7 Hours and $1000 Profit: Amazon Retail Arbitrage Sourcing as a New Seller

This week I hit up the Amazon FBA Categories that are great for new sellers while I was sourcing in Eklhart, Indiana. Join me as I fill you in on my tips and tricks to successful Retail Arbitrage sourcing!

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[kylebell]

It’s super exciting to watch your videos as someone who is about to just go all out for this. I’m stoked! I love logistics and thrifting. Also, I’m so close to south bend/Elkhart area! I go there ALL the time! I live in LaPorte. Thanks for your content, excited to learn more.

[ElPatron-swgb]

Thanks, great videos.
You are the only one that really explains how to do FBA and FBM .
I am going to do more FBM right now, because I find, for FBA, sometimes takes a month to get the item in the system.
I am going to study your videos, I am sure I will up my Amazon game.
I agree that for FBM, items under a pound, easy to ship.
I know it will be less than $5 to ship and I will build in shipping to the selling price.
Thanks again.

[ButterflyHustles]

Awesome Finds ! 💯🦋 I love your videos you're so knowledgeable 💯

[starkyvill]

Hi, I’ve been watching your channel love the content you put out.since you’re here in Indiana and you happen to come to Indianapolis, if you don’t mind me tagging along with you guys so I can learn firsthand from you guys I will greatly appreciate it.

[marocinfo]

Hii Nikki please do some videos about online arbitrage thank you so much in advance

[areynolds]

Have you ever thought about buying a blue tooth scanner rather than scanning with your phone? They are much faster and easier. Also, scanners will save you phone battery.

[thenewjerseymama]

New to amazon (sorta) I started my first product as FBM the day before prime day because I already had the box of my inventory at my house, my supplier was holding onto the rest waiting to ship to amazon but they were giving me issues 🙄🙄 so that’s why I just went ahead and started selling my product as FBM... they finally received my inventory on 10/19 🙄 and they’re transferring to other FC’s so it’s all good now, hopefully. I went to Walmart yesterday... got super excited and scored on a bunch of items YET I’m restricted in a lot such as toys 😭 I tried getting approval but they want the invoices 🙄 so I reached out to seller central to get approved (still waiting the 2-3 days) plus I mentioned I didn’t know that the deadline was last week to apply to sell toys and it took amazon 2 months to get my act active and inventory as well so I was losing $$, so that stinks.
But anyways... you mentioned as a new seller that clothing is ungated, haven’t tried scanning anything yet but shopping at TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Burlington etc, I feel like a lot of their clothing are brand names so won’t they be restricted? I’m a huge Amazon shopper as it is I always am buying clothes and I do tend to return it if it doesn’t fit and I’ve heard from other people who sell on Amazon saying don’t do clothing because there’s a higher return rate🤷‍♀️

I went to one store today and the only thing I got that was ungated in the baby section was by playtex- it’s not a bad start but I was happy as hell! Either way worst case scenario I can just return everything if they don’t sell and I have it listed on eBay as well 🤦‍♀️😂🤣 just in case.
I took your advice about the pioneer woman in the clearance section there was a bunch of stuff, of course I couldn’t list it as new but after watching this video I finally got cleared to list it, I have to wait 24 hours but thank you for your advice!
I’m just hoping I don’t get suspended and get approved for kids/toys items, as well as baby because I have a one-year-old so I know a lot of good items.

Any advice for a newbie?

[asthesurfacebreaks]

Hey Nikki! Just wondering, do you get different amounts from ad revenue if we watch the full ad vid or skip? I usually skip most of the time, but I always let the ads play out on your videos because your videos have been so helpful in case it makes a difference. That being said, if you're credited the same it would save me a lot of time 😂

[johnsaleem]

I am trying the arbitrage thing, but I am curious, for the bloggers why all the action happens 11 month ago?

[judit]

So if FBA is sitting at warehouse for weeks, dont the price changes by the time it goes live, to the point you might not make any profit/breakeven only?

[estherboni]

As new seller, gated in almost all categories, can I integrate the bolo group?

[Harvz]

Hey Nikki, can you make video how to use the Amazon app. I just download it, how do you determine what to put on shipping?

[EmpowerUOnline]

Nikki!!! What determines what goes on your FBM versus FBA? Can seem to figure this one out.

[rodrickstill]

Do you help new beginners with fbm... I really would like some knowledge from you...

[pattoniouschris]

When you say something makes a certain amount of money, are you subtracting what you bought for it? Cause wouldn't be less?

[lizny]

If im in a store scanning kitchen items, I'd assume I'd be gated say for Oster, but when I scan as a new seller will I know immediately that I can't sell it?

[ericavalencia]

Hi Nikki, what if I find an item that showed up but with no price on it and it tells me I can sell it. Can I sell that item and add my one price? Thx

[brianaguilar]

Hi I just finished to watching this video, it’s awesome u channel in live in Toronto Since 1 year, a quickly question! Is recommended create a new listing !, just to sell products one time?? For example if I did retail in Walmart, but the scanned product is not in amazon I can create a new listing for that product!!??? Doesn’t matter?? It’s good ??? I won’t get trouble after or something like that!!??

[elenafisher]

How do I get Auto ungating ? Can u please explain? All still confusing to me Lol

[brendahart]

Hello Niki ! Question, when making a bundle listing of 3 items do i use one barcode or 3 different barcodes ? i am confused