For bands and labels
How to create a vinyl and merch waitlist
You announce the pressing on tour and fans DM their address. The label's Google Form has no cap, so 400 people want 150 records. Half of them wanted the clear variant and you pressed 50. Shirt sizes come in as free text, including one that says medium-ish.
The Bandcamp preorder page and the merch table do not talk. 6 steps, about five minutes, or one click with the recipe below.
Step by step
Set up the Second pressing yourself
These are the exact values the recipe applies. Change any of them to match your line.
Create the waitlist
Sign in, click New waitlist, and name it "Second pressing". It starts as a draft, so nothing is public until you publish.
Set capacity to 150 in total
In Settings, set the capacity to 150 in total. When the 150th person joins, the form reads as full and says so.
Leave the hours open
Under Hours, leave the schedule off so people can join at any time. You can pause the list by hand whenever you need to.
Add the form fields
Email is built in. On the Form tab, add Variant (required), Shirt size (bundle only), Shipping country (required). Labels and help text render as plain text.
Show the counter
In Settings, turn on the counter so the form shows how many spots are left. People join faster when they can see the number.
Publish and share
Click Publish. The Share tab has the hosted link, a QR code, and the script tag or iframe for your site. The submit button reads "Hold one for me".
Or do it in one click
Use the recipe
The "Second pressing" recipe creates the waitlist with every step above already done. Sign in, click once, and it is live as a draft you can publish.
Recipe
Second pressing
- 150 total
- Open any time
- 4 fields
- 150 spots total, one per email. The form reads as full at 150.
- No opening hours. Open the list when you announce the pressing.
- Asks for variant, shirt size, and shipping country.
- Fans see their number on the success screen.
- The count is shown so fans see the run moving.
After you publish
How the list runs
Cap the run
150 pressings, 150 spots. The form says full when they are gone.
Variant and size
A multiple-choice field for the variant, a dropdown for the size. Show/hide rules can show the size only for the bundle.
Shipping country
A text field now, so you can quote postage before you send the checkout link.
Number the fans
"You're #37." Early fans get the low numbers, which they like.
Push to your store
On Pro, a signed webhook per signup into Shopify, Airtable, or a script.
Ship in order
CSV in position order with variant, size, and country.
FAQ
Questions people here ask
Can fans pay for the record here?
No. Unwaited does not take payments. Send checkout links in position order from Bandcamp or your store.
Can I cap the clear variant at 50 separately?
Not within one waitlist. Create a second waitlist for the clear variant with its own cap of 50.
Does it email fans when it ships?
Fans get a confirmation with their number when they join. Ship notices go out from your store.
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Five minutes by hand, or one click.
Free for 100 signups a month. Unlimited waitlists. Every setting above stays editable.
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