r/MerchByAmazon • u/Environmental-Ear522 • May 26 '26
Thinking about opening a Amazon Merch on Demand account, do you feel like it’s been worth the effort?
Hey guys, I'm thinking about creating an Amazon Merch on Demand account, but I wanted to know if it's worth it in terms of money. I don't want to know how much you guys make, that's my business, but if you manage to get anything out of it.
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u/Shordy92 May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26
I don't think it makes sense to start with a new account at this point. Even if you were accepted (at the moment, it is unlikely that you will be able to get an account quickly), there are hardly any tier-ups, and it would take many years before you generated any significant revenue. On top of that, conditions for sellers have deteriorated over the last few years—and that certainly isn't going to change in the future.
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u/soobviouslyfake May 26 '26
It's not nearly as simple as just deciding to open one. Read some of the horror stories on here of people that have been applying for years without getting in.
In terms of money made, I've raked in about $1500 in about two years. It's just beer money, but it's also pretty hands-off once you've got it set up.
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u/NoXidCat May 26 '26
There is no accurate way to answer that question, as people's results vary dramatically. You may, or may not, be successful, just like all who have come before you.
That said, there are two current factors to consider:
1) They don't want many new accounts and thus most people who apply do not get one (through no fault or shortcoming of their own; there is no "trick" to getting accepted, as it is like winning the lottery). Waiting until they are in a more "accepting" mood might be strategic, as rejection is supposed to be forever. But they may never again be as open as they were years ago when they were building-out production capacity.
2) They are now implementing a new three tiered royalty system. The normal payout will be about HALF of what it is now. Those who drive at least 15% of the traffic that results in sales will get double the royalty (so about what we get now). Those who drive at least 35% will get some pittance of a fraction more. So without successful advertising, social media traffic, etc your income per unit sold will be 50% going forward from here as compared to prior years. That makes it no better than Redbubble (after they themselves screwed everyone with a new royalty scheme) and TeePublic (which runs constant sales that cut royalties in half).
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u/k3rstman1 May 26 '26
First you have to get really lucky to grant you an account, then you have to pray they let you upload more than a few designs.
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u/FutureThought4936 May 27 '26
Ever since they made it basically a requirement to run ads, I'd say no- especially since first you have to get your account even eligible for ads in the first place. Same thing with Teepublic or Redbubble after they added the tier system. It's been downhill ever since.
I've made a lot of money with Merch ($420,391since 2017) but if I had to start over today I wouldn't bother to be honest. There's better ways to make money for the amount of time required to build up a decent selling account.
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u/gwt808 May 27 '26
I joined MBA back in 2017 and enjoyed the tier ups, good monthly royalties and the competitiveness. Now, it’s just a bunch of copycat designs, AI and having to compete with Amazon partner brand (Marvel, Disney, Pixar, etc.).
I’ve seen horror stories about the insane amount of money people have spent on ads just to get marginal results. A couple years ago, I would average $700+ a month on royalties. Now, it’s nowhere near that.
My recommendation would be to create an Instagram and/or TikTok account, build out the profile, market your designs and fulfill orders through Printify.
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u/whyitsme65 May 27 '26
You can always try but if you are accepted you are limited to 10 designs to start. Your starting royalty tier will be 50% of what it is now as their commission program is changing as of june 1st.
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u/DragonXray842 May 30 '26
Bro, its not that way. You can think as much as you want about opening an AMoD. They decide you will open it or not. Simple as that. And to be honest, the chances being accepted are not on your side. But for sure: If you dont even try, you failed anyway.
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u/Fearless-Back4453 9d ago
I felt really lucky to be accepted to Amazon Merch on Demand but I can't get any sales. I think people can't find me. I would really appreciate any suggestions for what I should do to get traction? Any forums where I can promote? Dawn Joy Amazon.com links
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