Amazon Fba

... are a good Amazon seller, just the kind Amazon wants. Amazon actually makes... a major first step that Amazon never addresses, but smart sellers ... effective in search results. Remember, Amazon tells sellers to spam their ... If deciding to go with FBA, you will know if there ... in the product to support FBA fees and still have your ... spend on other things, not Amazon. In addition, with the problems ...

... 100% of it. We're 60% FBA so I really don't understand... I would have hoped that Amazon would let me know that... fulfill orders or send any FBA in. Is the money gone...

... the memo on this new FBA Reserved status of "Staging", with... saying "Units temporarily held by Amazon to ensure optimal fulfillment speed... in some Staging bucket. Will Amazon automatically move these 5 units...? It would be amazing if Amazon would announce and explain these...

... escalation support regarding a significant FBA inventory discrepancy that has not... of serialized inventory to Amazon fulfillment centers. Upon check-in, Amazon reported 168 units...

... whether to enroll in Amazon SIPP for our FBA products and would love... return transit or warehouse handling Amazon may deem it sellable and... switched or fraudulent returns? Will Amazon still inspect the return and ...

... addresses. Before the DD+7, Amazon would pay us in some... would come back to them. (FBA). Then they'd have to pull... even notice the messages from Amazon about it. But now you...

... 2026, from time to time, Amazon has refused to do an... and reimbursement for missing units (FBA replenishments; from AWD warehouses to... FBA) due to "ASIN" being found ... the escalation of similar cases, Amazon support explained to us that ... "Item substitution" determination by the Amazon system, which suggested that "FNSKU" ... said, we are kindly asking Amazon to help us with the ...

... ebay sellers also sell on Amazon and their ebay purchases are... Fulfilled By Amazon (FBA) service. Others use Amazon to store and have Amazon ship their... reported to both ebay and amazon. If you bought as a ...

@KJ_Amazon Please advise when Amazon fees and FBA fees are charged, immediately the .... 99% of our orders are FBA so most are Prime, so ... being Amazon will never happen) any refunds for a non delivered FBA items... one party and that is Amazon. Just as a side note, ...we have switched off all Amazon paid advertising, its an extra ...

My situation is that I'm not enrolled in Brand registry (my brand is only in my brand portfolio), but when I go to send stock to FBA it still says "Manufactures barcode required". I tried changing the global settings for my account but it doesnt change the listing options for labels. I'm fine sending with my barcode, I'm just worried about the new policy causing problems.

If they use FBA they can get a strike-through on any neg feedback. This is not the reason for DD+7. Amazon could just get rid of bad sellers like this, but why would they when they can just make money off of all of us. Nothing fishy, as you say, it's just greed.

... eligibility for one of my FBA products and would like to .... Here are the basic details: FBA fulfillment fee: $4.08 Referral ... price URL (from a non‑Amazon website) would be needed to ... product is only listed on Amazon, so I don’t have such ... links to similar products within Amazon for reference, but that option ...

Please feel free to use the comment section to tell your Amazon success stories!! Let’s motivate those who are just starting their journey with selling on Amazon or have been demotivated submitted by /u/lifeball123 to r/AmazonFBA [link] [comments]

Started to sell end of February and first month is going well. Just wanted to share this with you. submitted by /u/Bubbly-Option-9728 to r/AmazonFBA [link] [comments]

Started this in early 2023. I travel constantly for work and wanted income that didn’t require me to be present. FBA made sense because Amazon handles storage, fulfilment, and customer service. My job is finding the right products and keeping inventory stocked. Current catalogue is four products, all in the home organisation category. Combined they do between $3,800 and $4,400 a month in revenue depending on the season. After Amazon fees, cost of goods, and shipping into the fulfilment centres I’m netting around $1,100 to $1,300 a month. Not life changing but it’s real and it runs while I’m in a hotel in Cincinnati eating a sad room service burger. The sourcing side is where most of the work lives upfront. I spent the first six months testing suppliers before settling on two I trust. Both are manufacturers I found on Alibaba after going through probably thirty conversations, sample requests, and quality checks. The platform gets a bad reputation but the bad experiences usually come from skipping the verification work. I reorder supplies for the business regularly, packaging materials, inserts, that kind of thing. Last order triggered a discount giving me $10 off every $100 spent which at the volume I’m ordering actually adds up over a year. Biggest lesson after two years is that product selection is everything. A mediocre product in a good category will slowly die. A specific product solving a specific problem in a crowded category will find its people. What’s working for people here at a similar scale?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ submitted by /u/Ok_Connection_3600 to r/passive_income [link] [comments]

