7 Benefits of Using a Amazon Prep Center

What is a Prep Center?

A prep center is a service that will receive your inventory, inspect your inventory, prepare your inventory for Amazon, and then ship your inventory to Amazon. A prep center can be used to drop off your retail arbitrage, if you can find one locally, or you can use a prep center to receive online arbitrage and wholesale deliveries across the world.

Benefits of Using a Amazon Prep Center:-

1. More time for other tasks
2. Less stress caused by inventory coming in and out of your house/warehouse
3. Less stress caused by having to keep shipping and prepping supplies in stock
4. Potentially save on sales tax —   Some prep centers are located in states that don’t charge sales tax, and your shipments to these centers would be sales tax free.
5. Potentially save on inbound shipping fees —  Some prep centers are located closer to FBA warehouses than your current location might be, and your inbound shipping could drop by using a prep center for your OA and wholesale deliveries.
6. Potentially faster turnaround —  Before I started outsourcing my prep work, I would get bogged down by sourcing, sourcing, sourcing, but not spending the time to prep and ship to Amazon. With a prep center, I can source, source, source, and someone else is sending in my inventory to FBA warehouses faster than I was able to do it myself. Many prep centers have 24-48 hour turnaround, which can be crucial for time sensitive inventory and getting fast sales to increase your disbursements.
7. More freedom —  Freedom is a huge reason to outsource any task, especially when it comes to removing the work and stress associated with prepping and shipping inventory from your house. Using a prep center gives you freedom to work on more profitable tasks — and freedom to use your time and space in your home as you desire.

So there you have my top reasons for using a prep center to prep, pack, and ship my inventory to Amazon FBA. 

For many sellers, the thought of using a prep center seems like an extravagant expense for their business. I know for my own business, once I finally made the decision to outsource my prepping and shipping to a prep center, I fell in love with the concept. It was worth every penny to have my time back – and the space in our house back!