Wholesale 101

One of the biggest mistakes we have witnessed Amazon sellers making lately is submitting their invoice WAY TOO SOON! Here’s what you need to know:If your Amazon account is eligible for Ungating you will be able to make a qualified purchase and submit the invoice to Amazon (apply for Ungating). After you submit the invoice Amazon reviews the invoice and your account. If Amazon feels you are eligible to be Ungated in the brand shown on the invoice, they send the wholesaler an email that looks l …

You would be amazed at how many times a day we are asked about invoices, so I decided to write this blog post to answer every possible question imaginable and more. Here you go:WHAT IS AN INVOICE: When you go to the grocery store and make a purchase you are given a RECEIPT:This, as you know, is a thermal printed piece of paper that displays the items you purchased and the cost. This is NOT an invoice. An invoice is what a company, like ours provides. It's typically a full sheet of paper (or …

Is your head spinning from all the terminology?  Don't worry! We will make this super simple for you!  Let’s say you want to buy 100 cases of peppermint gum. You then contact a company online and ask for a quote. The company responds with a PRO FORMA INVOICE.A Pro Forma invoice used BEFORE the merchandise is paid for whereas an Invoice is used AFTER payment has been made. Pro Forma is used in situations where the wholesaler cannot yet predict what the exact order total will be. …

Are you so totally beyond frustrated with trying to get Ungated on Amazon?  Hopefully you already read our Step-By-Step Amazon Ungating Guide for Beginners.  But, if your current Amazon Rejection Notice says the issue is that your invoice is "Pro Forma", here is what that means and how to fix it...A Pro Forma Invoice and a Commercial Invoice look almost identical but they're actually two different things. Think of it like this; if you decide you want to get a new roof on your …