Amazon Vendor Central is an invite-only program for manufacturers and distributors. Amazon Vendor Central grants Amazon ownership of your inventory, which they will then market and sell to shoppers on Amazon.com.

How it works: Merchants or manufacturers sell their inventory to Amazon at wholesale rates. Once they have sent the items to Amazon, the seller’s work is done. Amazon pays for the inventory directly to the seller and maintains ownership of the products. Amazon sells those products on the Marketplace (as Amazon) – choosing their own price and shipping options.