I love your content you seem like the real deal not puffing and selling.. I've been doing Amazon RA OA PL / Ebay not quite two years but not reinvesting moreso supplementing living expenses... I know I'm spread too thin need to focus on one or two things... don't have capital right now for wholesale but it seems to be the way to go to make the huge profits... my question is out of curiosity since I know it's being done but. why do distributors sell to 3rd parties when they can place these huge brand items on Amazon themselves; are they contractually obligated maybe by the brands not to sell on these marketplaces, just curious?
If your tight on funds start with arbitrage to grow capital, but yea your focus is on too many things. Simple answer is that it just isn’t there business model.
If that's a specific brand and it's gated yes you would need to ungate. If it's just a niche you're diving into, it would just be checking if certain items/brands are gated. Just like anything else.
The legalities are simple but there will be a waiting period to get them. To maximize that waiting period it would be smart to have the entire blueprint with you to study and then hit the ground running. DM me on IG and I can guide you a little more based on your situation.