Quick recap: My friend Harsh Raj (a student at IIT BHU) and I ordered a GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC 32G for ₹2,99,995 on March 10, 2026. It was intended for work purposes and a startup server. The order was "Fulfilled by Amazon" (FBA), meaning it was stored and shipped directly from an Amazon warehouse. [OC linked in the comments] On delivery day (March 14), we set up a camera for an unboxing video. While the outer Amazon shipping bag was sealed, the internal GPU box was a disaster: physical damage, sliced manufacturer seals covered in clear tape, and a fake aftermarket barcode ("X002IVLPDX") slapped on the front. Inside was a 1kg packet of Ghadi detergent powder. I've spent the last 8 days being strung along by Amazon’s Executive Customer Relations team (Ganesh [I guess he was leading the investigation], Bharath, Tayyabunnissa, and Soneksh). Timeline of Broken Promises: I was initially told the issue would be resolved by March 18th/19th. They then arbitrarily pushed the resolution date to March 25th, claiming a "thorough" investigation by multiple "specialized teams" was needed. Today, the mental stress became too much. I called them, explained that I hadn't received a single meaningful update, and stated that I would be moving to Consumer Court. Exactly 15 minutes after that call, I received an email from "Ganesh" stating that based on their "comprehensive review," the correct product was shipped and they would not process a refund. It is clear they did not watch the evidence; they simply closed the ticket in retaliation for my legal threat. I mean WTF is this, and it also feels like internally something worse is happening. Amazon claims the "correct" product was shipped. Look at the shipping label from my package: it explicitly lists the weight as 1.56 kgs. A retail-boxed Gigabyte RTX 5090 with a triple-fan system weighs nearly 2.5 to 3 kilograms. 1.66 kgs is the exact weight of a 1kg detergent packet plus bubble wrap and a cardboard box. Logistics scales don't lie. Their own label proves the package never contained a 5090. A Documented Pattern of FBA Scams, I checked the seller's storefront (FAB WORLD Point). There are other victims reporting the exact same scam this week: March 17: A buyer received Ghadi detergent instead of a GPU. March 20: Another buyer received washing powder instead of a GPU. The Crucial Admission: Under these reviews, Amazon officially stated: "This item was fulfilled by Amazon, and we take responsibility for this fulfillment experience". Amazon admits their own employees packed this detergent, yet they are denying my claim. Blatant Tax Fraud, The seller storefront is "FAB WORLD Point," but the tax invoice bills under "MOHD KHALID" (GSTIN: 07CHBPK5367G1ZA / PAN: CHBPK5367G). Even worse, the invoice shows 0% IGST charged on a ₹2,99,990 electronics purchase. In India, computer components legally require 18% GST. Amazon is hosting and protecting a seller committing major tax evasion. To the skeptics in my last thread regarding video cuts: The cuts were made to compile footage for Reddit. Amazon was sent the raw, uncut, high-resolution original evidence with timestamps. I had initiated a chargeback on my Visa debit card, and even the bank are investigating this matter on their end as well. Please upvote for visibility. We are not letting this go. It's not just about us ATP. Their internal security is compromised, and their "investigation" team is using automated denials to cover up ₹3 Lakh thefts. EDIT: I have posted this on both linkedin and twitter: Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/swaaagat_amazonscam-consumerrights-techcommunity-activity-7441490133742411776-a78K Twitter: https://x.com/autocarrrot/status/2035727188075696291?s=20 and here's the link to all the original uncut raw files when I was shooting the unboxing video. They only reason it isn't a continuous video is because my phone was overheating and cutting off the recording: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JORKu4prCpXB9QJpqJlm-s1ZGhRsTGTT?usp=sharing submitted by /u/void_SW to r/TwentiesIndia [link] [comments]

