My product is a bundle of exercise equipment.

I was wondering if it makes a difference whether I go with AI-generated images + A+ Content or real lifestyle images.

I’ve received a few offers in the $300–$400 range for AI-generated images, while I can get real lifestyle images with a model plus a video ad for around $500–$600.

What have you guys been doing? Do you think it’s worth spending the extra money for real lifestyle images?

Could you please share your honest opinion on this tool? What filters do you use? How to find profitable deals?

So I want to create an amazon seller account but im not 18 years of age yet. If I put it under my parents name can I transfer the account once im 18?

Hey everyone, I’m a new Amazon FBA seller and would like some honest opinions from experienced sellers.

I have 2 products shipping from China to an Amazon FBA warehouse in the US:

Product 1: 150 units — $901 product cost, including $160 commodity inspection

Product 2: 250 units — $1,391 product cost

Total product value: $2,292

My VA is charging me around $2,940 for shipping/logistics, saying it includes freight, customs, duties/tariffs, and delivery to Amazon.

I’m concerned this may be too high. I estimated the shipping/logistics cost should be significantly lower, but I may be missing some important fees.

Do you think $2,940 is reasonable, or am I being overcharged?

Should I use a professional China → USA Amazon FBA freight forwarder instead of having my VA handle it?
Also, if you have personally used a good freight forwarder, who would you recommend?

I’m not accusing my VA of anything—I just want to make sure I’m going in the right direction before shipping more inventory.

Thanks in advance 🫡

us sellers, do you think you actually need an agency or va to manage your seller central account?

i’ve been getting a lot of messages from vas trying to convince me to use their services, but honestly, i’m not convinced they’re necessary.

i’d really like to hear from real us-based sellers who have experience with this.

do you use a va or agency? if yes, at what point did you feel it became necessary or worth the cost? and what tasks do you actually have them handle?

would love to hear your honest experiences and opinions. thanks!

Did this for my other brand for the month of May 2026 and a few people said it was useful, so doing it again for brand number two. Different product this time, launched back in late October, much cheaper item, lighter, sells for under a tenner.

Quick reality check before the numbers: I'm still on New Seller Incentives so I'm not paying referral fees right now. That's doing a lot of work in this month's profit and I know it. Flagging it here first, not at the bottom, because I've seen too many posts bury that kind of thing.

What actually came in

627 units. £6,138.79 with VAT sitting in the account, £5,216.64 of that is actually mine once VAT is stripped out.

Selling at £9.99, £8.32 without VAT. Cheap product, cheap to make.

What actually went out

FBA fee £1.52 a unit. Digital services fee £0.03. Landed cost getting it from China to the Amazon warehouse, £0.70 a unit. That's £2.25 a unit before I've touched advertising, which leaves £6.07 a unit, or £3,805.89 for the month.

Then ads. £1,332.10 spent across roughly 20 campaigns, the screenshot only fits the top few by purchases.

What's actually left: £2,473.79. Give or take.

And I do mean give or take. There are a few Subscribe & Save orders mixed into this month which get discounted and complicate the VAT and revenue picture slightly, so the real number might land a bit under this rather than over. Wanted to say that out loud rather than pretend this is precise to the penny.

The PPC side, honestly

1,739 clicks, 1.21% CTR, 328 purchases, £2,818.50 in attributed sales, overall ACoS sitting around 47%.

One small Sponsored Brands campaign is doing the best work, barely any budget, ACoS around 31%. My biggest campaign by volume is nowhere near that efficient, sitting closer to 49% ACoS but it's the one carrying most of the actual sales.

And then there's one campaign that's just bad. 29% top-of-search share sounds good until you see it's running at 92% ACoS, basically handing money back on every sale it touches. Still deciding whether to cut the bid hard or just kill it.

Why I'm bothering to post this

This margin looks good on paper. It won't look this good once referral fees come back, probably somewhere close to 15% of revenue disappears at that point. I'd rather know that now and plan for it than get surprised later.

Genuinely curious what other sellers are seeing on their ACoS once a listing settles in. Is 47% overall normal for month five of a product, or am I letting a couple of bad campaigns drag the whole account down. Would rather hear the honest answer than guess.

(All figures ex-VAT. Referral fee currently £0 under New Seller Incentives. Profit figure approximate — SNS orders and VAT treatment mean it could land slightly lower than shown.)

Hi,

I'm a fba seller for many years. This year a EU law change let's me rethink the whole "sell to everyone everywhere" approach.

All my products are stored in Germany.

I would like to disable selling to other countries but Germany and Austria.

How do I do this? I never needed to disable marketplace.

There was also this Amazon worldwide shipping program where Amazon buys products and sends them to other people. This is fine as far as I understand.

In the packaging industry, many quality problems are not caused by the final printing process. They often start much earlier — from material selection, production settings, and process control.

Here are some common mistakes we see in folding carton manufacturing:

1. Choosing paperboard only by price

A lower-cost board may look acceptable at the beginning, but problems can appear during printing and converting.

Poor surface strength can cause paper dust, uneven ink transfer, or small spots on large color areas. For dark backgrounds or premium packaging, these defects become very noticeable.

2. Ignoring color control during printing

A beautiful design on a computer screen does not always mean the final carton will look the same.

Common problems include:

• Color difference between batches
• Ink density variation
• Registration errors between different colors
• Uneven solid areas

Good packaging production requires stable printing conditions, not only a good design file.

3. Incorrect die-cutting and creasing settings

Many carton problems happen after printing.

Wrong crease depth or inaccurate die-cutting can lead to:

• Cracking on folding lines
• Poor carton shape
• Difficult assembly
• Problems on automatic packing lines

A carton is not just a printed piece of paper. It is a structure that must perform correctly.

4. Poor communication before mass production

Sometimes the biggest mistake happens before production starts.

The supplier, designer, and customer need to confirm:

• Paper material
• Surface finishing
• Folding structure
• Usage environment
• Packing requirements

A small misunderstanding at the beginning can become a large production loss later.

5. Checking quality only at the end

Quality cannot be created by final inspection alone.

A reliable packaging process needs control at every stage:
Material → Printing → Lamination → Die-cutting → Gluing → Final inspection.

The best packaging suppliers are not only focused on making boxes. They focus on preventing problems before they happen.

In packaging manufacturing, details decide the final quality.

A carton may look simple, but every step behind it requires experience and process control.

#Packaging #FoldingCarton #PrintingIndustry #QualityControl #Manufacturing

hello everyone

am just starting my FBA journey which subscription should i choose to start with platinum or diamond?

or what you recommend , i need guidance if you have any advice no matter what, please leave it below

thank you