asharerin Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 If you haven't already great time to be diversifying when selling on Amazon FBA. Plenty of excellent opportunities in the gated categories so if you are an established seller with great metrics get those invoices from some local wholesalers and get ungated in grocery, health and beauty as soon as possible. Alot less competition in these gated categories on lots of items with plenty ranked 300 or less with only 2 or 3 FBA sellers who all price match. Margins are smaller at 30-40% but when you are selling 30-40 units per day 365 days per year those $5 - $10 profits on each unit add up to a very good income. These replenishables are easily found online or in any retail store and are quick and easy to process because you know exactly what size polybag u need and what size box to fill with how many units. These items are great to smooth your cashflow the first 9 months of the year and don't take much time or effort at all. Instead of dreading the $300-$400 trips to Costco you will now love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 ^ my understanding is that grocery is very hard to get into unless u have a track record of selling such items for a while and in different skus and quantities . Is that no longer the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asharerin Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: ^ my understanding is that grocery is very hard to get into unless u have a track record of selling such items for a while and in different skus and quantities . Is that no longer the case? No if you have been selling for 12-18 months or longer with excellent metrics it is very easy to get ungated right now. Same for Health and Personal Care and Beauty. If you are new or have poor metrics they will not ungate you. Most large cities will have plenty of wholesalers who you can start with a small quantity order to get the necessary invoices. You will need these invoices otherwise they will not ungate you. As they are not ungating new sellers at all and Amazon is very popular for replenishables for shoppers if you are established and have excellent metrics there are alot of great opportunities to sell these low risk and very fast moving products. Alot of brands will still gated even after you are ungated in the categories but there are thousands of ungated brands and once you sell those you will be grandfathered in once they become gated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Thanks for the tip . Got ungated for beauty back when receipts were more than enough ( thank you Walmart Frozen makeup ) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I'm moving his thread over to the 10179 thread. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asharerin Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 29 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: Thanks for the tip . Got ungated for beauty back when receipts were more than enough ( thank you Walmart Frozen makeup ) . So you may be grandfathered into Topicals. That is worth $3k these days (but well worth it for the money these bring). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 28 minutes ago, exciter1 said: I'm moving his thread over to the 10179 thread. How about the eBay Fanboys thread, ouch! Health and Beauty is where it's at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 How about the eBay Fanboys thread, ouch! Health and Beauty is where it's at. Yep, the make your own bubble bath combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asharerin Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 25 minutes ago, Pseudoty said: Health and Beauty is where it's at. Don't forget about shoes (especially if you were grandfathered into Nike). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 quick question: sent in a small shipment (cleaning up a bit). recieved message thay everything was received. quicky sold one of the items. all the rest still show quantity available as zero. i have checked and I dont have anything pending. i usually wait a few days anf they flip over to the correct quantity, but im going on day 3 or 4. its odd since one thing sold but the rest are not available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 6 hours ago, justapilgrim said: quick question: sent in a small shipment (cleaning up a bit). recieved message thay everything was received. quicky sold one of the items. all the rest still show quantity available as zero. i have checked and I dont have anything pending. i usually wait a few days anf they flip over to the correct quantity, but im going on day 3 or 4. its odd since one thing sold but the rest are not available They should show under reserved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 How do I find that? Active or inactive? Doesn't show "out of stock inactive". Just active with quantity of zero. Are the transiting them to a different warehouse? I choose the one warehouse option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 6 minutes ago, justapilgrim said: How do I find that? Active or inactive? Doesn't show "out of stock inactive". Just active with quantity of zero. Are the transiting them to a different warehouse? I choose the one warehouse option Go to Reports/Fulfillment/Inventory/Reserved Inventory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Go to Reports/Fulfillment/Inventory/Reserved Inventory Or: inventory : manage fba inventory : sort reserved column from largest to smallest . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belljohn Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 10 minutes ago, justapilgrim said: How do I find that? Active or inactive? Doesn't show "out of stock inactive". Just active with quantity of zero. Are the transiting them to a different warehouse? I choose the one warehouse option You can also click on your product and find your listing on the Amazon item sales page. If it has been received and is transferring to another warehouse you item will show "backordered" with a due date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post asharerin Posted March 22, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2017 Love selling FBA and here are a few of my fave free tools: *** Keepa extension for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/keepa-amazon-price-tracke/neebplgakaahbhdphmkckjjcegoiijjo?hl=en Keepa will show you the sales history and historic price, as well as Amazon's history on a listing, right on the product page automatically. Read the chart and find out that average sales rank which is far more useful than the current sales rank. *** How Many? extension for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/how-many/fifaampimdjablpkjapdjehjcfloecjp?hl=en How Many? will display how much of each item your competitors have instock quickly and easily. 