples are offered to buyers.
For sellers
Send samples once, sell for months.
Sellers add sample stock after saving a lot: green or roasted lines, the weight of each sample and how many. Roastnet checks them in, approves the listing and handles every request from there.
- 01Green or roasted sample lines on the same lot.
- 02Check-in by Roastnet approves the listing.
- 03Restock notices by email and in the app when samples run out.
- 04Sample events through the Market API and webhooks.
Questions
What people ask us.
- Are samples free for buyers?
- Samples on origin lots and on roaster lots held by Roastnet are free to buyers. Importers send their own samples on their own terms.
- Which samples does Roastnet hold?
- In markets where Roastnet holds samples, it keeps sample stock for roaster lots and origin lots. Importer samples go directly from the importer to the buyer.
- What happens if there are no samples left?
- The request waits and is filled at the next check-in, oldest first. The seller is notified to send more.
- Can my stock system see sample requests?
- Yes. Sample requests and dispatch are part of the Market API, with webhooks and MCP tools.
Also on the green market
Everyone the market brings together.
Let the samples do the selling.
Join the green market free, list a lot and add your sample stock.