Glad I found your channel. It's been really helpful for us! I have a quick question if I may: how do you classify what goes to FBA and what goes to MFN?
I’m so glad to hear it’s been helpful, thank you! I base my decision to send to FBA or FBM by the Amazon ranking and sale’s history of a particular book. I could put together a video explaining this in more detail . Have a great weekend~E
Hi Eric, I notice that you are using Scoutly instead of ScoutIQ. Was was the main reason you went with that app? What are your current triggers for books, CDs and DVD's? I am a newbie but I am not finding much on my ScoutIQ triggers
The main reason for me was the monthly price of Scoutly. I’ve been using it for many years and it has always served me well. As for the triggers I use, I’ll try and put together a video explaining how I go about setting up the triggers. Quest on~E
17:24 The treasure hunting book what is that specifically about sounds interesting either way I mean if it’s about hunting actual treasure I doubt it but anyway sounds interesting.
If I may suggest something regarding packing for those on a serious slim budget...what I would use instead of paying for bubble wrap, even from the dollar tree 🌳..I would grab a modest amounts of brown paper grocery bags when shopping..just enough where they don't say anything..do that everywhere I went grocery shopping.. they work like packing paper you find in your shipments from anything you order. Some people use bald up plastic bags to pack the books from moving around or newspapers..personally I don't recommend newspapers due to the ink possibly rubbing off on some of the books covers..but Regarding this, my point is, it doesn't have to be special if you are sending it into FBA, because once the warehouse receives your Package in the Fullfillment Center, they are going to toss what you had, and replace it with their shipping materials. you need to streamline in every way you can...hopefully that helps someone.
Hey guys. I just lucked into about 8,000 books. I am new to Amazon FBA and I am trying to see what’s what. I will be selling these myself and am only interested in learning to sell these. A small middle school closed and I inherited all the books from the library and about 1000 text books. While researching I see great used values, but some of the books have a ranking of 1-3 million. Should I list the high ranking ones first?
Great video. This is kind of where I’m at with Amazon/EBay. If you list something FBM from your home inventory, can you have it listed on eBay at the same time as well?
Thank you Kirt. Yes, I have items myself listed on multiple platforms. Once the item sells just remove the item from the other platform ASAP. Hope this helps and thanks for the question Kirt, have a great week~E
Thanks for the great information. My only concern is this- If you are mailing the books yourself to customers, do you still get customers since you cannot offer Amazon 2 day shipping? And do you suggest adding the shipping cost in your price?
Thank you Gina. Yes, most of the books that I sell through MF ( merchant fulfilled) are usually over a million ranking, are more obscure and rare out of print books with a high profit. Usually there are only a few copies if any ( of the titles I’m selling) available on Amazon. So Yes, I do get customers buying from MF because there aren’t many available. The shipping cost is usually only $4-5, so if you’re paying $1 or 2 for a book and selling it for $100+ then I wouldn’t even consider incorporating it into the price. This is just the way I do it, not everyone will agree with it but, it has done well for me😊 Hope this helps Gina Have a great week ~Eric
When signing up for your seller central account did you sign up as an individual or a privately owned business? Are you able to change it later down the road?
The Scoutly app calculates the shipping, cost of goods, fees and gives a complete breakdown of what the profit will be based on the price I choose to sell for.
Hello, as an Amazon seller you would receive a standardized shipping credit of $3.99 for books. The average shipping cost by media mail is roughly around $3.79 for a normal sized book. Keep in mind though if you have a larger heavier book it will cost more to ship. Then you would work the extra cost into your total price. Hope this helps, thanks for watching~E
Hello. I have a fulltime job and was just looking for a side hustle. Would selling used books on Amazon be worth it? I'm only looking to make maybe $200 a month.
Usually no higher than a 700,000 ranking. Also, it depends how many copies are available and what other sellers are selling that particular book or item for.
Thank you for making videos!! One question what category are the best to look for when there’s a ton of books to choose from and not enough time to go through the whole store ?
I just started listing books on FBM and found your channel. Would you also recommend the Scout IQ app or do you just prefer Scoutly and are there differences between the two? Thx
I’ve never used the Scout IQ app so I couldn’t give a comparison. I definitely prefer Scoutly. It gets the job done and suits my needs just fine. The monthly cost is much more reasonable than Scout IQ. Have a great holiday ~ E