5 free uses per day. Want more? Purchase or simply re-install. Want to hide this info from your competitors using this app? Change the Max Order Quantity to the amount you want to show. *** Jungle Scout Sales Estimator: https://www.junglescout.com/estimator/ Very accurate and useful estimator to see how many units per month an item will sell for a given rank and category. Plug that average sales rank found from Keepa in and bingo. It is extremely accurate and they update it monthly to account for the changing traffic throughout the year. These are free tools we use ALOT. Have any others that you find useful then please reply and add them! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Love selling FBA and here are a few of my fave free tools: *** Keepa extension for Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/keepa-amazon-price-tracke/neebplgakaahbhdphmkckjjcegoiijjo?hl=en Keepa will show you the sales history and historic price, as well as Amazon's history on a listing, right on the product page automatically. Read the chart and find out that average sales rank which is far more useful than the current sales rank. *** How Many? extension for Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/how-many/fifaampimdjablpkjapdjehjcfloecjp?hl=en How Many? will display how much of each item your competitors have instock quickly and easily. 5 free uses per day. Want more? Purchase or simply re-install. Want to hide this info from your competitors using this app? Change the Max Order Quantity to the amount you want to show. *** Jungle Scout Sales Estimator:https://www.junglescout.com/estimator/ Very accurate and useful estimator to see how many units per month an item will sell for a given rank and category. Plug that average sales rank found from Keepa in and bingo. It is extremely accurate and they update it monthly to account for the changing traffic throughout the year. These are free tools we use ALOT. Have any others that you find useful then please reply and add them! Any tools for Netscape? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33Lego Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, exciter1 said: Any tools for Netscape? Marc, is that you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 1 hour ago, belljohn said: You can also click on your product and find your listing on the Amazon item sales page. If it has been received and is transferring to another warehouse you item will show "backordered" with a due date. this worked thanks, I havent had it last that long since I have started. "in stock March xxx" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landphieran Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 1 hour ago, asharerin said: Love selling FBA and here are a few of my fave free tools: I appreciate what you contribute to FBA discussions @asharerin. Apparently back in 2015, I had applied and got accepted to sell in some of the restricted categories. Yesterday, I applied to the rest and was automatically accepted based on metrics. Still trying to figure out how to get accepted into the food category/if i want to, but its important to note that these metric based approval may not always exist. For some, who's metrics aren't good, its not as easy as clicking "request approval". My ex who started her own small thing on ebay tried to apply on Amazon and got rejected requiring a bunch of documentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asharerin Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 19 minutes ago, landphieran said: I appreciate what you contribute to FBA discussions @asharerin. Apparently back in 2015, I had applied and got accepted to sell in some of the restricted categories. Yesterday, I applied to the rest and was automatically accepted based on metrics. Still trying to figure out how to get accepted into the food category/if i want to, but its important to note that these metric based approval may not always exist. For some, who's metrics aren't good, its not as easy as clicking "request approval". My ex who started her own small thing on ebay tried to apply on Amazon and got rejected requiring a bunch of documentation. Grocery you will need documentation. If you have been selling a while, have good metrics, AND have the documentation it is very easy to get ungated. Miss any of those 3 and it is impossible. Documentation for grocery will be 3 wholesale invoices from a food supplier. Easiest way to get this is to contact local food wholesalers (many in every large city) and place orders if they will sell to you. My advice buy food that you would eat yourself or just donate it if you can't use it for the tax deduction. Grocery is great for low margin replenishables. Some food is gated at the brand level but not much. If your city has a local food item that isn't available everywhere that tourists love to buy it will sell like hotcakes on Amazon. Scan Costco there is a ton of profit available. Lots of grocery items are quite heavy so get yourself a sturdy second had pallet jack off craigslist and learn how to build pallets. $$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Guys just to refresh my memory. When shipping your lego to Amazon do you take full responsibility on cost to ship the lego to them or do they reimburse you?And again, what fees do you all pay when selling a product? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micbelt Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 The shipping charges come out of your seller balance when you buy it. It is not reimbursed but is very discounted. The fees are determined by fba and vary. They usually range from 20-30% but that includes fulfillment to the buyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Fulfillment to the buyer meaning it includes shipping on top of their fees. I ve always wanted to try Amazon but shipping my stock accross the pacific would just totally be unacceptable as all profits won't be realized as it will all go to shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoEdison Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, jaylay said: Fulfillment to the buyer meaning it includes shipping on top of their fees. I ve always wanted to try Amazon but shipping my stock accross the pacific would just totally be unacceptable as all profits won't be realized as it will all go to shipping. you need to ship it across the ocean either way unless buyer is in local? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q_7.thumb.JPG.17417b2ecfcb0263d968611d7411a782.JPG)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.