The Truth About RETAIL ARBITRAGE From Ross , Marshalls, and TJ Maxx for Amazon FBA 

You’re a real one for making this video. I’ve constantly had this issue when I was selling on Amazon fba and that’s what would lead me to do it less and less until I finally stopped. The beginners really don’t know that the price tanks on all the products in the beginning and think that they are going to be making bigger profits when that’s not always the case. Great video. 🤙

Learned a lot from this! I do a lot of eBay to amazon as well, the only RA I do is thrifting, I could definitely enjoy having a list of items to look for locally, never really got into that.

As someone who does a little bit of retail arbitrage this couldn’t be any more accurate, great video

love the honesty, you earned a new sub

Sheesh, great perspective although I’ve been lucky doing RA. Gotta start looking into different marketplaces and products. Great video thanks

So glad you made this video

My man, you just earned a sub from me, thank you for the valuable info and great job on this video, will definitely be looking forward to your future uploads!

So what alternative do you recommend while still selling on Amazon fba?

I get an employee discount at a chain and then I realized it only is profitable for me to flip things like a half off - plus employee discount - off a Ralph Lauren lamp for example - but it takes $$$ to sit on it - I’ve sold several on eBay for $250-$300 new and $86-$125 used / damaged but I had to invest $50-$106 per lamp depending on the size/condition and that’s not something I recommend doing if you don’t have extra funds to do that - and I sell maybe 3 or 4 lamps a month - NICE profit - but it’s not instant usually - and even when it’s fast the shipping and packing is pretty intense. I have them pay for shipping but it’s an intensive experience to make sure it gets there undamaged. THANK YOU FOR THE VID. I subbed. And your info is super helpful. I’ve also sold the viral food stools and a couple viral things but I could never make a living on this - as an employee I see how arbitrary the prices are and the sales are only amazing maybe the rare 5% of the time to make it worth it. I have seasonal stock that will sit another year and only sell because of scarcity. I so prefer doing majority THRIFTING reselling and try to get the best prices 💪🏼 and for new things we try to hand make small furniture and small home accents etc - trying to keep things wide so we can save up for our future together - and flipping and reselling I’m learning requires a ton of work but it’s worth it to not give up and really try it

They are making tik tok videos and making 3k a month from the fake arbitrage videos. Thats the play

Very helpful, I will watch more of these kinds of vids of yours

I wish I can tag my bro in this… so many people bashing it and bro is making 10k a month in profit doing this.. sadly most people ether start and give up after the first 4months like rome was built in a day.. then others constantly make bad choices on products because they don’t understand the process and last.. they are not dedicated. This is not a get Rich quick.. it’s Supply and demand, Buy low and sell high. 😂😂 the oldest buisiness model in the book. How could it not work

Dropping gems appreciate the honesty. I recently found out about this yesterday and I’m obsessed already

Yeah its an availability thing. Often times a lot of these stores get the same things. People buy more than they can afford to sit on and the only lever they have to make it sell faster is to lower the price. What you do is protected by scarcity, but also costs more so there's a barrier to entry vs a 20 dollar item at ross. Always love your vids zach all the best. Because of you I've added a second stream of income. Cheers

I love your honesty

This one really made me click heavy😂🔥 Did so so we’ll done! PS. We need more content! I actually found you on RU-vid like 2 -3 years ago and been a hardcore ig follower since lol

You nailed it! I prefer to flip stuff onto eBay. But I need to start hitting garage sales. I also need to pay more attention to marketplace and offer up. One thing I’ve done on FBA is, knowing that an item was out of production, I kept my price up until everyone else had sold out at the lower price and then bumped mine up slightly. Yeah I had the inventory for like 6 months longer but kept the return on my investment.

I go in checking for specific things so I am in and out. For example, Marshall's has Rae Dunn coffee mugs for $2 on clearance so I went in and grabbed them all. I walked past other sections but didn't waste a lot of time. I also don't understand how people do shoes. They remove the origianl tags so I don't know how you identify them and pull data.

