what is actually left
Count the fees before you buy.
A referral fee, a fulfilment fee, and storage if it sits. All of it knowable before you spend a dollar.
Amazon does not take an unpredictable amount. It takes a known amount. Guessing is what takes the rest — and guessing is what most people do until the stock has already arrived.
My best product line ran at about 20% margin on roughly $50,000 of revenue. That is a real working number, not a screenshot number. If a deal only works at full price, it does not work.
How it actually works
- Count every fee firstReferral, fulfilment, storage, and returns.
- Price it before you buyAssume you will have to drop the price.
- Stack your costs downThere are levers most people never set up.
Includes the discount stack I use and what a real invoice looks like.
The figures on this page are my own results and are not typical. Most people who try this do not reach them. Some links on this site are affiliate links, and I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
See Stop Guessing →I started this business in February 2021. The figures above are my own and are not typical — most people who try this do not reach them, and plenty lose money on stock that does not sell. Nothing here is financial advice. Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.