Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) means that Amazon will warehouse and ship your items to buyers. Enrolling in FBA is the easiest way to get the all-important Prime badge to appear on your listing.

 

Few sellers can compete without the Prime badge, which provides customer trust and premium shipping. Though some exceptions apply to customized items, items requiring LTL delivery, or items that are not eligible for FBA, such as hazardous materials, Prime eligibility is critical to the success of most Amazon sellers.

 

Amazon buyers are more than twice as likely to purchase an item bearing the Prime Badge than one without. Often, buyers will search solely for products that carry the Amazon Prime badge.

 

When it comes to FBA, The Market Geek will help you in several ways:

 

FBA Eligibility and Projections

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The Market Geek will help to ensure that your products are FBA eligible and that there are no barriers to enrollment, such as hazmat review. We will also perform a profitability projection since FBA takes additional fees over and above Amazon’s standard fees. We can predict, with good accuracy, what your margin and total return will be after enrollment. We can also assist in enrollment in specialized programs for certain types of items with lower fees.

 

FBA Design and Implementation

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The Market Geek will create Product Listings (ASINs)  that are compliant for FBA, and ensure that correct information is provided to Amazon for fulfillment. This is accompanied by the documents and packaging design which include outer packaging, size, weight, and labeling that are critical for FBA success, and ensure proper logistics within Amazon’s supply chain.

 

Need help with FBA shipments?

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To send products to Amazon for fulfillment, you must create shipments in Seller Central. We can complete this process for you. The Market Geek has warehousing and packaging facilities on site with the ability to receive pallets of products, which are then broken down for Amazon (and eCommerce) B2B and B2C sales.

 

FBA Fees & Optimization

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If you have been utilizing FBA. The Market Geek will audit your FBA fees. Amazon has many hidden fees which are not easily viewable from Seller Central. Using API access, The Market Geek can get more granular fee data to determine what your lowest costs should be, and negotiate these fees on your behalf. Amazon will commonly misclassify weights and sizes and so all listings should be checked and compared against FBA shipments.