I do like the info of the video but also you have Seller AMP an other options to be able to gauge the sells of the item. You also can see past sales an info for items that particular item could have had an inflated price because their wasn’t as many people selling an then went back to its original price. Fba is definitely not for everyone but you definitely can make good money if you run it like a business instead of a the fastest way to make a quick buck. But it’s different for everyone

which app do you use to do the scanning when you go to stores?

Great video... I'm probably the only FBA seller still doing RA nowadays : )

I got a question like when you do retail arbitrage do with fba do you have to create a listing like you would do on ebay and have to wait for a person to buy it or would you just sent the product in to amazon, get payment, and not have to worry about the item selling. Is it a sure thing that you will get that money that amazon is listing or do you have to wait for someone to buy it and then get the money. I have a problem with getting items to sell on ebay

@zachrosas how do you get ungated in the camera category and the brands that your are reselling?

What are you using to scan? And check

Great video! Only thing I was confused about is when you keep talking about ppl using the product than sending it back? Is there no rules in place for returns on if the item is returnable or not?

Real 💯 video

Hey so I’m looking into reselling, but just part time (for now anyway). I’m like a blank slate- I don’t have a product or a niche I know a whole lot about nor do I have a ton of capital. Any tips for true beginners with no previous knowledge? RA seemed like a good starting learning point just to learn the processes? Also, the things you pick up at garage sells, are you selling used on amazon? This is getting really overwhelming haha. Also I just realized I’m on my husbands acct.

So you can sell second hand products?

When flipping used cameras on Amazon how to your verify proof of authenticity if someone files a counterfeit claim since you have no receipts or invoices?

Same thing with online arbitrage, I really f/w this video it shows the realness when it comes to selling. I’m just stacking up my bread then using the money towards another business venture.

How do you use your phone to scan items and see what they're selling on eBay and Amazon

Thanks for helping us understand how others are playing off of our ignorance. I always wondered why these people sold courses on this topic when they make $200k a year. Subbed. I plan on trying to figure out if I can do retail arbitrage just by buying and selling products by driving to different stores and flipping them. How do you feel about this?

You should make a video about the truth of cook groups (leads groups) no different than retail arbitrage, prices get tanked, and the only ones making money are the ones running the group.

Personally if you only have a couple hundred dollars I don’t think you should look at FBA anyways. Once you have enough inventory Everything sells in rotation and you can be patient if price tanks til it goes back up. It’s really matter of how fast you want your return. FBA is def not the place for quick flips. Though sometimes items do sell fast. Also, you can actually find a lot of profitable items over 100% ROI. And if you do enough RA, you can find replenish-able products you can keep sending over and over again. What I’m trying to say is you suck at RA. Jk lol

I don't waste my time there anymore! Before the pandemic they use to have really good deals but now they're nonexistent.

Best way to get ungated in Kodak camera brand?

Thank you

Ever think of starting a sports talk Vegas style show? I just moved to Vegas and have experience in sports betting.

I just do books. Was gonna do other stuff too, but if you sell as New, you better be sure the product owner won't sue you for selling their shit

Arbitrage in sports betting is where it's at.

I think u have to niche down I only look for shoes saves time, but each to there own , great vid

yup i think flipping is the best way to start build your capital then launch amazon fba bussiness selling your own and unique

Found some Canon T-50s for $15 and passed should I have snagged them up?

EVERYONE: create your own website, and sell from your website where you set your own prices….!❤

Makes me wonder why people dont go to school college and get a real degree so they dont have to side hustle

Marshals is good

They great for ebay!

RA is a tough business but definitely a great side hustle. I'm doing about $50k a yr in profit on $150k of sales working about 20 hours a week. I know people who's doing double and triple of my sales not sure of their profit margins though.

Fast forward to 8:50 and you’ll realize he’s playing you. 😂

Pete Davidson is that you? What are you doing shopping at Marshalls?

Yeah ima stick to eBay lol maybe a few things

I am gated in Cannon. How do I get ungated?

You guys got a TJ max 😂 it’s TK max in the uk

Hold on...... so you're telling us you bought an old, used camera from a yard sale and is worth $200. 😂😅😂 I'm sorry, but I'm calling bs on this. It's hard to get through this video. But for entertainment purposes only i'm going to continue loo

Very transparent 👍🏼

Hey Zach, do you have a private discord group?

Looking for the wrong product bro 🥱