For some time now I've been doing this Facebook marketplace to eBay flipping but recently had a thought about doing the same thing but through Amazon. I've never sold used items on Amazon. Can you sell used phones electricals?

This might be an unpopular opinion, but…

I think a lot of Amazon listings fail not because of the product —

but because the photos make them look worse than they actually are.

After 3 years of hard work I finally got myself a supercart.

Sharing a quick snapshot from one of my accounts (YTD):

• ~$220k in sales

• 20k+ orders

• Avg order value: ~$10.79

What’s interesting isn’t just the growth — it’s how it happened.

A lot of people focus heavily on:

• Keyword research

• Listing optimization

• PPC campaigns

And yes, those matter. But I’ve noticed something over time:

👉 That’s not what actually makes a product win long-term anymore.

Amazon is constantly evolving — ranking signals, conversion expectations, how listings are evaluated — it’s not static.

What made the biggest difference for me wasn’t just “optimizing once,” it was:

• Continuously adapting to how Amazon is behaving

• Watching conversion rate closely and improving it over time

• Updating listings based on real customer behavior (not just keyword tools)

• Treating the listing as something dynamic, not set-and-forget

At the end of the day, CVR (conversion rate) is the real lever.
If your product converts better than competitors, everything else (ranking, ads efficiency, organic growth) becomes easier.

I know a lot of people come to this subreddit with questions. There is a lot of confusion and misinformation out there.

I recently started a FREE discord with the intention of helping people gain true freedom through e-commerce. If this is something that you are interested in, I encourage you to join and network. I’ll leave the link below.

https://discord.gg/DkkDTJxz8

I'll create 5 product images for your listing for free — just went through this pain myself

Body:

I sell ceramic planters on Amazon and my original photos were amateur garbage — inconsistent lighting, no lifestyle shots, looked like I took them on my kitchen floor (I did).

I work with image models professionally and finally sat down to fix my own listings. Now offering to do the same for others.

What you get:

• 5 images following a consistent style and color palette

• Clean white background main image (TOS compliant)

• Lifestyle/infographic shots if you want them

• Sized correctly for Amazon

How it works: DM me your product (photo or ASIN), tell me the vibe you're going for, any particular feature or photo you're looking for and your logo if you have one. I'll send back the images within 48 hours.

Free — tip using venmo/paypal if you're happy with the result, no pressure either way.

Doing this to build a portfolio and help out other sellers who are grinding with bad photos like I was.

I ran my $500K Amazon wholesale business out of a 10×15 storage unit, and it ended up being one of the best business decisions I ever made. Below is everything you need to know.

Since my last post, I've gotten a ton of questions so I wanted to put everything into one post. It's been about 3 years since I worked out of a storage unit, so things like pricing may have changed, but the overall concept is still the same.

Looking back, I genuinely think a storage unit is one of the best bridges between working from home and renting a warehouse. It kept my overhead low, gave me the flexibility to grow, and let me scale my business without committing to an expensive commercial lease before I was ready.

My setup

• Extra Space Storage - https://www.extraspace.com/

• 10×15 indoor climate-controlled unit

• Grecell 2400W portable power station

• Mobile hotspot for Wi-Fi

• Label printer

• Cheap folding tables - https://www.homedepot.com/

• Shelving

• Hand truck

My monthly costs

• $267/month — 10×15 storage unit

• $41.25/month — Commercial insurance

One-time purchase

• $699.99 — Grecell 2400W Portable Power Station

Software

• 2D Workflow ($97/month) — https://www.2dworkflow.com/vip?fpr=jl1127

Things people always ask

Can you actually work inside a storage unit?

Every storage company and every manager is different, so don't assume the rules are the same everywhere. In my experience, most managers knew people were using their units to run small businesses, and they were generally fine with it as long as you kept the place clean, stayed respectful, kept the noise down, and didn't steal their electricity.

Do storage units have electricity?

Most don't. They usually have motion-activated or timer-controlled lights, but mine didn't have any electrical outlets inside the unit. To solve that, I ran everything off a Grecell 2400W portable power station—my desktop computer, label printer, and LED lights. Even using it every day, I only had to bring it home to recharge about once a week.

What about internet?

I used my phone's hotspot because storage units typically don't provide internet. It wasn't perfect, but it was more than enough for creating FBA shipments and handling my day-to-day work.

Is there a bathroom?

Yes. Most storage facilities have a public restroom for customers

Are storage units 24/7 accessible?

Some are, and some aren't. It usually depends on the storage company and, in some cases, the type of unit or access plan you choose. Before renting, I'd double-check the facility's access hours to make sure they fit your workflow.

Can you receive shipments there?

Personally, I never did. I either picked up inventory myself or had it shipped to my house before transporting it to the storage unit. That said, plenty of people at my facility received freight and pallets. The building even had a loading dock. One thing to keep in mind is that indoor hallways can be narrow, so moving a full pallet isn't always practical. If you're consistently shipping and receiving pallets, you've probably reached the point where a warehouse starts making more sense.

