Selling products on Amazon can be INCREDIBLY profitable for you, as it is for me (it’s replaced my full-time income!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there are pitfalls I’ve encountered – maybe you have, too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Too many sellers competing by selling the same products
– Not enough inventory for you to buy locally (maybe you are bumping into a lot of sellers at the same place you buy books to resell, for instance).
– Maybe your profit margins are getting squeezed, and you’re looking for that little ‘extra’ amount of revenue
– Maybe your feedback score took a dive because of a couple nasty customers had it out for you for a simple error you made in your product listing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I am going to help you improve your selling and\/or profits by giving 4 of my Amazon seller tips. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Pre-owned toys and games can be a big moneymaker for you on Amazon, and they can be snapped up very cheaply by you in your own neighborhood (try running a craigslist ad or going to yard sales). While hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people in the U.S. are competing over book inventory in their regions, you can have a leg up on them by buying used toys and games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Baby products are also a big seller on Amazon (you can only sell these as ‘new’ on Amazon – not as ‘used’ or ‘collectible’). Check your local chain stores for discounted new-in-package disney-themed cups, pacifiers, etc. You should know what the item sells for on amazon BEFORE you buy it. (Use a PDA Scanner from a company such as Neatoscan.com; or bring your phone with a web browser and look up the item on Amazon by entering the UPC # in the Amazon.com search field in your phone browser).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Did you get a nasty feedback score from one of your buyers? If you post a response to your Buyer’s Feedback on Amazon, they probably won’t read it (because they won’t be notified of your response). All of you have probably been tempted, as I have, to sling back a curt reply to a seller who leaves nasty feedback. It might feel good to post your reply, but they’re not going to be notified you left a response to them. Plus, think about what other potential buyers are going to do when they see your response (which will be posted for everyone to see).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. If your Amazon inventory is very light to ship AND you ship the item from home (not via FBA) via 1st class U.S. mail, you can receive a nice shipping income ‘bonus’ via Amazon’s shipping reimbursement to you, when the item is sold. For instance, if your item weighs 2 oz (with the envelope\/packaging), and you sell it on Amazon.com as a 3rd party merchant, Amazon charges the buyer $3.99 to $4.99 in shipping fees, which Amazon ‘gives’ to you. Your cost to send a 2 oz item anywhere in the U.S., via USPS, is under $2.00. Thus, you can make a $2 to $3 profit on the shipping alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Selling products on Amazon can be INCREDIBLY profitable for you, as it is for me (it’s replaced my full-time income!) But there are pitfalls I’ve encountered – maybe you have, too: – Too many sellers competing by selling the same products– Not enough inventory for you to buy locally (maybe you are bumping into a lot of sellers at the same place you buy books to resell, for instance).– Maybe your profit margins are getting squeezed, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[8,12,25],"class_list":["post-930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amazon-fba-tips","tag-amazon","tag-selling","tag-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t