Ok, so I have some Amazon experience selling private label. So I know most of the process as far as selling on Amazon, however I've never done Online/Retail Arbitrage before. I'm wondering if this program, Tactical Arbitrage is really that good. I mean basically, I can just plug in some filters, search and find products with big margin, then study if it sells and sell it if I'm allowed to in that category.
Is it really that easy? Has anyone used this program? I basically just do this and save the receipts and Amazon will be cool with everything as long as the product is legit and I have a receipt to prove it right?
I'm very green to this, so any information is helpful. Thanks a ton.
I'm currently going off paid lists for my OA. If any one here uses Tactical Arbitrage or OAXray, do you recommend it?
I tried it out, seemed ok, had lots of false positives though ... I do consulting with several people who use it and they tell me it's getting harder and harder to find items that aren't already bought up ... but I guess that's the case w/ anything.
I'd be very skeptical of a program that only works on selected sites that all subscribers have access to. There's already enough competition on Amazon, do you really need competition in sourcing too?
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I was checking out a site that searches for products on other sites to sell on amazon. It's called tacticalarbitrage.com. So far it hasn't really been working too well does anyone have any success with it or is it a waste of money?
Need to make some money to invest in my business while I'm still researching everything about PL, selling brand, etc. Is tactical arbitrage a good investment to learn and use to make some capital?
I've been using OAxray for about a month now. I've found some decent products with it on less frequented retail sites but I am becoming annoyed with the amount of mismatches and bugs and having to filter thru all of that.
Has anyone tried the program Tactical Arbitrage? How was it and is it worth the price tag? The YouTube videos showing the creator using the program make it seem better than OAxray but as with anything in this business, you gotta be wary of the salesmen peddling you their bullshit.
I used each for about a month so I'm not a power user in either.
OAxray is easier to use. That however is more of a pain as you have to sit there to click on each page.
TActical Arb - seemingly looks better, has more options but honestly after using it I didn't use or change 90% of them. Good- I would load up a file to run and let it run overnight. Negative - steeper learning curve. If you want to use it you need to load a large bulk input template for the store you are considering. (I don't have the time for that so I bought a group of them from a guy on Facebook (isn't it always) for a couple hundred $. If a store changes its web hierarchy you are screwed.
Both give you the same errors and the same frequency.
When I let my OA Xray go I had a discussion with the owner as there were 3 stores in my region that they didn't have. I asked him about being able to run them but what would it cost so that only I could run those stores. He said they were working on a private list of 80+ stores that you could get but were not readily clickable (and I assume an extra fee).
In the end if I would have kept a subscription I would have kept TA but I would absolutely buy a list so that I could use the mass load feature and let it run overnight. Its slow. Painfully slow.
If you guys are having an issue with the learning curve of Tactical Arbitrage I wrote a lengthy tutorial that should help. Videos included.
http://cleartheshelf.com/tactical-arbitrage-how-to-guide/
Hopefully that is helpful
Hi all, I've been using TA for the last 30 days and none of the products that it shows as profitable have a buy box on Amazon.
In other words, for the products that TA shows, the buyer has to select from a list of sellers instead of clicking on the buy now button.
80% of sales on Amazon come from the buy box.
Have any of you experienced this problem?
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for my opinion, any arbitrage is not good
Trying to find better option any help would be appreciated thanks in advance
What do you find to be the best strategy for sourcing OA items? I have used manual and reverse sourcing and Tactical Arbitrage.
I found majority of items with TA but I find it is very hard to find good items that don’t tank for a few months before even coming close to my asking price.
I make sure the keepa looks good and steady price and everything, but I think the issue might be everyone else is seeing the similar results through the search database and items just start ranking.
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Source everywhere
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I made 2k NET PROFIT selling discontinued toothpaste. I found this by scanning everything in the toothpaste aisle.
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Found a toothpaste that is discontinued? FOLLOW RABIT TRAILS. Scan everything the company makes. You might find 2 or 3 more products that are discontinued you can make $$$ from the same company.
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Find something in Walgreens that is being sold for $30 in stores and $110 on AZ with a very consistent sales rank for the past 3 months? Go to every store in a 100 mile radius and buy it.
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You better be using camelcamelcamel, keepa, tracktor, etc.
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SOURCE EVERYWHERE. Went down the street to a local pool store that I've never went in. Walked out with $300 worth of stuff.
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BUY "ONLINE ARBITRAGE". Literally has stepped my game up. I went to NYC from SoCal last week and ended up dropping $500 while FLYING!
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Make friends with employees and managers. I estimated a clearance rack was worth about $500. Asked the manager if I could buy the entire clearance rack for $400. He said yes without thinking too much about it.
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HUSTLE. Wake up early. Hustle. Stay up late. Hustle. See a fat deal online at 2am? Get on that.
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Don't give up. I still walk out of stores empty handed; however, that one store I'm going to walk out with $1000, so I'm pretty optimistic.
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$0 in sales for the day? Try not to think about DAILY SALES. Think about how much you will make in a month. For example, I did $100 in sales yesterday. Really bad stuff. 2 days before that, I did $2000 in sales, 70% ROI.
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PUSH YOURSELF. Make yourself goals. My goal is to spend 5k by Sunday.
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LISTEN TO PODCASTS. I'm tired of listening to music while driving. I love music, but I can only handle so much before my brain becomes numb. I've been really into "This American Life" lately.
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Start saving money for 4th quarter. I expect to drop 25k by the end of this year.
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Don't give up. Trust me. I've walked out of stores pretty angry and upset, but that hasn't stopped me. You'll make money, just gotta put in the hustle.
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GET APPROVED FOR GATED CATEGORIES. Still trying to get approved for Grocery, but I know once I do, I'll be making more $$$
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Something is selling hot and you want to sell it right away? MF that shit. Nobody got time to wait 1-6 business days for your items to hit AZ.
Here is proof: http://i.imgur.com/p5sr24o.png
People have helped me make money. I want to return the favor. Ask me your questions. Don't care if their stupid. I've been in the same position. I don't want to tell you specific products, but I want to help you make some $$$.
I know it will probably be obvious when you say it, but I can't for the life of me figure out what "MF that shit" could mean. My best guess is mother fuck that shit, but that doesn't make sense.
Just a few questions.
Are you doing this as a sole proprietor? LLC? DBA?
Do you have a re-sale certificate or do you just pay sales tax?
Do you use personal credit cards? or Do you have business credit cards?
What do you use for tax keeping (FBA nexus and such)?
Hi there! I know people are asking same questions over and over again, but I'll really appreciate getting some real world experience answers.
Just found out this business model which is tempting for a beginner like me.
I am from Europe and planning to start Online Arbitrage FBA with prep center in the US.
Realistically what kind of revenue is possible to be processed by myself in a long term without virtual assistant and possibly adding automation tools like tactical arbitrage, repricer etc. I understand I have long way till I reach this stage, but still I need some insight on what I could expect and if it's worth investing my time and money into this kind of a business. Till now I've spoken with chatgpt for all of my questions and watched tons of videos and tutorials, but they are presenting it a bit too sugary to be true in my eyes. Also I've read that ungating is a huge blocker for newbies. I would love some guidance about it aswell.
I have many more questions but let's keep these for now.
Thanks in advance!