LIVE Price Match Guarantee using Co-funded LIVE Flash Sale
10/24/2025
Summary
What is the LIVE Price Match Guarantee and how does it benefit TikTok Shop sellers during the Deal for You Days campaign?
- It allows customers to claim a partial refund if they find a lower price within 7 days after the campaign on TikTok or competitor platforms, boosting buyer confidence and increasing conversion during LIVE flash sales.
- The guarantee builds trust, reduces purchase hesitation, promotes long-term loyalty, and features a visible tag on product cards, PDPs, carts, and checkout to reassure buyers.
What are the eligibility criteria and exclusions for products under the LIVE Price Match Guarantee?
- Applies only to co-funded LIVE flash sale campaign products registered for Deal for You Days; excludes normal seller LIVE flash sales and special products like gifts, weight-based, perishable, customized, auction, virtual goods, and membership services.
- Also excludes unpaid/cancelled orders, orders with after-sales services, multi-item discounts, B2B orders, and products with platform or retailer subsidies.
How can sellers set up and manage Co-funded LIVE Flash Sales and activate the LIVE Price Match Guarantee?
- Sellers register products in Seller Center under LIVE campaigns, add co-funded flash sales via LIVE console, set inventory, purchase limits, and flash sale duration; prices cannot be changed once approved.
- Sellers can edit or duplicate flash sales post-event, pin products during LIVE for visibility, and monitor countdown timers to optimize sales timing.
How does the LIVE Price Match Guarantee refund process work and how are disputes handled?
- Customers submit a refund request with proof (price comparison URL, product name, screenshots) within 7 days post-campaign; TikTok customer service verifies and issues partial refunds.
- Sellers receive notifications of claims and can dispute them through Seller Center; disputes are reviewed by customer service agents.
What pricing and promotional rules should sellers be aware of when running multiple flash sales concurrently?
- A single product can be enrolled in multiple flash sales simultaneously; co-funded LIVE flash sales have the highest display priority.
- When multiple flash sales apply, the platform shows the best discount; platform and seller coupons can stack on co-funded prices. Sellers are advised to price live flash sales lower than regular flash sales to meet buyer expectations.
Introduction: What is LIVE Price Match Guarantee?
During Deal for You Days from July 7 - July 19, 2025, TikTok Shop sellers who opt-in will be offering a LIVE Price Match Guarantee on specific campaign products registered for the Deal for You Days Co-funded LIVE Flash Sale Campaign. If a customer finds a lower price online, they can apply for a partial refund from the seller for up to 7 days after the campaign ends.Benefits of LIVE Price Match Guarantee:
- Builds trust and transparency: Buyers can feel more confident purchasing during LIVE sessions, knowing they’ll be refunded the price difference if a lower price is found within 7 days—either on TikTok, brand’s official store or competitor platforms (conditions apply). This increases conversion and reduces purchase hesitation.
- Boosts conversion in LIVE: The price match label, prominently displayed during flash sales across LIVE product cards, PDPs, and carts, drives urgency and reassures buyers they’re getting the best deal—leading to stronger purchase intent and improved seller sales performance.
- Streamlined refund process: If customers find a lower price, they can easily submit a request with proof. TikTok’s customer service handles verification and partial refunds, minimizing friction for both parties and reducing dispute risk.
- Promotes long-term loyalty: By protecting the buyer’s purchase price and highlighting trustworthy merchants, the program helps build a positive, reliable reputation for both sellers and TikTok LIVE overall.
"LIVE Price Match Guarantee" tag will appear on product card, product pin during LIVE, PDP, cart, checkout, and order list details. Clicking on the tag will lead to pop-up with more details of LIVE Price Match Guarantee.
Introduction: What is Co-funded LIVE Flash Sale?
Co-funded LIVE Flash Sale is a type of campaign, wherein sellers and creators can utilize co-funded flash sales during planned campaign LIVEs. Sellers and creators can enjoy a boost in conversion rates and GMV through LIVE flash sales. Co-funded promotions are discounts funded by sellers and TikTok Shop together.Please note that co-funded LIVE flash sales can only be utilized if sellers and/or creators have registered for the relevant product campaign and key LIVE campaign and by going LIVE through registered campaign.
Note: Platform subsidy is dependent on campaign strategy and is not guaranteed for all products and full duration of campaign.
| Live Product Card | Product Detail Page & Popup | Cart & checkout | Order & Details | Partial Refund |
Product Pin Card![]() LIVE Product Card | Product Detail Page![]() Product Detail Page Popup | Cart![]() | Order Details![]() Popup | Consumer contact TTS CS to initiate partial refund![]() |

