Owner-operator Alese Beckman runs this Montana prep center as an owner-run shop founded in 2023, with hours posted Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm MST. The headline feature is the flat $1.25 per unit received, which bundles receiving, inspection, label removal, inventory photos for damage documentation, and FNSKU, fragile, suffocation and single-unit do-not-open labeling into one base rate. Shoes are handled separately at $2.00 per unit to cover the extra work of rubber-banding boxes and sourcing $2.75 replacement shoe boxes. Add-ons stay clearly listed: poly bags from $0.30, bubble bags $0.50, bundles $0.50, and new boxes in four sizes from $2.50 up. Billing runs on PayPal invoices the 1st and 15th, with a one-time $25 setup fee. Montana tax-free status and 24 to 48 hour turnaround make it a fit for OA, RA and wholesale FBA sellers wanting one inclusive rate.
What sets them apart
- Owner/operator name: Alese Beckman; phone 406-855-6318; business hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm MST
- Per-unit rate includes receiving, inspection, label removal, inventory photos, FNSKU/fragile/suffocation/single-unit labeling - one flat $1.25 base rate
- Shoes priced separately at $2.00/unit reflecting extra handling (rubber bands, replacement boxes at $2.75)
- Billing cycle: PayPal invoices on the 1st and 15th of each month; $25 one-time setup fee
Services & channels
- Marketplaces
- Amazon FBA
- Business models
- Online Arbitrage, Retail Arbitrage, Wholesale
- Specialized
- Fragile, Apparel
- Value-add
- Shoe Prep (Rubber Bands For Shoe Boxes, Replacement Shoe Boxes), Re Bagging, Box Sourcing (New Boxes In 4 Sizes)
- Locations
- MT
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