Good evening fellow sellers,

just a quick one....

What would people say is the optimum level of stock to have per product? What's a solid number that will , more than likely, mean that the product will be available nationally as a prime option? I understand this is a difficult question to answer due to so many variables. Amazon obviously work out which fulfilment centres are more likely to generate a sale depending on the product etc, but is there a certain figure sellers should aim to send in, so Amazon can spread the stock around the country? I just have a feeling I may not be sending enough stock in at the moment ( I send on average around 50 units per ASIN ) and look to replenish at around a stock count of 10-15 units remaining.

Reasons I don't send too much in are mainly because of the time and effort it takes to make/pack certain products, whilst working full time elsewhere. Also there is the storage fees aspect, not all my products fly out the door. So you see my interest in the matter, i'm sure every product has a different optimum sales potential level, and i guess its just trial and error in some cases. To hear peoples opinions on what numbers they believe have been successful for them would be most interesting.

Thanks for reading, any feedback will be much appreciated.

Joe

Hi

Just a question, when sending multiple stock to Amazon FBA does it have to be sent in a box or can it be sent in a mailing bag. For example it I wanted to send 10 x large mouse pads that are individually wrapped in polly bags and then send them in a large mailing bag instead of a box, would this be allowed? TIA

I have received the following warning when creating a shipment to send stock into Amazon FBA -

"Units of this ASIN had pending Long-Term Storage Fee charges and were removed before the LTSF charge. Your ability to send in more units of this ASIN has been limited."

I cannot send stock in for 3 months. Is there any way around this? Would I be able to pay the LTSF charge now, to be able to send stock in.