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Read onlyQuestion for all FBM Sellers!
What is your #1 tip for someone just getting started with merchant-fulfilled shipping? Share your answers in the replies of this thread.
And if you're looking to learn more about merchant-fulfilled shipping, here are some helpful resources for you:
Intro to merchant-fulfilled shipping (MFN)
What is Seller Self-Fulfillment (MFN)?
Merchant fulfilled order processing best practices
Looking forward to seeing your helpful tips!
Ensure you understand the costs of shipping your items and remember to build these costs into your product price if you offer free shipping.
Also remember that you will get a portion of returns and lost items (I average 1%) so ensure that you build this into your product price.
Don't overstretch yourself and use the order capacity limit and handling times to make sure you can cope with the volume of daily orders.
Finally understand the VTR policy and ensure you are compliant with this.