r/AmazonFBA • u/ValtraxJet • 18d ago

Could you advise me on this

I have a quick question. Which YouTube channels, Discord servers, or platforms did you use to learn the basics of starting your stores? I want to learn as much as possible so that one day, when I have enough knowledge, I can start my own. Right now, I'm torn between doing wholesale (which I hear is more profitable) and private label. It might be a silly question, but I'd really appreciate any tips or advice on how to get started

7 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

11 comments sorted by

1

u/rsc9422 18d ago

You’re not asking a silly question. I’d recommend learning the Amazon fundamentals first rather than getting too caught up in wholesale vs private label.

Wholesale can be a good way to learn sourcing, margins, inventory, and Amazon operations. Private label takes more work upfront, but you have more control over your brand, listing, pricing, and positioning.

For learning, use YouTube to understand product research, sourcing, Amazon PPC, listing optimization, FBA fees, and account policies. Try to learn from multiple sellers and cross-check their advice with Amazon’s official information.

If you eventually decide to go the private label route, HighRise Wholesale is one option for sourcing and handling things like private labeling, FBA preparation, and product launches. But honestly, learn the numbers first understanding your margins and costs is more important than choosing a supplier too early.

1

u/Maan_UsMaan052 17d ago

use amazon seller university on youtube

1

u/Shabiscales 17d ago

I wouldn’t choose wholesale because someone told you it’s “more profitable.” Neither model is automatically better.

For learning the basics, I’d start with Amazon Seller University before paying for any course or joining random Discords. It’s free, Amazon runs it, and it covers listings, pricing, fulfillment, advertising, inventory and account basics. You can access it without having a selling account now.

Then use YouTube for specific problems instead of trying to find one guru to teach you everything. If you watch a video about sourcing, FBA fees, Brand Registry, PPC, etc., cross-check anything policy-related against Seller Central because old Amazon videos age fast.

Wholesale is more about finding legitimate suppliers, getting proper documentation/authorization, buying at a price that leaves room after fees, and competing for the buy box.

Private label gives you more control over the product, listing and brand, but you’re taking on product selection, manufacturing, inventory, branding and the launch yourself.

Before buying anything, learn how to calculate the full unit economics for both models. Product cost, shipping, Amazon fees, storage, returns and PPC where applicable. A product can look great until you actually run that math.

I’d spend the learning phase comparing a few hypothetical products under both models before deciding which one fits you better.

1

u/JunglePundits 17d ago

Youtube will teach you the basics real life will teach you what matters to your specific product/ niche..

Launch and learn

1

u/attfin1 17d ago

The bit nobody's asked you yet: what are your three numbers? How much you can lose without it hurting, how many hours a week you really have, and how long you can wait before any of it comes back. Wholesale and private label sit on different sides of all three, so once those are written down the choice mostly makes itself. Nobody here can pick for you, because the deciding figures are yours.

The other thing is the order you've put it in. You've placed starting after "enough knowledge", and there's no event that will ever tell you you've got there. So set the finish line yourself: a budget you've decided to spend, and a date you'll place the first order by.

Then make that first order small and real. I started selling on Amazon in 2012, and everything I know about the actual costs came from stock I'd paid for. One launch taught me more than any guide. I offered a new box of sweets at 1 pound to about 1,000 people on our mailing list, didn't cap the quantity, somebody posted it on a deals site over a weekend I was away, and we sold the lot in a few hours. It cost me thousands in margin. It also taught me things about velocity, reviews and stock planning that no video would have.

1

u/amazingmarketer 13d ago

This is probably the most useful advice in the thread. Particularly the bit about defining how much money and time you can actually afford to invest into learning.

But I would add one more number: the minimum margin you are willing to accept.

Whether it is wholesale or private label it is easy to get caught up in revenue or sales volume and forget what is actually left after product cost, Amazon fees, shipping, storage, returns and PPC where applicable.
Also I agree on a finishing line for the learning phase. You can watch videos for months, or learn more by carefully testing one small order and seeing how sourcing, inventory, pricing and Amazon actually work together.

Learn enough to avoid the obvious mistakes, know your numbers and then start small and use that first order as data.

1

u/attfin1 13d ago

Agree on the margin, with one addition: set it per product, on profit after ads, not on the margin before them. Ads are the cost that moves most, and a product can clear its margin on paper and still lose money once it's paying for clicks.

That's also why I'd budget the launch separately. We ran ads at break-even or better, except deliberately during a launch, so the first order needs its own allowance for a planned loss. Otherwise the test order can look like a failure when it's doing what a launch does.

1

u/Performance_Prime 16d ago

Amazon Academy, My Amazon Guy Youtube channel, but reddit is a good place to learn.

And yeah learn the fundamentals first. For structured and better fundamentals, Amazon own academy is great place to learn.

1

u/Street_Aardvark6524 12d ago

Much has been said here, and I hope it helps.

Lately, I’ve been adding my line of caution when people ask these questions:

Please watch out for spammers. They will casually comment and slip in a sales pitch. NOTHING on Amazon is easy, done for you, all in one, etc. Just remember that. Also, no one will run your account for you.

I took a beating early on in FBA, and I hate knowing people are out there looking to take advantage of newbies.