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Amazon FBA Online Arbitrage Business Model Explained

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Online arbitrage (OA) is a popular business model that involves buying products from one online store and selling them on another for a profit. While it can be a profitable venture, there are several challenges that new OA sellers may face. In this post, we’ll discuss common problems and solutions for online arbitrage, including managing accounts, finding profitable products, handling order cancellations, dealing with delayed product listings, avoiding Amazon receipts, managing IP complaints, dealing with stuck inventory, and cash flow management.

As a new seller, you may face certain restrictions on the products you can list on Amazon. However, you can list 3 to 4 products in your first month and gradually increase your listings as your account becomes more established. If you have an old Amazon account, you can list ungated products without any trouble. To overcome account restrictions, you can also seek solutions like hiring an agency or perp services to handle order processing.

Finding profitable products for OA hunting takes time and effort. If you’re struggling to find the perfect product, it’s important to keep your account running by listing at least three to four products. Keep testing and experimenting until you find the right formula for your business. By staying patient and persistent, you can overcome the challenges of product search and take your online arbitrage game to the next level.

Order cancellations can be a challenge for OA sellers, but there are several solutions. One approach is to use different payment methods such as Mastercard, Sadapay, Nayapay, or Payoneer. Another option is to order products through relatives or friends who live in the USA. If these options are not available, you may want to consider hiring an agency or perp services to handle the order processing for you.

Amazon currently has a large amount of stock, which may result in a delay in product availability on your account. If your products still haven’t gone live after waiting for the specified time period, another option is to open a case with Amazon. Keeping an eye on the shipping plan and waiting for 10 to 20 days can also be a solution.

While Amazon arbitrage can be a profitable business model, it comes with its own set of risks and challenges.

Values of Amazon Arbitrage Model:

  1. Low startup cost: Amazon arbitrage requires minimal investment and low-risk, making it an ideal business model for beginners or those on a tight budget.
  2. Flexible business model: Amazon arbitrage allows sellers to work from anywhere and at any time. It’s a perfect business model for those who want to have a side hustle or are looking for a flexible work schedule.
  3. Diversification: Amazon arbitrage allows sellers to diversify their inventory and sell products from various niches and categories, reducing the risk of relying on one product.

Risks of Amazon Arbitrage Model:

  1. Competition: As the Amazon arbitrage model becomes increasingly popular, more sellers are joining the platform, making it more competitive and challenging to find profitable deals.
  2. Legal issues: Amazon has strict policies against arbitrage, and sellers may face suspension or termination of their accounts if they are caught violating these policies.
  3. Product quality: Sellers may face negative reviews and returns if they purchase low-quality products or products that do not meet Amazon’s strict standards.

Amazon arbitrage can be a profitable business model with low entry barriers. However, it’s important to understand and manage the risks involved, including competition, legal issues, and product quality. With careful planning and research, Amazon arbitrage can be a viable income source for entrepreneurs.

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH ARBITRAGE FBA?

Amazon Arbitrage can be a great side hustle once you do it right. Here are the steps you need to take to get started as an arbitrager:

  1. Sourcing your products

Now, it’s time to look for deals and find the products that sell well on Amazon. Arbitrage is all about digging for products that sell at a good margin, so you need to remember what people need and how much they are willing to pay for it. There are always great deals at large retail chains (like Walmart and Target), but keeping up the excellent profit will require work. You should study the latest trends, know the price histories, look for sales across your city and make sure products are not damaged. Here are some of the stores that may have branches in your hometown:

  • Target
  • Walmart
  • Kmart
  • Sam’s Club
  • Publix
  • Meijer
  • Shopko,
  • Home Depot

2. Listing your products

This is the final step in setting up your Amazon arbitrage business. Once you’ve found your desired products and sourced them, list them on your seller account. Now you are a fish in Amazon’s large sea. You will always have to optimize your products and manage your prices to make yourself visible to more customers.

I hope you found this article helpful. If you are experiencing issues with your Amazon Seller Account and your Seller Account already received a warning or is under a review, I can assist you and help you resolve the matter.

In order to receive a professional advice and get help with your Amazon issue, feel free to subscribe and reach out through my dedicated assistance help page at www.onlyfans.com/kikaangelic, where I provide help with Amazon related matters in exchange for a small $24.99 fee.

If you have an Amazon-related issue, feel free to join and post into my large Amazon Seller Performance – Friendly Advice – Worldwide Facebook group, where you will be very welcome.

Many Amazon sellers recently started trading stocks and crypto currencies, hoping to diversify their income, which is a very good idea with all the uncertainty which comes with the platform. For this reason, we launched a new Facebook group, Crypto Arbitrage Income (Bitcoin, Crypto, Altcoins, Blockchain, Trading) – feel free to join us and forget about the troubles of selling on Amazon for a moment!

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Amazon is now giving sellers the exact reason for Restricted Products Removal

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If you are a third party seller doing business on Amazon’s platform, you might be already aware that they are rarely providing any clear reason at all for their enforcements. Amazon can remove your listings anytime and if you wish to have them reactivated, you will have to invest a significant amount of time and resources into appealing.

