{"id":954,"date":"2023-08-30T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mckenzieservices.com\/wp\/?p=954"},"modified":"2023-11-27T22:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T22:43:58","slug":"what-kind-of-seller-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mckenzieservices.com\/wp\/2023\/08\/30\/what-kind-of-seller-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What Kind of Seller Are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re new to Fulfilled by Amazon, or new to working with a prep center, you might wonder what we mean when we ask you if you are an Online Arbitrage, Wholesale, or Carton Forwarding seller?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Online Arbitrage:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Arbitrage is when you purchase a small amount of units per product. For example, maybe you order from a retailer\u2019s website, and you order many different products, but only a few of each sku. You order what you can, when it\u2019s at a good price, and the type of items that you sell may change often. Your items need to be prepped, labeled with an FNSKU, and packaged for FBA, following all of Amazon\u2019s standards. You may ask us to create bundles of your products, as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Wholesale:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are ordering from a supplier who sells wholesale (bulk). You may be ordering 50, 100, 150 of each sku. At our facility, we consider 50+ units of a single sku as qualifying as wholesale. Some prep centers consider 100+ units of a single sku as qualifying as wholesale. Make sure you ask prospective prep centers what they count as wholesale, to make sure you are on the same page. Perhaps, you stick to a niche, such as homegoods, outdoor goods, party favors. Your items need to be prepped, labeled, and packaged for FBA, following all of Amazon\u2019s standards. 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