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How Local Margin works

Tell us what you sell, and deals that fit your store come to you, already checked. Order in a few clicks. We buy the goods, our prep partner gets them Amazon-ready, and they ship to your Amazon store. Your card is charged only for what we buy, and you can follow every step.

Join the waitlist

Getting started takes a few minutes

Early access opens in waves from the waitlist, so every member gets enough good deals. When your wave opens, setting up takes three steps.

  1. 01

    Tell us what you sell

    Pick the categories and brands you want and the ones you avoid, your price range, and how fast products should sell. You can change any of it later.

  2. 02

    Connect your Amazon seller account

    You approve the connection on Amazon's own screen. It lets us check what your account can sell, send your orders into Amazon and show your store's numbers. You can browse deals before you connect, and disconnect whenever you like.

  3. 03

    Choose your plan

    One monthly plan. Add a card for your orders: it's only held when you order, and charged once we've bought the goods.

Your Deal Feed: deals that find you

Your Deal Feed is a list of products you can buy through us and sell on Amazon at a profit, picked for your store. You don't search for them. They arrive, already checked.

Every deal answers four questions before you see it

  • Can I sell it?

    Checked against your own Amazon account, so you don't see products you aren't approved to sell.

  • Is it the same product?

    The same item, in the same pack size and format as the Amazon listing, so a single is never priced against a six-pack.

  • Does it sell?

    How many sell on Amazon each month, how many sellers compete for it, and whether Amazon is selling it too.

  • Is it profitable?

    Your profit and return after Amazon's fees, prep, shipping and our price, so what you see is what you keep. It's worked out from Amazon's current price, so it's an estimate, never a promise.

  • Ranked for you

    The deals most likely to suit you come first, and your feed learns from what you save, pass on and order. The more you use it, the better it fits.

  • Everything you need to decide

    Open a deal to see its price history, sales, competition and fees side by side, with the Order button right there.

  • What's still available

    Each deal shows whether it's available, held in someone's cart, or sold out, and roughly how many are left.

  • Your views and alerts

    Save the filters you use most, and get an email when new deals match them.

Your deal feed

Ordering takes a few clicks

Add deals to one cart, as many as you like, and check out once. You buy everything from Local Margin, so there are no supplier accounts, applications or minimums on your side.

  • One price on every product

    Each product has one price, shown in full with prep and shipping before you order. Bigger orders get better prices, and card fees are on us.

  • Checked again at checkout

    Stock and price are checked again the moment you check out. If anything changed, you see it before you pay.

  • Your card is held, not charged

    When you place the order, the total is held on your card. You're charged only once we've bought the goods, and only for what we bought.

After you order, we do the work

We aim to buy your order within 2 working hours. Orders placed overnight or at the weekend are bought first thing the next working morning.

  1. 01

    We buy it

    We buy the goods from the supplier for you. Your card is charged for what we bought, and anything we couldn't get is released from the hold straight away.

  2. 02

    Our prep partner gets it ready

    The goods arrive at our prep partner, who counts and inspects them, then preps and labels them the way Amazon requires.

  3. 03

    It ships to your Amazon store

    The shipment goes into your Amazon account, and you can follow it until Amazon has checked it in.

You see every step

Each order shows when every step happened and what comes next, and you get an email and an in-app message as it moves. You buy from Local Margin, so you see our steps; the supplier isn't shown.

  1. Ordered
  2. Bought
  3. On its way to our prep partner
  4. Received
  5. Inspected
  6. Prepped
  7. Shipped to Amazon
  8. Checked in at Amazon

If we can only get part of it

You pay only for that part, and the order says so plainly:

Ordered 10, bought 6, 4 not charged

If something goes wrong

Most orders go through as planned. When one doesn't, here's what happens, and in every case you hear from us straight away.

  • The supplier sold out

    We buy what's left and release the rest of the hold. If we couldn't buy any of it, nothing is charged and the order closes.

  • The price went up

    You're never charged more than the amount held. We either buy at the price you agreed or cancel that line, and you aren't charged for it.

