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 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?
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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?
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.
Just curious about anyone's experience using Tactical Arbitrage for retail flipping.
Is there anything you would add to or change about it? Any annoyances?
I think the idea of using analytics and data to intelligently source products is great. The problem is that once the masses start using stuff like that, it'll start to tank the market for a promising product you found on Monday by Thursday afternoon.
There are people out there that have been doing this privately for a while and were smart enough to not release it to everyone and their grandmother and simply enjoyed the fruits of their labor. Unfortunately, now we're getting into this "i'll make the majority my living showing you how to do this instead of doing it myself" a la Youtube flippers, flipper course peddlers, etc.
It looks like snake oil to me, promising things like making you "time rich and money rich" and calling it things like a "game changing secret weapon"
Sounds like something a Youtuber would be pimping out to their viewers to try and squeeze a few more bucks out of them after selling them super duper secret BOLO lists or "coaching"
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
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!
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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)?
I have just started doing Retail and Online arbitrage just a couple weeks ago, 100% FBA, I barely invested $150 and did over $600 in sales with a 20-30% profit. I don't understand why everyone on reddit says it's not worth it and that people doing videos of arbitrage are fake?
My only limitation at the moment is not having more money to invest in more products, but this will come with time. I find profitable products everyday, both online and in retail stores. Everything I tried to sell sold in less than 10 days. Am I lucky? Am I tripping? I can only think if I had 10-20x more money to invest I would be making 10-20x more. And that would be fucking amazing..
Anyone there making a living from arbitrage? I can't wait to quit my job and work 100% on this, I am really excited.
Trying to find better option any help would be appreciated thanks in advance
Hi there, I’m wanting to start selling through Amazon fba but trying to figure out what option is best. Can anyone tell me their experiences, pros/cons with Arbitrage and private label? I was originally going to start with private label but after some research maybe online Arbitrage would be better then switching to PL? Any help is appreciated!! Thank you!!
Hey guys,
Years ago I tried to do Amazon FBA and connected with a mentor. He taught me how to use programs that read and broke down wholesale catalogs, buybox information, etc. the mentor told me now I need to find wholesalers with good products
I spent months looking for wholesalers and even hired an international assistant to get my wholesale list growing. I had 130 wholesalers and either their catalogs had nothing worth selling (after running numbers), items are bs (not on Amazon.. stuff you would see at a swap meet), or I could not sell since Amazon was selling the product. The way the mentor taught me to look for wholesalers is just going on Google and looking up ‘category + wholesaler’ ( etc kitchen, or baby clothes wholesler)
So I stopped Amazon fba because I could not find good products and wholesalers. My mentor said I’m doing a bad job by not looking for more wholesalers but I just thought that was terrible feedback because I also work a 9-5. I’ve been doing my Amazon thing while working
I have thought about getting back into fba and giving it another try but I wouldn’t if I didn’t learn anything new from the community.
If I were to go back is there any tips and tricks you guys don’t mind teaching me so I can try a different approach?
I recently bought subscription there, how to use it?
Hello to all, I’m 24 years old and just starting out on selling for Amazon. Still in the verification process. Sounds like the long term goal is wholesale as I don’t have any ideas for private labeling. For someone just starting out would you recommend I begin with just book selling?I am not in a rush to leave home. Or should I just get right into arbitrage and work my way up to wholesale? I’ve been doing research and see there are many obstacles to overcome such as restricted items. Any and all advice is appreciated. God bless you all!
Contrary to what a good number of dullards will tell you, Retail Arbitrage is not a successful business model on Amazon. Perhaps it was in the past. I know people who rip off others and sell 'Amazon Seller' courses still push the Retail Arbitrage strategy but it's ultimately the fastest way to get your selling privileges revoked. If you're not creating/manufacturing your own item and selling it on Amazon you need to purchase products from valid/legitimate distributors and have a LOA from the manufacturer that you're allowed to sell on Amazon. People who do Arbitrage will never have this documentation and ultimately they get suspended. They get away with selling stuff they acquired for Arbitrage, make some cash, and think they've mastered Amazon. However, at some point, Amazon will ask for documentation and when you can't supply it you're screwed.
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Get an app to track sales and rankings
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Ensure whatever you sale. You get at least a 70 percent ROI.
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Get an app that shows companies more than likely will file an IP complaint.
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Ship promptly
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Answer messages from buyers promptly Hope this helps you
Hi guys.
I tried to find it by myself but unfortunately could not find an alternative to similar thing that Tactical arbitrage does , where if i get a CSV Catalog from Distributor i can easily upload it to the program and it'll find products on Amazon by UPC codes from the CSV Document.
Hope i explained it well.
Any tips or help appreciated.
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Hi all, I have a bit of starter $ to get things rolling on my FBA Business. I see there are a lot of Software options and tools out there. I don't want to go to crazy with things to start so I was going to do a "pick 3" options for now and go from there. So my question is: What are 3 Software tools you can't live without in your enterprise?