I am considering starting an Amazon FBA wholesale business targeting the US market. I have a budget of approximately $2,000. Is it realistically possible to start with this amount? Specifically, I am concerned about covering inventory, shipping, preparation, fees, and other associated costs. I would appreciate any insights from individuals who have successfully started businesses with a similar budget. What are the most significant mistakes they have encountered and how can I avoid them? Additionally, I would like to know whether I should invest all of my funds at once or wait to save more money. Thank you for your valuable advice. submitted by /u/Miserable-Guide8844 to r/AmazonFBA [link] [comments]

I launched my supplement brand six months ago with 5 products. Probably too many. I have a guy running my store and PPC. As a complete rookie on Amazon I have followed his lead on most things. I need someone to analyze the job he is doing to see what my options are. I feel ppc spend to conversion is terrible. Thanks submitted by /u/Ineedmoreinfo99 to r/FulfillmentByAmazon [link] [comments]

I’m planning to start my Amazon FBA journey but my budget is quite limited, so I want to approach it carefully and learn from people who already have experience. If you were starting today with a small budget, how would you begin? What product research methods would you use to find low-risk opportunities? Would you recommend starting with private label, wholesale, or online arbitrage in this situation? How much budget should realistically be allocated to inventory, PPC, and other expenses? Are there any tools that are essential for beginners and others that can be skipped early on? I’d really appreciate any practical tips or lessons you wish you knew when starting out. submitted by /u/spectrumbpo_USA to r/AI_In_ECommerce [link] [comments]

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I gave myself a simple challenge: make $100 in 3 days starting from scratch with Amazon FBA. No audience. No product. Just effort. Well… it’s been over a week now. And I’ve made exactly $0. At first I thought I was just doing something wrong. But after spending time actually digging into how this works, I’m starting to realize something: This isn’t a “quick win” business. Everyone online talks about: - finding a winning product - running ads - scaling fast But almost no one talks about: - backend setup - supplier legitimacy - account health - cash flow constraints And honestly, it feels like those are the real bottlenecks. I’m still early in the process, but it already feels less like “finding a product”… and more like learning how to operate a real business. Curious to hear from people further ahead: If you were starting today, what would you focus on first? And what do most beginners completely underestimate? submitted by /u/FocusOld4451 to r/AmazonFBA [link] [comments]

I’ve been going back and forth on Amazon FBA for a while now and could really use some honest perspectives from people who’ve actually tried it. With how crowded Amazon feels lately, rising ad costs, fees and all the “FBA is dead / FBA is amazing” noise online, I’m genuinely wondering, if someone was starting from scratch in 2026, would you still do it? Not looking for get rich quick stuff. Just trying to understand: Is it still realistic for a beginner? What’s been harder than you expected? What actually still works? And if you quit - what made you walk away? If you were starting today with no audience, no brand, and limited capital, would FBA still be your choice… or would you put your energy somewhere else? Really appreciate any real-world experiences, good or bad. Thanks submitted by /u/WarmChip424 to r/AmazonFBA [link] [comments]

https://preview.redd.it/926cjhwos02g1.jpg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b94f7f51e8cde36bbb8d8b060a717a4e52d37553 I don’t have a course to sell you. submitted by /u/arhem345 to r/AmazonFBA [link] [comments]

This question probably gets asked every day, and most people will say yes. But I’ve seen so many people selling courses and giving advice about Amazon FBA. For someone with no knowledge of Amazon FBA, is it really worth it to invest in a course and start an FBA business through Amazon? Would be really interested in what people have to say, and suggestions for any newbie tips submitted by /u/hElLoWoRLD292 to r/AmazonFBA [link] [comments]

Hello, I’m considering working with Abuv the Par for a mentorship program for Amazon FBA. Has anyone worked with them before I’m not finding much in the way of reviews. I’m looking to connect with someone who has worked with them. submitted by /u/Hour-Leek719 to r/AmazonFBA [link] [comments]

I jumped into the FBA arena in 2017. Bootstrapped the whole damn thing, did really well as a 3p Arbitrage seller. It became a full on business, full income, warehouse, wholesale accounts, a few employees and then over the last 12 months it has died a painful and miserable death(nonsensical brand gatings, account review pauses for months, all the other stuff people complain about). So, I shut the business down, I was losing more than I was winning and the risk/reward was not in my favor. My question is- wtf do I do now? What are you folks doing? I tried to get a job running an amazon store for a brand or other companies, I'm about 600 job apps in and no luck. I don't even want a job, I want to dive back into a new business but holy hell do I have a mental block here. What is your process for figuring this out? submitted by /u/yepmessedthisup to r/Entrepreneur [link] [comments]

