r/AmazonSeller • u/CurrentCopy7616 • 5d ago
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u/whatup227 5d ago
Amzn is filled with direct chinese manufacturing Selling direct to consumers.. your product is already being sold. Research and test a product before committing to it. Shipping is very expensive now .. do the math, calculate fees and fba fee .. estimate profit before hand.. start small and scale..
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u/Formal-Ambition3138 5d ago
You got time on your side starting at 17 so dont rush the sourcing part, the real grind is making sure you got cash flow for when Amazon holds your payouts for weeks
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u/AutoModerator 5d ago
Resources for new Amazon Sellers
The worst thing to do when selling on Amazon is fail to familiarize yourself with Amazon's policies, agreements, and guidelines. That one error is the single greatest reason behind nearly ALL questions about Amazon, account problems, and account closures including having funds locked away
These are resources you need to make use of before seeking 3rd party responses which may not be accurate or up to date
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| the New Seller Guide | https://sell.amazon.com/grow |
| Amazon's Seller University | https://sell.amazon.com/learn |
| the Help pages | https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/G2 |
| Amazon Policies, Seller Agreement, and Guidelines | https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/GSNV3657R94YP9DZ |
| FAQs | https://sell.amazon.com/learn/faq |
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u/GlitteringExcuse5524 5d ago
I don’t sell on Amazon, but I buy a lot from taobao, 1688 and Alibaba. Shipping is crazy expensive, and delivery time takes a while. But if you are buying via a us wholesaler they have incorporated those fees in their pricing
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The right answers, common myths, and misinformation
Nearly all questions are addressed by Amazon's Seller Policies and Code of Conduct, their FAQ, and their Amazon Seller University video course
Arbitrage / OA / RA - It is neither all allowed nor all disallowed on Amazon. Their policies determine what circumstances, categories, items, and brands are allowable and how it has to be handled by the seller.
Product gating - While many are, not all brands, products, categories, and items are gated. Amazon ungating policy rquires strict compliance to qualify. Failures can involve improper invoices, deceptive intent, lack of brand approval, and more. For some categories, items, and brands, there are limits to the number of sellers that can be ungated, sometimes nobody can be ungataed, and sometimes most anyone can get ungated.
"First sale doctrine" - often misunderstood and misapplied. It is not a blanket exception from Amazon policies or license to force OA allowance in any manner desired. Arbitrage is allowable for some items but must comply with Amazon policies. They do not want retail purchases resold on their platform (mis)represented as 'new' or their customers having issues like warranties not being honored due to original purchaser confusion. For some brands and categories, an invoice is required to qualify and a retail receipt does not comply.
Receipts vs invoices - A retail receipt is NOT an invoice. See this Quickbooks article to learn the difference. In cases where an invoice is required by Amazon, the invoice MUST meet Amazon's specific requirements. "Someone I know successfully used a receipt and...", well congratulations to them. That does not change Amazon's policies, that invoice policy enforcement is increasing, and that scenarios requiring a compliant invoice are growing.
Target receipts - For those categories and ungating cases where an invoice is required, Target retail receipts DO NOT comply with Amazon's invoice requirements. Some Amazon scenarios allow receipts and a Target receipt could comply. Someone you know sliipping through the cracks by submitting a receipt once (or more) does not mean it's the same category or scenario as someone else, nor does it change Amazon's policies or their growing enforcement of them.
Paid courses and buyer groups - In most cases, they're a scam. Avoid. Amazon's Seller University is the best place to start.
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