I’m a new FBA/FBM seller. I’m aiming to focus on FBA, but my shipment has taken over a week just to reach the “receiving” stage, so I listed some other stock as FBM and sold all 21 units within the first five days.
Sales are slowing down now because more stock is waiting to go live, and I’m feeling frustrated that things have slowed while I’m also struggling to source profitable products that don’t require a £2,000 minimum spend.
I completely understand that higher spend usually means better deals, but as a beginner it feels quite scary, and I’d prefer to take a lower-risk, lower-profit approach while I learn.
Amazon has taken more than a week to make your products live for the FBA model but this is not really scary In the beginning accounts usually grow slowly because many brands are gated. However if you are doing e-commerce, you can get these gated brands ungated.
For FBA, it normally takes 5 to 6 months to see growth. Doing FBM alongside FBA is a good step. You will need time, or a team of one or two people, to help you find brands and authorized suppliers, open accounts, and hunt for products.
Since you are a new seller, you need to be careful: choosing even one wrong product can result in IP issues, which can negatively affect your account health.