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33 M… I’ve been self employed for 10 years this year, I also started an LLC about 7 years ago. So far this year I’ve made more money than the last 10 years combined. I grew up very poor and my mom passed away when I was just 10 years old, after my mom passed I was raised by my Grandmother, I told her about 2 years ago that I would be a millionaire before she leaves this earth and she said not to tell anyone if I ever did. I haven’t made any major purchases since I recently became a millionaire but I’m always nice to people close to me and 90 % of the time I’ll pick the tab If I go out with friends or family. So my question is. AITA for not telling anyone (including my wife) about it so far? UPDATE: 10/25/23 First, let me address those saying this is a humble brag or something of that sort. I know myself well and I'm the last person to ever want to seek validation, Especially on the internet, I made this post out of curiosity to see if it is worth sharing this information and to hopefully inspire others who might have dreams of starting or currently running a small business. Again I would like to humbly state that this post is not to brag but to definitely Inspire. I'm surprised my post got so many comments (almost 2k comments), I will answer some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) since it would take so much of my time to answer the comments. Q: Why haven't you told your wife? For the Ladies in the comment section saying ITA for not telling her as yet... These comments made me appreciate my wife even more because she didn't marry me for money... I notice most of these comments are geared toward a transactional marriage. I didn't say I was opposed to letting her know I said I haven't told anyone as yet. I've made 6 figures per year most years for the past few years, so it's not like I'm hiding that.. Last year we made around 270k and she was super excited about that until she found out how much we owed in taxes, that was only because we didn't prepay enough money and have enough taxes from our W2 income since our tax bracket got significantly higher than the previous year. For the past years Pre-Covid, i only have to pay the utilities and buy groceries… I think that’s responsible enough since I was making way more that she did. Currently the only she pays or buys is groceries, I pay everything each month. So it's not like she doesn't know about me earning 6 figures, she's just as humble as I am and she doesn't ask for a lot... Her Birthday is coming up and she only asks me for a bag that's less than $200 even knowing that I made all that money before, so yeah, I said that to show how humble she is... With so many people saying she would be upset if I didn't tell her right away. I asked her this today 'Would you feel any type of way if I were to become a millionaire and I didn't tell you right away' And would she tell anyone? Her answer was 'absolutely not but she would be happy for me and us because I work so hard. Q: What type of business do you have? Started off by doing business in my name first, A couple of years after it got super profitable I formed my LLC.. It was never always a lot of money, My business kind of fluctuates like Bitcoin... In 2013 I made around $4,200 in 2014 I made $76,000 after that it was like a rollercoaster. I first started off by making YouTube videos 6 years later after my income slowed down, I transitioned to E-commerce and tried to drop ship via various platforms but it didn't work for me until I tried Amazon FBA Few years after that I got into music production and I started to ghost produce and releasing music that get a lot of streams. Please note I have nothing to sell you here, I'm just sharing my story and I hope that I'll be able to inspire and motivate anyone who needs to hear this... I must also note that everything I'm doing now, I've learned is all for free on YouTube. Remember people will always try to sell you stuff when you watch their video, be smart and try to be curious and figure stuff out by yourself.... Everything I've listed here is a passion of mind that I was always curious about, i never got bored when trying them out. Q: 1 Million is like 100k back in the late 90s/do you have 1M? So far this year I'm estimated to make around 1.9-2.1M by the end of the year. Q: Do you spend a lot of money? I don't spend a lot but we go on vacation once or twice a year sometimes. On average I would say I spend about 5% of my income monthly. My car is paid off and my wife's car is paid off as well. The only debt we have right now is the mortgage of around 210k and around 150k in equity, i see no sense in paying it off early since the interest rate is only 3% which is like free money if you ask me, i could easily invest that 210k and make 6-9% on it annually. Q: I want to stop working a 9-5 and start a business, what type of business should I start? Find something that you're passionate about and educate yourself on it and you'll never be broke but be patient and believe in yourself and you find a way to monetize it. I hope this answers most of your questions since there were so many, Thanks and I hope everyone has a blessed day. Thanks again to everyone that congratulated me. submitted by /u/anonymouslyric to r/AITAH [link] [comments]

