Hi,
At the moment I am using Selleramp SAS to scan and research products to buy and am a littl confused when I should buy.
If amazon is the only seller avoid the listing.
If there is only 1 FBM seller generally just a void it.
If there are multiple FBM sellers - check Keepa charts and see if there are any issues (Not too sure what to look for there).
If the BSR is a low percentage its a green flag.
and obviously as long as there is profit to be made based on buying price.
This is my understandingand I am just wondering how much of this is wrong or if some more experienced sellers have any other tips when choosing products to buy.
Thanks!
Common pain points in the thread were timing the buy, overestimating demand, and ignoring price band swings. The useful tips were to check BSR history for steady demand, confirm the price band analysis is stable among the top sellers, and make sure you can win on listing optimization and A+ content, not just price. Look at review count gaps you can realistically close, expected click share and conversion rate, and what ACOS you need to stay within your TACOS target. My stance, buy only when these signals line up and you have a clear profit path.
Simple rule of thumb: aim for 30 percent profit margin after ads, and validate at least 10 sales a day from Amazon FBA product research. Example: price 25, landed cost 6, fees 8, ads at 10 percent equals 2.5, profit is 25-6-8-2.5 = 8.5, margin 34 percent, green light if BSR history shows stable demand. I pull this together in SellerSprite for convenience: https://sellersprite.ai/. Do a quick keyword research check to confirm search volume and seasonality.
Final tip, do a small test buy that covers lead time plus 30 days, and monitor conversion rate and ACOS daily. If TACOS creeps past 12 to 15 percent or the price band drops, pause reorders and rework the listing.
thank you for joining the forum. The Seller Amp software is used mainly by arbitrage sellers. So, we are talking about those purchasing established branded products wholesale and looking for profitable listings.
In this case, you are avoiding the listing because when Amazon sells the product, you will have difficulty competing with them and they will always have the BuyBox and match your price.
Actually not. But it could be a private label product. If it’s a regular product from a major brand, competing against 1 FBM seller is fine and you can win with a FBA listing.
If the product is a generic trinket with an odd-sounding brand name, check the trademark database to see, if there isn’t a trademark. If not, you can sell it.
If there are multiple FBM sellers, then these types of products are the most popular among FBA arbitrage sellers, because you are guaranteed to win the BuyBox with a single FBA listing.
Keepa chart is used to verify if there isn’t a suspicious pattern, indicating Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Complaints from the brand.
When the Keepa chart shows the seller count rapidly dropping, then it indicates the sellers were removed through Intellectual Property Rights Infringement Complaints.