3 business days or it's free, our prep & ship guarantee WhatsApp +1 (519) 697-1473 [email protected] London, Ontario
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Your inventory, prepped and gone in 3 business days.

Smart, fast and reliable solutions for your Amazon business: FBA prep, online arbitrage and retail arbitrage services from London, Ontario. The fastest and most affordable FBA, OA and RA services in North America, with flexible solutions for growing sellers. No minimums, no monthly fees, no hidden fees.

Free receiving, counting & inspection WhatsApp support 09:00–17:00 EST Complete Amazon packing & prep compliance
LONDON-ON · INBOUND
One shipment, start to finish
Received, counted, inspectedFree · same-day check-in before 2 pm
Done
Prepped and labelledPoly bags, bubble wrap, bundles, FNSKU labels
In prep
Shipped to Amazon FBACanada or USA · Amazon's Partnered Carrier
Within 3 business days
Guarantee
3 days

Prepped and shipped, or it's free.

Every shipment prepped and sent to Amazon within 3 business days, or the prep is free of charge.

Cheapest in North America
$0.65

Per unit at volume.

Prep starts at $1.10 per unit and drops to $0.65 at 2500–10000 units in a 30-day billing period. Receiving is free at every tier.

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Minimums, monthly or hidden fees.

No minimum orders and no monthly subscription. Every fee we charge is published on the pricing page, even our non-compliance fees.

Shrink-wrapped pallets of inbound inventory staged for prep inside the Prep Buddies warehouse
Our warehouse in London, Ontario

Real shelf space, not a broker.

Inbound pallets received, counted and staged for prep at our London warehouse. Your inventory is inspected inside our own warehouse: shipments that arrive before 2 pm are checked in the same day, damage is photographed and reported to you, and carrier pickup happens at our door.

Our services

Everything a prep center should do.

Plus retail and online arbitrage support, which we were the first prep center in North America to offer.

FBA prep services

Receiving, inspection, labelling and packing in complete compliance with Amazon's packing and prep requirements, shipped to fulfillment centers in Canada and the USA. Consolidation, Amazon returns and box forwarding included.

  • Poly bags, bubble wrap, bundles and multipacks
  • Safety labels and FNSKU labels
  • Shipments built and sent with Amazon's Partnered Carrier
3 business days or it's freeLearn more

Retail & online arbitrage support

Found a pickup-only deal, or a retailer that rejects your international card? We pick up, inspect, label, pack and ship to Amazon for you, and we are the first prep center in North America to offer it.

  • Store pickup from thousands of large retail stores in Ontario
  • Buy For Me: we purchase on your behalf free of charge, and you pay only for the goods
  • OA/RA add-on from 45¢ per item, down to 25¢ with volume
Buy For Me is a free serviceLearn more

Shipping to USA Amazon FBA

Sell on Amazon.com from Canada. We consolidate your various inbound shipments, ship them to US fulfillment centers and take care of the customs clearance. The only fees you pay are per box, based solely on weight.

  • $12.99 per box under 20 lb, $16.99 between 21 lb and 40 lb, $19.99 over 40 lb
  • Customs clearance handled, free of charge
  • Via the Port Huron–Sarnia and Detroit–Windsor border crossings
Per-box rates, customs handledLearn more

Returns, storage & forwarding

We inspect your Amazon returns, take pictures, evaluate their condition and report to you immediately. On your direction we send them back to Amazon or forward them to another address. Boxes that need no prep are stored and forwarded as received.

  • Storage free for the first 7 days, then $50.00 per pallet or $15.00 per bin
  • Box forwarding $5.00 per box, Amazon removal orders $1.00 per unit
  • Disposals donated to local Goodwill Donation Centers, free of charge
Photo reports on every returnLearn more
Our prep & ship guarantee

3 business days or it's free.

We guarantee to prep and ship your inventory within 3 business days, or our service is free of charge. We are the only FBA prep center that guarantees a fast prep and shipment process, and it is in writing.

Tick "Send Received Inventory Directly to Amazon FBA" Keep enough wallet credit for the prep fees Connect your Amazon account (optional, but faster)
Prep ticket · guaranteed Every shipment carries the same promise. The three conditions are spelled out in the FAQ.
How it works

You do two small things. We do the rest.

Your part is a purchase and a form. Everything between your supplier and Amazon's dock is our job. Your personal Prep Buddy assistant can help you through the whole process.

Your task

Buy from your supplier and create an inbound

Order as usual, then open Dashboard → Inbound → Send Inventory and list the items. Tick "Send Received Inventory Directly to Amazon FBA" so we can ship without waiting on you. Your personal Prep Buddy assistant can help you with this task.

We handle

Receive, count and inspect (free)

Shipments that arrive before 2 pm are checked in the same day. Damaged boxes are opened on the spot, photographed and reported to you; rejected deliveries are documented so you can claim your refund.

We handle

Prep and label to Amazon's requirements

Poly bags, bubble wrap, bundles, safety and FNSKU labels, all in complete compliance with Amazon's packing and prep requirements.