Recently, Amazon started briefly clarifying reasons for listing blocks in relevant notices, which includes those subject to Restricted Products Removal. If you carefully review the wording of e-mail received from Amazon, you will be able to detect, why they were removed.

By the way of example, a recent Restricted Products Removal notice states:

“Jewellery products cannot be described as “8 carat gold”, “10 carat gold” or similar as these are not recognised finesses of gold in the UK. For more info, please see the following; https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/external/help.html?itemID=201744030&language=en_GB&ref=efph_201744030_relt_201744010”

The text of your notice should address your listing’s specific reasons.

Here you can view an example full e-mail from Amazon regarding Restricted Products Removal:

Notification of Restricted Products Removal

Hello from Amazon,
We are writing to let you know that the following detail pages have been removed from our catalog:

ASIN: XXX, SKU: XXX, Title: XXX

Jewellery products cannot be described as “8 carat gold”, “10 carat gold” or similar as these are not recognised finesses of gold in the UK. For more info, please see the following; https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/external/help.html?itemID=201744030&language=en_GB&ref=efph_201744030_relt_201744010
Why is this happening?

We took this action because this product is not permitted for sale on Amazon.co.uk. It is your obligation to make sure the products you offer comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Amazon’s policies.

What actions do I need to take?

– If any of the above ASINs are Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) offers, please initiate a removal request for the ASIN(s) referenced above to have your inventory sent to a location of your choosing. If you fail to initiate a removal request within 30 days of this notification, we may dispose of it in accordance with the Amazon Services Europe Business Solutions Agreement and FBA policies. For more information on our FBA policies, please review https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/201030350 and https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/200140860.

– Within 48 hours of this warning, please review your listings and close, delete, or archive any listings that do not comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Amazon’s policies, including the product(s) listed above.

Please note that moving a restricted product listing to Inactive (Out of Stock) does not make the listing compliant. If you think your product was incorrectly identified as a restricted product on Amazon, close the listing immediately to ensure compliance while you appeal the restriction with Seller Support.

What happens if I fail to follow the above instructions?

Failure to properly close or delete all restricted product listings from your inventory may result in the deactivation of your selling account, and funds may be permanently held.
We’re here to help:

If you have questions about our restricted products policy, please review:
https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/201743940

Have you received this notification in error?

– If you believe the product(s) listed above are permitted for sale on Amazon, please include evidence or documentation demonstrating that your account has not violated our restricted products policy and contact Seller Support: https://sellercentral-europe.amazon.com/cu/contact-us. We will investigate your concern.
– If you are unsure, please review: https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/201743940 before appealing the restriction with Seller Support.
You can view your account performance at https://sellercentral-europe.amazon.com/performance/dashboard?reftag=ah_em_rp or select Account Health on the home screen of the Amazon Seller app on your iOS or Android device. The Account Health dashboard shows how well your account is performing in light of the metrics and policy compliance standards required to sell on Amazon.
– Download iOS App at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/amazon-seller/id794141485?mt=8
– Download Android App at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.sellermobile.android&hl=en_GB
We appreciate your cooperation and thank you for selling on Amazon.co.uk.
Amazon Services Europe

Please note: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.

Once you receive a warning like this, and you believe it to be justified, definitely review your listings within 48 hours of the warning and close, delete, or archive any listings that do not comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Amazon’s policies, including the product(s) listed above.

I hope you found this article helpful. If you are experiencing issues with your Amazon Seller Account and your Seller Account already received a warning or is under a review, I can assist you and help you resolve the matter.

In order to receive a professional advice and get help with your Amazon issue, feel free to subscribe and reach out through my dedicated assistance help page at www.onlyfans.com/kikaangelic, where I provide help with Amazon related matters in exchange for a small $24.99 fee.

If you have an Amazon-related issue, feel free to join and post into my large Amazon Seller Performance – Friendly Advice – Worldwide Facebook group, where you will be very welcome.

Many Amazon sellers recently started trading stocks and crypto currencies, hoping to diversify their income, which is a very good idea with all the uncertainty which comes with the platform. For this reason, we launched a new Facebook group, Crypto Arbitrage Income (Bitcoin, Crypto, Altcoins, Blockchain, Trading) – feel free to join us and forget about the troubles of selling on Amazon for a moment!

Additionally, here you can watch my YouTube video, where I am presenting you several secret tips about appealing Amazon Seller Account suspensions (don’t be confused by the opening of the video, where I am enjoying a vacation – it’s a part of the story):

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How to recover your Amazon Seller Account when Two Step Verification Fails

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As you know, Amazon now requires all third party sellers to implement two step verification in order to access their Seller Accounts. Many sellers are reaching out to me and seeking help with regaining access to their accounts when they are unable to perform two step verification.

This may happen when a seller loses their phone, for example. In such case, they will be unable to receive the OTP text code. If Two-Step Verification fails and you can’t access your account, you can try to recover it using alternative means.

