Seller Essentials Blog

Amazon FBA Poly Bags Navigating the world of Amazon FBA can be a complex task, especially when it comes to understanding the various packaging requirements. One essential aspect that sellers must be aware of is the proper use of poly bags for packaging their products. Not only [...]

As an Amazon seller, you need to determine the best way to get your products into the hands of the customer. You have two basic choices: Fulfill the orders yourself (Fulfillment by Merchant, or FBM)), or take advantage of the Amazon system of order processing known as FBA (Fulfillment [...]

Amazon FBA Returns are a part of every Amazon seller's business. Everyone gets them, and nobody likes them, but it’s important to keep track of your returned items as some may be unfulfillable and need to be removed from the warehouse. You do this through the Amazon FBA Returns [...]

If a How to sell on Amazon article actually existed, one that: taught the basics of becoming an Amazon Seller how to set up an account in Amazon Seller Central how to find products to sell How to sell them on Amazon the shipping process Whether to send products [...]

Amazon Prime has many benefits, and FREE two-day shipping is one of the better ones. But if you are an Amazon seller and are buying things from the Amazon website with the intention of reselling them (on or off Amazon), it is against the Amazon Terms of Service to [...]

Do you know how to do Online Arbitrage? What is Online Arbitrage? Is Online Arbitrage legal? Online Arbitrage sourcing for Amazon FBA sellers is a great way to operate an Ecommerce business without needing warehouse or office space. You can run your Amazon OA business with nothing more than [...]

IP claims and Restrictions make Retail and Online Arbitrage harder today than ever! Amazon resellers using OA lists need to be especially careful when Reselling on Amazon. If you have been selling and reselling on Amazon for any length of time, you no doubt have observed the rise in [...]

If Amazon sellers had to eliminate all tools except one from their arsenal, it would be a safe bet that most would want to hang on to Keepa, the Amazon price tracker. But  knowing how to use the data that Keepa provides to make informed buying decisions requires some [...]

Liquidation is a category of merchandise that can be very profitable to the reseller. It can be very challenging for the inexperienced, so here are a few tips to help you get started. 1. Location is KEY. You, as the buyer, are paying the freight charges to have the [...]

Recently I did a training video for my sourcing team where I demonstrated some interesting and surprising data regarding Keepa and Jungle Scout, two very important and highly recognized tools used by the Amazon FBA selling community. Here is a summary of what was discussed: There is an item [...]

People in the US and around the world shop online for convenience, selection, and lower prices. Comparison shopping online is easier than running from store to store, and it allows the shopper to look at ratings and reviews prior to making the decision to purchase. Many smart buyers have found [...]

Sometimes, when researching products to sell on Amazon.com, it’s important to be able to go beyond the top 100 best-sellers that Amazon automatically shows in the Amazon Search Results when you click “Best Sellers” after you have chosen a category. Fortunately there is a simple solution that allows you [...]