We handle

Pack, box and book the shipment

We build the FBA shipment, assign box contents and ship with Amazon's Partnered Carrier. Boxes are consolidated to minimize your shipping cost.

Your task

Watch it arrive

You are notified at receipt, when prep completes, and when your inventory ships, within 3 business days or the prep is free.

Built for your model

Whatever you sell, however you source it

For OA & RA sellers

Arbitrage without borders

Pickup-only deal? Card declined at a Canadian retailer? We pick up in store, or buy for you free of charge, then prep and ship it to Amazon. The OA/RA add-on starts at 45¢ and drops to 25¢ with volume.

RA/OA support
For private label sellers

From supplier to FBA, hands-off

Send supplier cartons straight to your unique receiving address. We receive, inspect with photo reports, label, bundle and ship to Amazon in Canada or the USA, with customs clearance handled on CA→USA shipments.

FBA prep
For wholesale sellers

Volume that earns its rate

Pallet receiving at $10 a pallet, tiered per-unit pricing down to $0.65, and consolidation that keeps your shipping bill small. Storage is free for the first 7 days.

See the tiers
Why Prep Buddies

Built for sellers who count every cent

Cheapest in North America

We provide the most affordable prep services in North America. Our rates are straightforward and easy to understand, with no hidden fees and no monthly fees. Pricing

Instant customer support

Reach our customer service instantly on WhatsApp during work hours, 09:00–17:00 EST. A real person, not a ticket queue. WhatsApp

Retail / online arbitrage support

Found goods a retail store won't ship? Let us know and we will pick, pack and send them to the Amazon warehouse for you. Learn more

FedEx Ground truck loading at the Prep Buddies warehouse entrance
Carrier pickup at our door. Your shipments leave for Amazon daily.
Your dashboard

No more Excel spreadsheets. No more emailing labels.

From your dashboard you can create inbound and outbound shipments, manage your Amazon returns, request box forwarding, and request photos and videos of your inventory, all in a few clicks.

Notified at every step

You are notified at receipt, when prep completes, and when your inventory ships.

Photo reports

Damaged boxes are opened, photographed and reported to you; returns are inspected and photographed before you decide what happens next.

Your own receiving address

Your unique address appears on your dashboard the moment you register. Use it with every supplier.

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Your dashboard · Inbound shipmentsSample view · London, Ontario
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Received
Prepping
Ready
Shipped
Inbound · Amazon Canada FBA"Send Received Inventory Directly to Amazon FBA" ticked
Prepped
Inbound · Amazon USA FBAConsolidated per box, customs clearance handled
Received
Amazon returnInspected and photographed, awaiting your direction
Inspected
Notified at receipt, prep complete and shipped Illustration, not live data
Pricing

Simple, straightforward pricing.

One rate per unit, set by your volume in a 30-day billing period. All prices in CAD, excluding taxes.

New Buddy
$1.10 /unit
100–399 units
30-day billing period
  • OA/RA items: 45¢
  • Free receiving and inspection
Start prepping
Best Buddy
$0.75 /unit
1250–2499 units
30-day billing period
  • OA/RA items: 30¢
  • Free receiving and inspection
Start prepping
Buddies Forever
$0.65 /unit
2500–10000 units
30-day billing period
  • OA/RA items: 25¢
  • Free receiving and inspection
Start prepping
Add-ons, storage, Canada → USA shipping and even our non-compliance fees are all published. Over 10,000 units in a 30-day billing period? Get in touch for custom pricing. View the complete rate card
The difference

Prep Buddies vs a typical prep center

Prep BuddiesA typical prep center
Turnaround3 business days or the prep is free, in writing"Fast", with no number attached
Minimums & subscriptionsNo minimum orders, no monthly feesMonthly platform fee or minimum spend
Fee listEvery fee published, including our own non-compliance fees"Contact us for pricing"
ReceivingFree receiving, counting and inspection with photo damage reportsReceiving billed per box or per unit
Getting answersWhatsApp a real person, 09:00–17:00 ESTTicket queue
RA/OA sourcingStore pickup and Buy For Me, first in North AmericaNot offered
Map of southwestern Ontario with the Prep Buddies pin on London, between the Sarnia and Detroit–Windsor border crossings on the Highway 401/402 route to Toronto
London, ON · N5X 0B7Port Huron–Sarnia · Detroit–Windsor
Our location

London, Ontario: on the route your inventory already takes

We are located in London, Ontario, close to many Amazon FBA fulfillment centers and on the main transit routes from the USA to Toronto, the commercial capital of Canada, through the Port Huron–Sarnia and Detroit–Windsor border crossings.

That same position makes us the perfect origin for sending your inventory from Canada to USA Amazon FBA.

Quoting postal code: N5X 0B7 · your own unique receiving address arrives with your dashboard account.

Ready to scale?

Are you ready for the next level?

Let us carry the labour of your business while you spend your valuable time on sourcing and other creative ideas.