I see these clips on Instagram about the "hustlers" that do some form of arbitrage on amazon by jacking up the price on products found for a discount. I'm curious to find out from those that aren't pushing an agenda or trying to sell a course... do you actually make money? These Instagram clips always cite their business revenue, excluding the relevant expenses and costs the business incurs... how can you value a business like that? submitted by /u/harpsichorde to r/Entrepreneur [link] [comments]

I'm sick to my back teeth of this. You've all seen the youtube adverts promising riches and an easy life if you follow their formula. First the free ebook. Then the course. Then the elite membership. Its all bullshit. Passive income is not a thing. Do not fall for it this year. Do not pay anyone to tell you the shortcuts to success. submitted by /u/LL112 to r/Entrepreneur [link] [comments]

With all the success stories, I wonder if people would appreciate hearing about a sheer unadulterated failure of a business. In 2017, I started my first business, selling with Amazon FBA. I followed every guru gimmic in the book. I sourced a niche product from China. but the niche became so saturated I ended up selling my product for next to nothing and giving away much of my inventory in the hopes of reviews/better ranking. Here is a breakdown of the money I lost: $4000 on inventory (500 unit order) $1000 for Freight Forwarder (Ocean freight) $1400 on pay per click ads (got out of hand really fast) Another $1000 between professional photography and artwork/branding design $500 misc. (FBA subscription, barcode registration, product samples, etc.) I learned a lot for sure. My main takeaway was not to follow a cookie-cutter scheme that promises a guarenteed revenue stream after following 5 easy steps. Amazon FBA is not passive income, it's a full time job, one I had nowhere near the time for. If everyone is doing something, it may not be the best idea. Don't run off the cliff with the lemmings. As much of a gut punch this experience has been, I have tried to learn from it, and have a better idea of what not to do in future ventures. submitted by /u/awesomedan24 to r/Entrepreneur [link] [comments]

