RATER Prep Services keeps its pricing flat and easy to model: $1.00 per unit for FBA single items, which the Gahanna, Ohio shop says includes every Amazon minimum prep requirement, $2.50 per unit for FBM with stuffing and boxes up to 10x10x10 included, and $2.00 per unit on FBA returns. Bundles run $1.25 for two to five units and $2.50 for six to twelve, with custom quotes above that. The founders came from an online marketplace selling background, which the company uses to position itself as seller-operated and fluent in Amazon standards compliance. It deliberately caps its roster, stating it processes thousands of units weekly while staying small for quality. Services center on receiving, inspection, FNSKU labeling, polybagging, box content and suffocation labels, with storage and returns handling. Accounts at 2,000-plus units monthly earn a $0.10 per unit discount, and 5,000-plus units qualify for negotiated rates.
What sets them apart
- FBA single-unit prep is priced at $1.00/unit, explicitly including all Amazon minimum prep requirements.
- FBM prep is $2.50/unit and includes stuffing and boxes up to 10x10x10; larger packaging billed at cost.
- Volume discount of $0.10/unit for accounts maintaining 2,000+ units monthly; accounts at 5,000+ units qualify for further negotiated pricing.
- Founders came from an online marketplace selling background, positioning the company as seller-operated with direct Amazon standards compliance knowledge.
- Intentionally limits clientele size to maintain quality - site states 'processing thousands of units weekly while maintaining limited clientele for quality assurance.'
Services & channels
- Marketplaces
- Amazon FBA, Amazon FBM / SFP
- Business models
- Online Arbitrage, Retail Arbitrage, Wholesale
- Value-add
- Storage & Warehousing, Returns Processing, Removal Processing
- Locations
- Gahanna, OH
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