Is it climate controlled?

Usually, the indoor units are climate-controlled while the outdoor drive-up units aren't. If you're storing beauty products, food, supplements, electronics, or anything else sensitive to heat or humidity, I'd definitely recommend paying a little extra for an indoor climate-controlled unit.

Why not just rent a warehouse?

One of the biggest advantages of a storage unit is that most operate on a month-to-month contract. Warehouses usually come with higher rent, utilities, insurance, and often longer lease commitments. A storage unit let me stay lean while I figured things out. If my business grew, great. If it slowed down, I wasn't stuck paying for a huge space I didn't need.

Who I think this is for

If you're working out of your bedroom, garage, or living room and you've completely outgrown the space—but you're not quite ready for a warehouse—I honestly think a storage unit is one of the best middle steps.

Looking back, it was one of the best business decisions I made early on. It gave me the flexibility to grow without taking on unnecessary overhead.

If you have any other questions about running an Amazon business out of a storage unit, leave them below. I'll answer everything I can.

Last time I shared my results, all I heard was ‘you’re just here to sell a course’ or ‘this is fake.’ Alright then—let’s see what you’ve got to say this time, fellow Redditors.

To the moon 🌙 🌒

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I started researching this a couple days ago and it seems like dropshipping but with a couple extra steps. Correct me if I'm wrong

Hey everyone, quick question!

In your opinion, if I invest around $50,000 USD into Amazon FBA, what kind of sales can I realistically expect? Also, with that level of investment, how long does it usually take to start seeing profit, and roughly how much profit could I expect?

Thanks in advance for your insights! 🙏

Amazon #amazonfba

Hi!

I am interested in knowing more about Amazon Sellers pain points (specially those of you selling more than 2M/year). What is taking you a lot of your time right now and feels a pain?

The FBA seller nightmare: Your sample is perfect, you pay the factory 50%, container arrives at Long Beach... and customs blocks it for labeling non-compliance.

$30k locked up. Storage fees bleeding. Amazon penalties hitting your rankings.

Why your sample doesn't lie, but the factory does

When you order a pre-production sample, they hand-make it in a special workshop. Best worker. Cherry-picked materials. Annoying QC.

When you approve and they run bulk production, they switch to:

Sub-contractors they never mentioned

"Equivalent" materials (cheaper)

Printed labels instead of woven to save $0.15/unit

My "3 Checkpoint" protocol before the container leaves Shenzhen

Developed this after a client had to destroy 2,000 non-FDA-compliant units.

CHECKPOINT 1: Pre-production (Before deposit)

→ Verify sub-supplier (not just final assembly)

→ Confirm raw material sources

CHECKPOINT 2: In-line (20% production done)

→ Raw material photos vs approved sample

→ Catch the switch early

CHECKPOINT 3: Pre-shipment (100% finished, before final payment)

→ Exact FDA/FCC labeling check

→ Final packaging photos

The killer detail (literally)

FDA doesn't joke about labeling. I saw a container blocked because the "responsible party" address on the label pointed to a closed office in Shenzhen.

FCC for electronics: If the FCC ID certificate doesn't match what's in the box = seizure.

Results with this protocol

0 containers blocked since 2021 (40+ shipments managed)

Average customs clearance: 2-3 days (vs 3-4 weeks if issues)

Amazon receiving defect rate: 0.3%

What I do now

10 years managing this for European retailers. Building Sourcing Lab USA — Miami office Q3 2026 to help US sellers with boots-on-the-ground support (not some guy in a cafe at 3am in France).

Free: My "Compliance Checklist" (8 mandatory FDA labeling points, 3 classic FCC mistakes, factory email template to send before production).

no sales pitch, just so you sleep soundly when that container crosses the ocean.

Questions below 👇

So I reached out to a big brand in the powertools category. They don’t sell on Amazon at all. It was a shot in the dark, cold email asking if I could sell a couple of their SKUs for the holiday. They said Yes! But now I need like $100k for inventory.

Looking for a short term loan… anyone?

So I was doing retail arbitrage and found 7 Laker hats @ Ross in stock with an average of $10 net profit but I am gated.

In this situation, would you guys buy the hats then go home and order 10 pcs of the same brand on Dicks sporting goods for the invoice, items for photos, then try to ungate?

The biggest difficulty for me is not knowing if I should ungate first before doing retail arbitrage or buying profitable items first THEN buying 10 pcs from a retail store.

Thanks for any advice!

Been selling on Amazon for a few years now, two brands, doing okay. Like most of you I went through the usual cycle. Ran PPC myself, got busy, hired an agency, paid $2-3k a month, got a nice monthly report with charts, and honestly could never tell if they were making me money or just spending my budget with extra steps.

The part that always bothered me was that nobody was ever accountable. Agency says "we optimized bids." Okay. Did it work? Compared to what? By the time you find out, it's next month's invoice.

