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Selling on Amazon Gives me Hope.

I have been selling on Amazon for just over a Month now, Basic drop shipping practices, no late deliveries and dispatching almost immediately. It's all so much work and fair play to everyone on here! it's not as easy as it looks and takes a lot of effort. Genuinely hope for everyone out there that this all works out for you! i have done £3.5k in Sales in 33 Days, It may seem like alot but i genuinely want to know if thats good? I aim for 30-40% profit and i'm wondering if there's anything else i can do? orders have gotten slow after Christmas, usually only £50 a day! Any tips?

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Seller_mS10UjVYuuGor

To keep your account healthy make sure you follow Amazon's dropshipping rules. Sarah, one of the moderators posted this thread a while ago which may help:

https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/seller-forums/discussions/t/f16c7a0f-5bfe-43ac-807e-59a5e5fbbc9c

Orders will slow down after Christmas for items which are seasonal or are typically used as gifts, try selling something people need in cold weather at this time of year or things they need all year round.

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Seller_QuM1AZgzfU9x4

The best advice i can give you is to take a look at all your listings and make sure the brand matches the invoices you have for your products.

Almost all your listings are private label listings where there would typically only be one seller - the brand owner. Selling on those listings without matching invoices is a recipe for disaster and could mean you struggle to make it to month two.

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Seller_GPLxAbyNPI33I

"Selling on Amazon Gives me Hope."

That's nice, it gives me indigestion...

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Seller_ExnZ2HyhFZu2W

"Selling on Amazon Gives me Hope."

Is someone gonna tell him...

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Seller_gpqqZ5FYuNK50

”I remember my first beer”

You are pooping rainbows at the moment but soon it will get hard you will get unjustified complaints etc.

Most dropshippers don’t make it past the first 3 months so just stay hot on the policies.

£3.5k is not much. But for your first 30 days is good. Christmas this year you should be doing that in 2-3 days.

Once you get to about £10-£20k Amazon will tell you to register as a business and provide a vat number

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Seller_SnNztJIII3ZP5

It is only a matter of time before the dropshipping platforms' automated systems flag your account. They typically require invoices from wholesalers, not retailers, to verify authenticity. Unless your items are explicitly listed as "used" (even if they are brand new and in their original packaging), this could pose a compliance issue.

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Seller_62U8BXfDsWJwH

I advise you to read other sellers' negative experiences.. If you encounter with a problem or your account is deactivated you will not be able to solve it, you will not find any support at all.. Keep in mind this and be careful how much money you invest.. regards.

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Seller_p27bs0l5E6QqD

That sounds good and puts you on target for £42k sales and circa £15k profit- But

1) depends on how many books you have.If you have bought a lot it’s only a profit when sold.To create that level of sales means you usually have a stock at least 8 times your sales.That could be 50,000 books to generate those sales.

2 ) Depends what you mean by profit.Sale price - bought price could be 10/1 ratio but after tax,Amazon fees,expenses et it could be more like 3/1 ratio.- ie you’ve paid a £1 for a book and made £3 on it,net.Then take off what you have paid for unsold stock and it could be lower.

3) If yor takings are £40,000 a year and that’s 15000 net that is less than the average wage .

4) Plus all the provisos listed by others-ie Amazon may soon want more business info from you.

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