Process Overview: Enabling Co-funded LIVE Flash Sale and LIVE Price Match Guarantee
This content is only supported in a Feishu DocsNote: Scope of this document is Step 5 and Step 6: Go LIVE during planned campaign LIVE and active Flash Sale

How to view scheduled LIVEs and Flash Sale prices?
[For Sellers Only] Via Seller Center
- Go to Seller Center > Marketing > Campaigns > Manage Your Campaigns

- In the Campaigns Tab, Filter for "LIVE campaigns"

- Click of "View Session" to see details of planned LIVE. Click "Go to LIVE Manager" to view schedule LIVE session in LIVE Manager


In LIVE Manager
- Go to "LIVE events" to see scheduled LIVEs. Click on "View console" for more functionality


How to activate LIVE Flash Sale?
- In LIVE console, click on "+ Add" button and "Add LIVE Flash sale"

- In LIVE console, you can see "Co-funded" tag for products that are co-funded. You can also filter all co-funded products by clicking on "Funding Source" filter and select "Co-funded".
- Click "Set up" button to begin adding product to Flash Sale


- After clicking "Set up" button, you will be able to view Flash Sale price, including both seller and TikTok Shop-funded subsidies.
- Fill in the inventory of the SKUs of the selected product that you want to set up. You can fill in the inventory individually or in batches. If you don't want to sell a specific SKU this time, simply leave the input value blank.
Setting a purchase limit can be done for individual SKUs or in batches, enabling you to limit the quantity of products an individual buyer can purchase for the sale.
If you'd like to batch edit your Flash Sale items, you can adjust based on percentage or quantity. 
- After you've selected the products and batch quantities as needed, fill in the flash sale duration, countdown time
You'll receive a confirmation message once flash sales have been set up. You can either add the Flash Sale to your LIVE immediately or save it for later.
In some cases, you may receive an error message when attempting to complete the set-up. Address the displayed reason for failure and try to set up the Flash Sale again. 
- Once you are LIVE and the Flash Sale products are added to your shopping bag, press start to begin the Flash Sale countdown. Pin the product to get more attention and focus on the Flash Sale for better conversion.

- You'll be able to keep track of the countdown from the shopping bag so that you can build up anticipation and energy ahead of the sale start time.

- If you change your mind during the 'preheat' countdown, you can click the end button to end the flash sale in the second confirmation pop-up, or click the delete button to end the flash sale and remove the product from the shopping bag. The Flash Sale will end once the sale duration has concluded.

How to edit and duplicate a LIVE Flash Sale?
You can edit a Flash Sale by clicking Edit settings to modify your settings through the same set up process. Release allocation means removing the Flash Sale allocation - you can click the trashcan icon to do this, as well.Once you have added a Flash Sale sale to your shopping bag, click the edit icon to open up the Edit LIVE Flash Sale drawer.
Duplicating a Flash SaleOnce your LIVE Flash Sale has ended, if we detect that you still have sufficient inventory and can still create a Flash Sale, you will see the option to duplicate the flash sale or click the lightning bolt to enter the creation flow described above.Clicking the duplicate button lets you directly set the inventory of the SKU you want to sell this time in the pop-up window. We will automatically fill the remaining available inventory directly into the allocated inventory box, and you can choose to edit all information and submit it for creation.
You can also decide whether you want to duplicate and start the flash sale immediately or simply duplicate for future use.