  • Something arrives damaged, wrong or short

    Report it on the order with photos, and we'll sort it out with you: a refund for those units, or another fix you choose.

  • You change your mind

    You can cancel an order any time before we've bought it.

  • You're due a refund

    It goes back to the card you paid with, line by line, with the reason shown on the order.

Seller Intelligence: what your store really earns

Seller Intelligence turns your Amazon account into plain numbers: what you sold, what Amazon paid you, what you spent on fees, and what you made.

  • Sales and payouts, kept apart

    Amazon pays out about a week after a sale. Seller Intelligence shows what you sold and what's been paid out separately, so the two never get mixed up.

  • Fees and profit, by day, week or month

    See where your money goes, and look back over earlier months and years.

  • Your winners and losers

    Sales, fees and profit for every product, so you know what to buy again and what to drop.

  • Yours to take

    Export to a spreadsheet whenever you need it. Every view shows when its numbers were last updated.

Sold and paid out, by week

Example

Tools for the deals you find yourself

Your feed brings deals to you. When you want to look for yourself, the same checks are a click away.

  • Retail and Wholesale Finders

    Look up any product to see where to buy it and what it would earn you. If it's already a deal in our feed, you can order it through us right there.

  • Batch Search

    Check a whole list of products in one go, and get back the ones worth buying.

  • Opportunity Finder

    One strong pick at a time, chosen for you, for when you'd rather not scroll.

Mini tools: quick answers

Small tools for the questions you ask every day, grouped by what you're trying to find out. Three are ready on day one; the rest are on the way.

Is it safe to sell?

  • Can I sell it?Ready
  • Brand risk checkComing soon
  • Hazmat and restricted checkComing soon
  • Same product?Coming soon
  • Competition checkComing soon
  • Return-rate watchComing soon

What will it earn?

  • Profit calculatorReady
  • Max buy priceReady
  • Profit after returnsComing soon
  • How many will it sell?Coming soon
  • Is this a good price?Coming soon
  • Product insightComing soon

Plan and reorder

  • Shipping and prep estimateComing soon
  • Coupon and cashback stackComing soon
  • Barcode to ASINComing soon
  • Prep and label guideComing soon
  • Storage cost forecastComing soon
  • Reorder remindersComing soon

Your home and your account

Everything in one place, on your computer or your phone.

  • Home

    New deals for you, orders on the way and your profit at a glance, with anything that needs you at the top.

  • Your team

    Invite your VAs and teammates, and choose what each one can do: browse, order or see the money. Billing stays with the owner.

  • Notifications

    Choose what you hear about, in the app and by email.

  • Billing and invoices

    Your plan, your payment methods, and an invoice for every order in Local Margin LLC's name.

  • Security

    Two-step sign-in, and you can disconnect your Amazon account at any time.

  • Help

    A help centre with guides for every part of Local Margin, and a real person when you need one.

Where Local Margin is going

This is the direction we're building toward. It's our plan, not a list of dates.

  • Buying together

    Members combine their orders into one large wholesale purchase, reaching case and pallet prices no single seller gets alone.

  • First to list

    Products from our suppliers that aren't on Amazon yet, so members can be the first to sell them.

  • From deal to sale

    Each order linked to what it actually sold for, so you see the real profit of every deal, and your feed learns from it.

  • Offers for members

    Sales and member-only prices on deals.

Questions

Do I need an Amazon seller account?
Yes. You connect your Amazon seller account before you order, so we can check what you're approved to sell and send your orders into your store. You can browse deals before you connect.
What does it cost?
A monthly plan, plus the price of the products you order. Each product has one price that covers buying it for you, and prep and shipping are shown before you check out. Bigger orders get better prices.
Do I see the supplier?
No. You buy from Local Margin, and we buy from the supplier for you. That's why there are no supplier accounts, applications or minimums on your side.
When is my card charged?
Your card is held when you order and charged after we've bought the goods, usually within 2 working hours. If we can only get part of an order, you pay only for that part.
Can I cancel?
Your plan, yes, at any time from your account. An order, yes, any time before we've bought it.
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