Marketplace break-even checks before ordering samples

Review Notes

• Calculate break-even with referral fee, creator commission, fulfillment, landed cost, sample cost, and returns.
• Avoid sample orders when document burden is high and the supplier cannot provide the listing file.
• Treat policy and document blockers as cost items because they can consume sample budget and launch time.
• The SKU needs certificates, labels, authorization, SDS, CPC, battery files, or category qualification.
• The expected creator commission is high relative to sale price and gross profit.
• The product is fragile, oversized, battery-powered, ingestible, child-facing, chemical, or brand-sensitive.

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