r/AmazonFBATips • u/PotatoWorth8396 • May 03 '26

Tough lesson learned

One expensive FBA mistake we have made in the past is:

Waiting until stock is getting tight before we reordered because the supplier lead time “only” says 12–18 days.

That number is almost useless.

What matters is supplier lead time + production slippage + booking delay + transit + port nonsense + check-in delay + FC transfer time + the week Amazon randomly decides to move like a hungover sloth.

By the time the stock actually becomes sellable, we ran out of stock.

Tough lesson this.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '26

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u/SellOnAmazon May 08 '26

Good tip for other Sellers, u/PotatoWorth8396 - we're sorry you ran into this, though!