Edit: It appears I may get downvoted into oblivion, which is unfortunate because I put alotta effort into this post and I have no links to a yt channel, course, or anything at all and have no way to possibly benefit financially. Trying to genuinely help. Edit: I just realized with all the attention this got I only pasted half the post from r/ fulfillmentbyamazon, just added the rest. Also getting questions/pm's quicker than I can answer right now but I will answer them all. So I made a post about a year and a half ago on r/ entrepreneur when I first started Amazon on how my first 30 days I sold around 3.3k I'll link it below. The old post was pretty over zealous/over the top but I was super pumped about my small semblance of success I had, in the end I also linked my YT channel (in which i sell nothing) which I'm not gonna do in this thread because it's not about getting subs and also I haven't been active or building on YouTube even though I have precise plans to do so in the future, but they involve paid ads to scale traffic not getting 10-20 new subs from a reddit post. I'm here to answer any questions and help as much as I can because I know what it's like in the beginning and I also understand skepticism because the majority of people making posts like this almost always have an underlying motive to sell some vehicle of information or get you to look somewhere to profit them. Bare with me grammatically and I can be quite bad at writing. https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/6mjvmm/i_launched_an_amazon_product_and_did_3300_in/ A few days ago I did a little over $3,300 sales in one day (all with private labeling Amazon FBA) without any launches or discounting (so no inflated sales #'s) but a new product had organically ranked extremely well so I was selling quite highly. So I was thinking and realized my eccentric post when I first started was about 3.3k in a month and now I am consistently averaging 1.8-2k a day which I never would of thought possible, even remotely before starting this. ​ (Alot of the advice below is specific to Amazon FBA, but can be applied to online entrepreneurship in general) ​ I want to make this a comprehensive (as I can) thread of major discoveries / different viewpoints that can be of use to beginners or even other mid level sellers like myself. It's ok to compete against name brands, I've never seen a guru who hasn't said this and I believe it to be very wrong. I rank next to one of the biggest brands in the world; probably one of the top 10 corporations in the world if I had to guess. I say rank next to because I wouldn't say im competing yet because I probably only take 5% of their market share which may be a stretch, their main listing does about 300k a month. All of my listings combined in that niche are currently doing about 50k/month in revenue. Theres alot of uni-dimensional and incorrect advice commonly touted although each does have some truth such as: Don't sell anything under $15 or especially $10 items. I got started with a $10 item and my average sales order is probably $11/order. Yes I make profit, great profit actually with 35% margin so yes; 3.5 dollars a sale isn't alot individually, but it is when you average 50 units a day for that single item. But under $10 is when you may get deemed addon status from Amazon which means your item has to be ordered with $25 worth of other items and it is a death sentence for your listing unless your item is very small, so I would recommend staying away from items under $10 that aren't very small i.e easily fits in your hand. In my first listing there's times I would drop below $10 to sell more and I would get labeled addon status even though the majority of the other items I never do. Addon status is an arbitrary and undefined label unfortunately. Don't sell anything too heavy. Weight can be a completely useless metric, you can sell something thats 30 lbs if its profitable, ideally yes lighter is easier and cheaper but it is a very restrictive and incorrect statement to say you shouldn't ever or at all sell something above 5 to 10 lbs. However you probably shouldn't sell something that weighs 10 lbs and is bulky dimensionally and only sells for $14 because after your shipping and Amazon fees theres virtually no way for you to profit unless you order in massive quantities. Don't compete against name brands. To expand upon my first point should you try and sell something like laundry detergent and compete against Gain, Tide, and arm & hammer? Probably not, unless you have tens of thousands of dollars for marketing and a genuinely great product. But there are niches that aren't fully dominated by a name brand that is selling under that keyword. There are plenty of brands who are big brands but have lesser known products that are not the said brands bread and butter, and that scares alotta people away but it shouldn't; it is an opportunity. For reference my first item's niche with the aforementioned big corporation, the top listing for every keyword is that companies and their listing has over 3,000 reviews; i'd say that scares away virtually everyone but me. And the reason I know that is every single other seller right now on the first page are Chinese sellers likely located in their mainland, so no other private labelers like myself. They may have 3,000 reviews but when I was looking I noticed all the listings below them didn't have tons of reviews (under 100) and alot of them were doing 8-12k a month in revenue. Then I examined those listings and thought, I could craft a much better listing than that. So I did, and its worked out pretty well and I don't think its just some 1 off lucky thing, this can be applied to any other niche as long as like I said early half the listings on the first page aren't owned by one brand. If it is just 1 big listing then other private labelers / chinese sellers who are still making decent money & you think you can make a better listing / better product then the fact that there's a name brand making alot of money is irrelevant. ​ This should of been first but build an email list very soon, if not immediately. When it comes to your first product and your first order and you're clueless and it may not workout you don't have to go through the hassle of setting up an email capture page and doing product inserts to drive traffic to that page, but the second you decide to reorder or that you're going to stick with Amazon FBA and do a second product you must build an email list. Even if you solely want to sell on Amazon and you may think why would I need emails, 2 words legitimate reviews. Yes you can use friends and family for your first product (which would be breaking the ToS and im not advocating it) but that is not sustainable and everytime you use someone theres a big chance you wont be able to again so you will run out of people and be clueless how to get a review or have to rely on review services or launch services which review services are extremely sketchy and illegal and launch services are much better when done yourself and more effective if you know what you're doing. I highly recommend using Facebook ads hooked up with manychat to launch your product and collect email address and future reviewers, its an unprecedented way to get completely within ToS reviews AND email addresses for like $1-1.5 a pop to fairly cold traffic. If you're new you'll have no idea what that is but just youtube many chat fb ad launch method if you plan on launching an amazon product soon. This is extremely important not to be misinterpreted but once you've proven you atleast have a solid idea of what you're doing which i'll define as 2 successful products that are consistently generating a decent roi. Loans to expand your business can be huge if and only if your growth is being heldback by capital**.** And for those wondering why would you be held back if you're making money, for me I was making great money but every single month I was reinvesting thousands and even tens of thousands back into the business for more inventory so getting a chunk or a lump sum can be huge. I'm not saying to go borrow 30k from your family or 20k from a business lender but if capital is bottlenecking you and you know what you're doing you can make a $10-15k loan multiply your business by 2-3x even with a 20-25% interest rate. I spend $1.61 for a product that nets over $4 so the ROI is 248% so even 20-25% interest rates aren't bad if you have a profitable product. Make sure you have products in the pipeline at all times and launch more as soon as you have the money to do so, when your first product is shipping to Amazon be looking for your second even if you don't launch it for 2-3 months have multiple potential products because when you do have the money you should not be impulsively choosing a product and quickly trying to get it selling because thats how you make big mistakes. In the same token though you don't need to spend 2-3 months eyeing a product, using junglescout or whatever tools you may use almost all of the product research tools available if you know what you're doing can in about 30 seconds give you the information in a niche needed to known instantly if a niche is worth possibly pursuing or not. I don't believe in tracking a product for 1-2 weeks I make my decision by looking at the exact rank over time directly from Amazon using the JS chrome extension and decide if it is a worth product. I believe this sets me apart from 99% of other people doing product research I'm much more efficient with it, although now I use Virtual Assistants to look for products. I'm going to stop there, could definitely write some more but I dont want to ramble too much and it takes alot for me because I have an off and on relationship with writing haha. As I said drop any questions below, hope this helps someone. submitted by /u/IntroEntre to r/Entrepreneur [link] [comments]