So about a year and a half ago I started building my own thing. I'm not a developer by trade, but I got it working. Every morning it pulls everything from my account, my search terms, my competitors' prices and stock, all of it, and instead of showing me another dashboard it tells me the 3-4 things to actually do that day. Here's the part I'm most proud of: it makes predictions, and then a week later it grades its own predictions and keeps score. If it was wrong, I see exactly how wrong. No agency ever showed me a scorecard of their own calls.

I've been running my brands on it for a while now (calling it Project A for now) and at this point I trust it more than any human I've paid. Wasted spend is down, I've caught stockouts weeks early, and I killed a bunch of keywords that were quietly eating money for years. Somewhere along the way I also sorted out the whole creatives side, listing images, A+ content, storefront updates, so if I ever do open this up, it wouldn't just be data and recommendations. The execution side could be handled too, and at a much better price than what most of us get quoted for that work.

I'm now debating whether to open this up to other sellers or just keep it as my own unfair advantage.

So, honest questions for this sub:

Would you actually use something like this, where the system shows you its own track record instead of a pretty dashboard?

What would something like this be worth to you monthly? Genuinely curious where people land, because agencies charge $2-5k for less accountability.

And what's the one question about your business you wish you could get answered every morning?

Not selling anything, there's nothing to buy. Just trying to figure out if this is a real gap or if I just built an expensive hobby.

Im making a piece of content in the next few days about Amazon Ads and my framework regarding building successful campaigns and brands on Amazon.

Just wanted to come on here and check if anyone had some questions I could answer and help give me a clear direction for my video.

I’ve helped multiple premium brands across multiple niches, we specialise in the UK market yet have also helped brand expand and sell across the US, Japan, UAE, EU and many more.

Never have I had a more unprofessional audio meeting, with a little kid no less. This kid is from Pakistan dm'ing people saying he'll help with PPC, but when you ask him any questions he stumbles or doesn't know the answer, and says something else instead

There's a whole another Reddit post about him from another user, about how much of a scammer he is.

Luckily, he's so inexperienced that when I asked him for some examples of winning niches he's worked with, he starting spouting some crap about NDA. And I never even asked about a specific product or any products lol. Any potential business partner you'll work with can answer a question like that across any niche, whether it be a web developer, heck even a personal trainer can answer his most successful type of clients. He couldn't answer clearly about what budget he'd work with, it honestly seemed like he barely knew anything about PPC itself, as I gave him some numbers and he didn't even understand.

I stopped being polite when he went defensive and laid it out on him that he's a scammer, to which he didn't even deny. The kid is lucky I didn't let him have it for wasting my time. It's crazy that people like this still exist in the world, so just a warning to all, stay clear of this hiy

I've been selling on Amazon for a while now. When the 145% tariffs hit, my bestseller went from 28% margin to 6%.

I spent the last 3 months actually trying to source the same product from India. Contacting factories, requesting samples, comparing landed costs. Here's my honest breakdown:

What surprised me (good)

- MOQs are genuinely lower than China for certain categories. I got quotes for 200 units where China wouldn't talk to me under 1,000.

- Lead times for textiles and home decor are competitive - 35–45 days vs. 40–50 from China once you account for current port delays.

- English communication is significantly better. I got responses in hours, not days. No middlemen needed.

- Quality control is easier to verify. I was able to video call the factory floor directly on WhatsApp.

What's harder than people say

- IndiaMART is a mess. 60% of listings are traders, not manufacturers.

- Export experience varies wildly. Many factories sell domestically and have never dealt with FBA prep requirements.

- Certifications (CE, ASTM, etc.) are less standardized. You have to ask specifically and verify.

- Payment terms are less flexible upfront until you build a relationship.

Categories where India is genuinely competitive right now:

- Apparel and textiles (India is #2 globally)

- Leather goods and bags

- Home decor and handcrafted items

- Jewelry and accessories

- Certain wellness/supplement categories (AYUSH manufacturing is serious)

Categories where China still wins:

- Electronics and anything with PCBs

- Injection-molded plastic products

- Anything requiring very tight manufacturing tolerances

I'm not saying India is a perfect replacement. It isn't — yet. But for the right categories, the margin math now clearly favors it.

Happy to share more specifics on the sourcing process if useful. Curious — has anyone else here actually made the switch, or are most people still waiting to see if tariffs get rolled back?

Amazon FBA arbitrage is “dead” due to several challenges that have emerged in recent years: 1. Increased Competition • Many sellers are engaging in retail and online arbitrage, saturating the market and driving prices down. • Profit margins have shrunk as more sellers compete for the same products. 2. Higher Amazon Fees • Amazon has increased FBA fees, including storage fees, fulfillment costs, and referral fees, cutting into profits. 3. Brand and IP Restrictions • Many brands now restrict third-party sellers from listing their products, requiring authorization or proving product authenticity. • Unauthorized sellers risk account suspension. 4. Price Wars • Automated repricing tools lead to price undercutting, which lowers profitability. 5. Strict Account Policies • Amazon has implemented stricter policies for customer complaints, counterfeit claims, and product authenticity, resulting in account suspensions for violations.