Returns are a cost center for most sellers, but they don't have to be. At MeisterPrep, we process returns for Amazon FBA, Walmart Marketplace, Shopify D2C, TikTok Shop, and B2B wholesale accounts out of four US warehouses: Long Beach CA, Des Plaines IL, Houston TX, and Charleston SC. Each location runs the same inspection workflow, so your return processing stays consistent regardless of where the product ships back to. We handle an average return within 24-48 hours of receipt, which means your inventory gets back into sellable stock faster and your customers get refunds or exchanges without delays. Our returns team inspects each unit against your product-specific grading criteria. A cosmetics brand has different standards than an auto parts distributor, and we build those criteria into our WMS before the first return arrives. Whether you're processing 50 returns a month or 5,000, the system scales without adding headcount on your side. For Amazon sellers dealing with FBA removal orders, we receive the returned units at our facilities, inspect and grade them, then either relist them back into FBA or redirect them to another channel. For D2C brands running on Shopify, we generate prepaid return labels, process the incoming units, and trigger refunds through your storefront once inspection is complete. The goal is to recover as much sellable inventory as possible while keeping your return processing cost below the margin you'd lose by writing off the product entirely.