Comments on: Amazon FBA – 30 Days Later

By: Reg B.

Reg B. — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:50:57 +0000

Steve…
Love the aritcle “Bags with a Purpose” by Dee…
There is a women that was helping out a town and
saving our Landfills, plus making some money for herself…
I love stories like that it helps me to be more positive and
enerized to making a better business for myself…
Look forward to reading more… Give up the great work…
Thank you!
Reg B.

By: John

John — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:23:16 +0000

Steve,

Is FBA available to residents of Canada?

John

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:45:22 +0000

Hi, Steve- more good information, and I do want to get started with FBA. Two questions: In your previous newsletter, you said you learned more how to price the books – could you say more about that? (I got Nathan’s book) Also, do you use your scanner with a PDA or smartphone?

By: Russell

Russell — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:05:31 +0000

Hello Steve,

Thanks for the FBA information! When you are buying books, besides keeping to a minimum price, do you find that a certain type of book sells better than others?

Does a book have to have a minimum Amazon sales rank for you to buy it or just a good resale price?

Do you ever list cd’s or dvd’s with FBA or just books? Like Brian said above, I hear that they sell faster than books and are cheap to ship and store with Amazon due to low weight.

Thanks again,
Russell

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:44:43 +0000

Hi Jamie,

At this point, if I can’t make it work with FBA I’m pretty much passing it up. In fact, I’m probably buying more low-priced items now that Nathan’s book helped me see the benefits.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:08:08 +0000

Hi Steve, thanks for the valuable information about FBA. I am thinking of making the switch. I am wondering if there is a magic number (price) at which you do better one way (merchant filled) or the other (FBA). Thank you!

Jamie

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:20:58 +0000

Hi Barbara,

Having Amazon handle storage and shipping is a great benefit. But since they have control of the merchandise, your items will now qualify for free shipping to Amazon Prime members and Super-Saver shipping for people who buy over $25 worth of stuff. That basically means in most cases you’ll be on the very top of the search results, besides being able to charge more for your items. Nathan’s book explains the whole ball of wax. In short, it has been well worth it for me.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:58:28 +0000

Steve,

I am wondering what the advantages of FBA are if you still have to price and list everything yourself? Is it just that things may sell faster because of the shipping?

Thanks – really enjoy your newsletters. Would also really like to know how you were tested for AADD? What type of tests?

Barbara

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:38:11 +0000

Jason,

I hit all the thrift stores in the county – including Goodwill. Goodwill charges more for books, but with the scanner you can tell if it’s worth it. I also try to get to every Friends of the Library book sales in my area. Finally, watch for estate sales and garage sales with lots of books. Sometimes I’ll just make an offer for a whole box of books, then take them home to see if I got anything good.

By: Eruwan Gerry

Eruwan Gerry — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:03:22 +0000

Hi Steve,

Thanks for all your great tips. I didn’t know about the FBA program until you mentioned it here. Thanks again.