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Anyone Here Making Money Selling on Amazon?

 
Anonymous Coward
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10/17/2020 01:35 PM
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Anyone Here Making Money Selling on Amazon?
Is selling Amazon still worth getting into?

To me, it's seemed like it would be hard to deal with just getting reviews and then a competitor leaving negative reviews.

Probably a lot of price competition going on.

What is it really like selling on Amazon?
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10/17/2020 01:36 PM
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I sold stuff on there. Never got a bad review from comp though. Pricing is actually good, it’s a silent but coordinated effort amongst sellers to jack prices up.

They charge high fees but what can you do.
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10/17/2020 01:43 PM
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I sold stuff on there. Never got a bad review from comp though. Pricing is actually good, it’s a silent but coordinated effort amongst sellers to jack prices up.

They charge high fees but what can you do.
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Did you quit because the math wasn't working out for it to be profitable enough anymore?
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10/17/2020 03:56 PM
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Back in the day I did ok.
Then the fees got too high
And ppl returned my stuff for no reason costing me money
Now I am on a different platform doing ok
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10/17/2020 03:58 PM
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Ebay is horrible.
They charge fees on shipping now.
No more deals
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10/17/2020 04:02 PM

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I made good money there a few years back. I would hit yard sales and buy boxes and boxes of books for $5 - $10 for the lot. Make several hundred on them. Too much competition started to drive prices down, also, the damn penny sellers that scalp shipping profits.
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10/17/2020 04:03 PM
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I did ok for a while but got discouraged when things got returned or did not sell. But I think it's worth the effort overall to profit some. I'm moving more to ebay now because of auction format, though not doing much currently. I have stuff to list though and I like sourcing.

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10/17/2020 04:27 PM
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my brother in law runs a full fledged business with Amzon. I hate the company but he takes in around a million a year. After advertising(promoted listing scam that they force upon you) it's about half a mil in profits; not too shabby but we are all peasants compared to Premier Bozos
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10/17/2020 04:53 PM
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I remember meeting this young guy who was doing a million dollars in sales on Amazon.

But I always just chalked it up as a fluke if you got successful. Not sure what to believe. I see stuff that suggests it's not a good time to try it anymore. Whereas I see stuff that suggests now is the time to set up shop there. I just don't know what to believe.

Do you have to buy inventory?

Is it like shopify dropshipping where you get products from suppliers like Aliexpress and they mail them for you?
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10/17/2020 04:57 PM
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Your mom keeps her bj rate at $5 so money isn't an issue for me at the moment.
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10/17/2020 05:07 PM
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10/17/2020 05:10 PM
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Vintage does well on Ebay and Etsy, but Etsy is a bunch of liberals. I dunno.
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10/17/2020 05:25 PM
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Talking about all the fees charged by Amazon...

When you look at dropshipping and I know some guys are killing it on that platform, but they're paying a ton of money in Facebook ads.

Doesn't that ultimately make it a wash though?

Amazon fees eat up profit.
Facebook ads eat up profit so it comes out as a wash as to the viability of both?
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10/17/2020 05:33 PM
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Vintage does well on Ebay and Etsy, but Etsy is a bunch of liberals. I dunno.
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I read a story a year ago that a single mom in her mid-20's sold scarfs and socks on Etsy and made close to a million from it in a single year.
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12/27/2020 01:15 PM
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Re: Anyone Here Making Money Selling on Amazon?
Yes, Amazon charges fees, but still, it is worth selling there. I choose to pay a monthly fixed fee to reduce my other fees or pay full fees on all sales. Also, I work with the FBA Prep Center [link to thefbaprep.com (secure)] . Its goal is to help sellers to meet all Amazon standards. They do inspecting, packing, labeling, and shipping according to Amazon requirements, so I don't need to worry about that. I know that there is a big competition, but I've recently read on a man's post who feels guilty that he became much richer selling on Amazon due to the quarantine. And there is no need to notice that many people face issues with the job.





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