The companies have to tweak the price ,and buyers of promises have to be careful same with shares,cryptos,futures,options etc ,it's a "financial instrument" it can't guarantee 100% success for buyer ,same case for company that sells it,they have to be careful using it . Lawyers have to find a way to write a promise purchase contract.
Let's say i am a buyer and seller has salt or honey or gold etc for sale ...
Example:
Promise No: 00000002
Tiffany & Co Promise
VERIFIED COMPANY
We promise that we will send to you :
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2 18k gold rings,weight 10g
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Product(s) Manufacturing Date: 04/11/2021 4:55 AM
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Product(s) Expiration Date: no expiration date
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Shipping Date: 11/10/2021 8:21 PM
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Expected Delivery Date: 11/10/2021 8:21 PM
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Shipping Fee : FREE
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Price:2000 USD for this promise
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Promise Terms And Conditions
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By Clicking The "BUY PROMISE" button
i agree with Tiffany & Co Terms And Conditions
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BUY PROMISE
This is a good promise for people that are engaged and want to get married ,but don't know when. They will not need to worry about price of gold after they buy promise ,they can even make money if gold price increases.
Example:
Promise No: 00000003
BeeHive Ltd Promise
VERIFIED COMPANY
We promise that we will send to you :
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50kg of pure unfiltered honey
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Product(s) Manufacturing Date: 04/11/2021 4:55 AM
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Product(s) Expiration Date: no expiration date
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Shipping Date: 11/10/2021 8:21 PM
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Expected Delivery Date: 11/10/2021 8:21 PM
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Shipping Fee : FREE
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Price:10000 USD for this promise
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Promise Terms And Conditions
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By Clicking The "BUY PROMISE" button
i agree with BeeHive Ltd Terms And Conditions
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BUY PROMISE
If buyer payes 10000 usd now he does not have to pay 20000 usd in 2021 ,protection against inflation .
Sorry to bother you again but saw a slight flaw in your "financial instrument"
At first glance it does sound great. But if you think about the product price cycle it's not always growing
- If you make a purchase promise in the introduction period it's almost the same as pre-order. Nothing new there...
- If you make a purchase promise in growth period, you (the buyer), would have a gain. But kind of hard to spot it.
- If you make a purchase promise in the other 2 remaining periods chances are you will pay more now than you will pay later when the promise would be fulfilled
There are cases when a big chunk of the price are taxes and excise that can change over time like petrol or cigarettes. Not sure if it would work in those cases.
Companies that only sell via distributors and might not be able to promise they will definitely have product X on stock 7 weeks from know.
You could have a decent idea there but need to crunch some more numbers and polish it. And who knows, might be the diamond in the rough that will change the economy.