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Amazon FBA profits: what I actually kept.

Roughly $70,000 kept from about $300,000 in sales, in ten months.

$300kin sales, in ten months
~$70kof it kept as profit
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Amazon FBA profits are decided before the stock ever ships. My best line ran at about 20% margin on $50,000 of sales, and I knew that number before I bought, not after.

What protected my profit

I counted every fee before I bought, and I only bought what the sales graph proved was already moving.

Where Amazon FBA profit comes from

  1. Demand firstA big margin on something that does not sell is zero profit.
  2. Fees secondReferral, fulfillment and storage, all knowable up front.
  3. Margin lastOnly then does the margin number mean anything.

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The figures on this page are my own results and are not typical. Some links on this site are affiliate links, and I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

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I started this business in February 2021. The figures above are my own and are not typical. Nothing here is financial advice. Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.