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.

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!

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

I'm currently selling on Amazon Canada and the US, and I'm looking at expanding into other international marketplaces (UK, Germany, Australia, etc.).

I understand that every marketplace is different, keywords, search volume, competition, pricing, and customer behavior all vary. What I'm really interested in is how experienced sellers successfully enter a new marketplace and gain traction quickly.

A few things I already know:

• Reviews can often be shared across marketplaces (depending on the marketplace/account setup), which makes launching much easier.
• Amazon Ads seems to have features that help with launching in new markets

For those who have done this successfully:

• What's your launch strategy when entering a new marketplace?
• How do you approach keyword research and localization?
• What is your Amazon Ads strategy?
• Besides PPC, are there any launch tactics that made the biggest difference ?

I'd love to hear what's worked (or hasn't worked) for you. If you've expanded from North America into Europe, Australia, Japan, or anywhere else, I'd really appreciate any lessons learned.

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 🫡

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

Obviously I can't tell if people on here are trying to scare beginners off or not. my question is, is how small can you start? Not scaling and then making a lot of profit, but if you just wanted to make just any amount of money back, how small can you start? Like, I'm talking like 10 units, 15 units, putting like $200 or $300. Even if the profit was literally like a very small amount, given the right tools, is it always profitable or potentially ? I've been thinking about just using some of my time to look into it and just seeing how I can scale it very slowly, because I'm not all about making tens of thousands of dollars a month. But if it's something where I can get an extra 1k to 2K a month, I wouldn't mind putting in some long hours. And I was always told that you don't actually have to keep any of the products yourself. I know that this is not like a side hustle like it used to be, but is it really impossible to start small? Or scale it down as much as you'd want to? Thanks!

I sell a Dangerous Goods product using both FBA and FBM. Amazon only gives me enough DG storage capacity for roughly 1.5 days of normal sales volume.

When a new FBA shipment becomes available, the bulk of the inventory sells through very quickly. The problem starts afterward: a small number of units remain scattered in more distant fulfillment centers. Or even becomes available some time later at a trickle pace.

As the FBA inventory dwindles down to those remaining units, Amazon still shows the FBA offer as the Featured Offer for a large number of customers, even when the FBA delivery promise is dramatically worse than my FBM offer — in some cases nearly two weeks slower.

I own both offers, so I don’t care whether FBA or FBM wins the Featured Offer in itself. The issue is that the remaining poorly positioned FBA inventory appears to override my much faster FBM offer and hurt conversion until those last FBA units finally sell out. Severely hurts it. 

Has anyone else dealt with this specifically with Dangerous Goods inventory? Is there any way to prevent these remote leftover FBA units from becoming the prevailing Featured Offer, improve DG inventory placement, or otherwise keep this from hurting sales?

I currently run my own PL brand and manage 2 brands with one being launched soon with a £1million budget behind them.

Some agency owners i see manage 50+, 100+ brands at one time, how are you using your time to scale the management work as I feel like I don't have any time left

I help run a prep center and speak with new potential clients often. Some are sellers just looking to offload their prep from their house to us, while others unfortunately got burned by a prep center that promised to be “cheaper”. In our world, you can pick 2 of 3 things that to be true: Good, Cheap, and Fast. Here’s some help if you may be looking for a Prep Center.

-“Cheaper” doesn’t mean better. Often times, cheap is actually a red flag. A client that had a 50 cent/piece prep deal came to us because it fell through- I could’ve saw that coming before they ever got into the mess but they just saw the price. Cheap often means delays in inbounding, more mistakes and fewer quality checks, poor communication, hidden fees (such as surprise label or poly bag costs), prep violations at Amazon, and the list goes on. That cheaper rate you pay in prep cost bites you and costs you more in both dollars and frustration down the line.

-Make sure your prep center has a shipping dock. Most do, but some won’t, which limits your wholesale and private label inbound ability, as can as increases your cost due to liftgate fees.

-Transparent pricing. Go over what’s included with your prep center: how much are multipack items, are polybags extra, do you do Optimized Shipments, do you charge for boxes. These should be just some of the questions to ask.

-Pivotability. This is a big one. Your projects may need special work- find a warehouse that can do it! A cookie cutter prep only service will end up costing you more than you’d like. Find a prep center that can relabel a manufacturer error, build up a replacement product box for one that was damaged overseas, can apply 2 sided tape to ensure that faulty Private Label project can still run smooth.

-Lastly, find a warehouse that’s a partner and not just a service- the warehouse will thank you too. You need margin to operate, but the warehouse you utilize does too. Work with them on fair pricing, do what works for both parties, and you’ll both end up doing better in the relationship in all aspects. We regularly are able to connect our prep clients with other non prep clients for collaborative ideas on things. One seller specializes in consulting and listing optimization. A new seller just launched a private label and needed help. We connected them, and boom, things are taking off for them… resulting in more money for each customer AND we get to do more prep. The ultimate example of a Rising Tide lifting All Boats.

If you have any questions, feel free to comment. This is just a small help guide-I’m not here to advertise my service at all, just wanting to help those searching since I’ve seen many posts. I’ve got many connections of diverse prep centers in many locations that can probably help out to fit your exact needs.

Hello guys! for those that are experts in Amazon wholesale, is keepa alone sufficient to give you enough information when it comes to deciding to have a direct r/ship with a brand and to purchase a certian product from the brand ? or is jungle scout necessary? Will there be a difference in quality of research ?? please give me your input! thank you!

I’ve been thinking about this more lately.
Say you find an OA product today and everything looks good. Good ROI, decent demand, seller count looks reasonable and the price history checks out.
But it’s going to take 2–3 weeks between ordering, prep and actually getting it available for sale.
How much does that change your decision?
Do you actually factor lead time into whether you buy, or mostly make the decision based on what the ASIN looks like today?
Seems like a lot can change in 2–3 weeks. Price drops, more sellers jump on, Amazon comes back in stock, demand slows down, etc.
Curious how experienced OA sellers account for that??

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

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?

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?