Good Morning r/Entrepreneur, Many of you are probably coming from my post yesterday about when to file to become an LLC after I found some success selling through Amazon. Link to original post: https://redd.it/6i6w5w Proof of sales: http://imgur.com/tHiQeQ3 After receiving dozens of PM's and a few requests I decided to do an AMA for how I got to this point as well as to help some of you start selling on Amazon too. For this AMA please refrain from sending me PM's as I want to be able to answer most of your questions here so that everyone can see. I'm 24 and started attempting to sell items on Amazon as a way to pay off my Student loans ($83,000). Luckily enough for me I've found success in doing this and started with $0.00. I made my first few sales by creating a listing on Amazon and drop shipping my first 5 sales through Buy it now on Ebay. I made $7.00 a sale using this method but figured out I could get the products cheaper through Aliexpress and reinvested my $35 and bought 25 units for $1.16 a piece and sent them to Amazon to be sold as FBA, I was the only person selling my product like this and therefor was able to price my item $4 higher then the next person since FBA allows you to offer 2 day shipping from Prime users and people trust a product that Amazon already has in stock. Edit Adding the example back so everyone can see what I look for in a listing. Below is an example of what products i would look for. Generally I'd try to stay within the top 1000 for a category but as an example im using this key chain to show you what I look for when selecting a product Product on Amazon with no FBA : https://goo.gl/Qp9WJM Product on Aliexpress : https://goo.gl/QuHVxg As you can see this item is currently selling for $7.78 without FBA. I would then purchase about 25 which comes to $20.75 total (a bit cheaper if you make the purchase through aliexpress's app) and send it to Amazon. Since my listing is the only FBA listing I could list it at around $10.00 to start and make about $2 per sale after fees. While this isn't a lot that is my testing price to see how quickly they'll sell and to see if its worth selling. If it sells pretty quickly I'll then use what i made to order more and list at $12.50 and repeat. For your reference, here is a link to FBA fee's that Amazon charges: https://goo.gl/fWR85v As with my previous post I have to give credit to u/jkg2001 for telling me exactly what most of you need to hear. Quit sitting around and just reading what you should and shouldn't do. You'll never learn until you go out and make that first listing and use trial and error. It worked for me and I don't doubt that it could work for any of you as well! I hope this helps some of you get started doing what I'm doing and I'll be glad to answer any questions you guys have! :) Edit: I did want to add what u/kpetar stated in the previous post as well. Certain categories have restrictions and require approval for selling. Here is the link he provided that lists those restrictions. https://goo.gl/oJkM5D For approval in some categories you just need to request approval, for others you need to send in paper work and invoices. You should always check before buying an item to sell as you don't want to be stuck with 25 units of something you cant list because you didn't get approved. Thanks for all the questions guys and I hope I was able to answer some of your questions. I'm off for now but will try and get to any additional questions answered either later tonight or tomorrow morning. Also feel free to PM me and I'll get back to you guys ASAP submitted by /u/silverlightl to r/Entrepreneur [link] [comments]