How to view LIVE Price Match Guarantee Tag
You can see LIVE price match guarantee tag in the product card in LIVE manager as well as in the active LIVE.


Co-funded LIVE Flash Sale FAQs
Can I enroll in the same product in multiple flash sales at the same time?
- Yes, you can register a single product for different types of flash sales—including regular seller flash sales, live flash sales, and co-funded flash sales that are active concurrently.
If I had multiple flash sales for the same product, which price would my customers see?
- The platform follows a strict display priority logic to determine which price is shown to the customer when a single product is in multiple flash sales. Here is the priority order:
- Co-funded Live Flash Sale: This has the highest priority and will always be displayed over other flash sales.
- Live Flash Sale vs. Regular Flash Sale: These have the same priority and follow the "Optimal In Default" logic. This means the flash sale with the largest discount will automatically take effect.
- Platform coupons and Seller Coupons can be used on top of Co-funded LIVE Flash Sale pricing.
What are the rules for editing a flash sale promotion?
- Live Flash Sales and regular Flash Sales that have been created but are not yet active, you can fully edit all details. However, once they go live, you can typically only add more products or stock, but not edit other fields. Co-funded flash sales follow different logic as they require enrollment in the campaign registration system

LIVE Price Match Guarantee FAQs
What is the duration of the LIVE Price Match Guarantee?
During the Deal for You Days 2025 campaign and within 7 days after the campaign ends, sellers maintain the price guarantee for co-funded LIVE flash sales campaign products, specifically. These are flash sales that are only available during LIVES that are funded by TikTok and the seller.

How does LIVE Price Match Guarantee Work?
After a customer places an order for a co-funded LIVE flash sale campaign product during Deal for You Days 2025, the customer can contact customer service and fill out a form with evidence of a lower price found on TikTok or other official stores.You must provide the following:
- Price comparison product's url
- Comparative product name
- Compare the prices of goods
- The total amount of price guarantee
Sellers will also receive a notification and can dispute the LIVE Price Match Guarantee if necessary.

What is not included?
Special products, special promotions (such as new customer coupons gifts, clearance, etc.), as well as price changes caused by factors beyond the seller's control (such as platform/channel subsidizes) are not eligible.Special Products
- Gift items (including orders with gifts)
- Weight-based or bulk-priced products
- Perishable goods with short shelf LIVEs
- Customized products
- Auction items
- Virtual products (e.g., digital downloads)
- Membership/subscription services
- Unpaid orders
- Cancelled orders
- Orders with applied after-sales services
- Multi-item discount orders
- B2B procurement orders
- Platform or retailer subsidy on seller product, including retailer user coupon
Who is covering the cost of the price match?
The seller is covering the partial refund for eligible LIVE Price Match Guarantee applications.I'm a creator and I want to promote this to my followers. How can I tell which products have the LIVE Price Match Guarantee?
You will see the LIVE Price Match Guarantee tag for eligible campaign products in the LIVE console. If you would like to learn more, click the (i).

I'm a seller. Will I be notified of LIVE Price Match Guarantee applications? Can I dispute it?
Yes, you will receive a notification in the TikTok Shop Seller Center and you can initiate a dispute which will be reviewed by our customer service agents.How will customers see LIVE Price Match Guarantee?
"LIVE Price Match Guarantee" tag will appear on product card, product pin during LIVE, PDP, cart, checkout, and order list details. Clicking on the tag will lead to pop-up with more details of LIVE Price Match Guarantee.| LIVE Product Card | PDP & Popup | Cart | Order & Details |
Product Pin Card![]() LIVE Product Card | PDP![]() PDP Popup | Cart![]() | Order Details![]() Popup |

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