To regain access to your account, you’ll need to verify your identity by providing a scan or photo of a government-issued identity document to Amazon. To protect your account, Amazon won’t be able to make changes to your Two-Step Verification settings until your identity is successfully verified. If you are able to sign in to your account, you’ll have access to make changes to your account.

Before you begin account recovery, try to sign in with a registered backup method or from a trusted device.

If you still can’t sign in, to recover your account:

  1. Go here
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to upload your identity document. Make sure that your name and address, and the issuing authority (e.g., state or country) are visible. Cover, conceal, or remove sensitive information such as account numbers or identification numbers. 

The verification process can take 1-2 days to complete. Amazon will e-mail you to confirm once Two-Step Verification has been disabled. You’ll then be able to access your account with only your password.

I hope you found this article helpful. If you are experiencing issues with your Amazon Seller Account and your Seller Account already received a warning or is under a review, I can assist you and help you resolve the matter.

In order to receive a professional advice and get help with your Amazon issue, feel free to subscribe and reach out through my dedicated assistance help page at www.onlyfans.com/kikaangelic, where I provide help with Amazon related matters in exchange for a small $24.99 fee.

If you have an Amazon-related issue, feel free to join and post into my large Amazon Seller Performance – Friendly Advice – Worldwide Facebook group, where you will be very welcome.

Many Amazon sellers recently started trading stocks and crypto currencies, hoping to diversify their income, which is a very good idea with all the uncertainty which comes with the platform. For this reason, we launched a new Facebook group, Crypto Arbitrage Income (Bitcoin, Crypto, Altcoins, Blockchain, Trading) – feel free to join us and forget about the troubles of selling on Amazon for a moment!

In case you are an Amazon Seller who needs help with Seller Identity Verification on Amazon, please feel free to watch my most detailed video on the subject, addressing all common questions:

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New requirement for list prices on Amazon starts June 30

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If you are an Amazon Seller doing business on their US platform, you must have received Amazon’s warning e-mail entitled New requirement for list prices starts June 30 in your inbox. Starting that date, Amazon will require any newly created listings to contain the List Price.

If you are wondering why is setting a List Price so important for Amazon, in this article I will be addressing your concerns. Whilst it will only take you a few seconds to update any listing with a List Price, you may not be aware of its pros and cons.

Once you upload the List Price, Amazon will save this figure as the product’s RRP. When you try to decrease or increase the product price later, your listing will get automatically deactivated over a Potential high / low pricing error or you will lose the BuyBox.

This is why you should carefully rethink whether you will provide this attribute on your existing listings and what figure will be entered as the List Price. 

On the other hand, List Price can be a good idea when you have an otherwise expensive product, which you intend to sell at a significant discount. It is then shown as a strike-through Recommended Retail Price making the savings visible on the product detail page. Displaying the RRP when you are offering a price that is below it, will help customers understand the value of your offer, which may help to increase conversion. 

If you do not have a ready-to-provide list price, Amazon suggests that a possible value could be the first price at which you have offered or will be offering the product. You can also provide a value of 0 to indicate that you do not have a list price.

Here you can view a copy of the wording of Amazon’s e-mail regarding the matter:

New requirement for list prices starts June 30

Hello,

You are receiving this email because you have previously added offers for certain product types that commonly include list prices.

Beginning June 30, 2023, we will require the “List price” (also referred to as a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) attribute to be completed for these product types. 

Your existing offers will not be affected by this change. Rather, when you create a new item listing, or when you edit an existing listing, you will see a prompt to fill out the “List price” attribute. 

If you do not have a ready-to-provide list price, a possible value could be the first price at which you have offered or will be offering the product. You can also provide a value of 0 to indicate that you do not have a list price.

For more information, go to “Product type and attributes”:
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/GYV2F6WS9N9FDYD9

You can download the full list of impacted product types from the following link:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/Product_Types_Requiring_List_Price/Product_Types_Required_List_Price.xlsx

For more information on how Amazon uses list prices, go to “Show a reference price on your products by providing a List Price”:
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/G27XM55CQM3SBMD2

The Amazon Services team

I hope you found this article helpful. If you are experiencing issues with your Amazon Seller Account and your Seller Account already received a warning or is under a review, I can assist you and help you resolve the matter.

In order to receive a professional advice and get help with your Amazon issue, feel free to subscribe and reach out through my dedicated assistance help page at www.onlyfans.com/kikaangelic, where I provide help with Amazon related matters in exchange for a small $24.99 fee.

If you have an Amazon-related issue, feel free to join and post into my large Amazon Seller Performance – Friendly Advice – Worldwide Facebook group, where you will be very welcome.

Many Amazon sellers recently started trading stocks and crypto currencies, hoping to diversify their income, which is a very good idea with all the uncertainty which comes with the platform. For this reason, we launched a new Facebook group, Crypto Arbitrage Income (Bitcoin, Crypto, Altcoins, Blockchain, Trading) – feel free to join us and forget about the troubles of selling on Amazon for a moment!

In case you are an Amazon Seller who needs help with Seller Identity Verification on Amazon, please feel free to watch my most detailed video on the subject, addressing all common questions:

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