Retail arbitrage UK
Hello,
What are the general rules of law when doing retail arbitrage on Amazon? As I was recently kicked off Amazon for a year for selling inauthentic goods when purchasing from eBay. However, when looking into retail arbitrage they say purchasing from eBay is a possible way.
I’m not looking to use eBay for retail arbitrage, instead just stores such as Asda, Tesco, Costco. So, just want to know what the general rules are on that?
38 replies
Seller_7VbclcPFFRTnc
Who says ? If its YouTube forget it
If you have already lost your account once to it then I’m not sure why you’d do it again
As soon as you get asked for any invoices you’ll have the same problem again
If you are serious about selling on amazon why not look at trade only suppliers .
Surely RA is a lot less profit too
Seller_DTufFoxJuMU0M
Technically on Amazon once a product has passed through a retailer it is used, so if you sell as new and you are asked to provide wholesale invoices your receipts won’t cut it, as you already have a black mark on your account I doubt they would be very lenient.
Seller_77IcbQKVGdZo0
Yes you can do it, many sellers do it and get away with it.
However if Amazon ask you for proof of a valid supply chain they will reject the receipts you get from high street stores. If you can’t prove a valid supply chain then you can’t defend an inauthentic item claim.
If you are going to do it be sensible with the brands. For example something like Chanel Perfume would be extremely high risk but other lesser known brands would be lower risk. However regardless of the brand there is always a risk!
Really I don’t know why anyone looks at retail arbitrage, there are so many wholesalers out there. Some of which specialise in providing stock for Ebay/Amazon sellers and have fairly low minimum order quantities. You will likely pay less than you would in a retail shop and you would have the paperwork to prove your supply chain.
I started out with these type of wholesalers, then as you grow bigger you can for some items cut the wholesaler out and get even better prices. It is a much better way forward than buying from Tesco.
Seller_BS5lg2keRs2QO
Ostensibly there’s no real difference in you sourcing from Ebay or a store. The whole thing with RA / OA comes down to a gamble - either you encounter quite a large issue or you don’t.
Seller_DROodOAYHftnc
Was your account just deactivated/suspended or totally closed ?
Is this the same seller account, and you haven’t opened another one ?
Technically if you buy from stores such as these you would have to list your items as ‘Used - Like New’ as no longer ‘new’ in the strictest sense of the word.
Seller_sK9lTVgWBMDmp
Thank you everyone who replied. It really does help. I’ll be doing wholesale instead of retail arbitrage then as it sounds like the best option.
