Arbitrage Ops

Time to compile all of our Amazon knowledge into a single thread. Reading through all of this WILL make you a 7/8 figure seller 👇

The rumors are true. Amazon OA/RA is completely dead. Nothing to see here PLEASE GO AWAY!!

Still here just grinding, not super concerned about posting on socials rn. Some major brands went full restricted so amazon could sell exclusively right before q4 and we've spent the last couple months trying to sell through all the blocked inventory and make as good of a q4 as possible

What happened to @ArbitrageOps?

@FBAFelon @AmazonASGTG @amznsellerhelp We got blocked from selling converse but so did everybody else. Doubt its what he is talking about

@AmazonASGTG @amznsellerhelp @ArbitrageOps by any chance? No tweets from them since about then

🚨🚨 A group of sellers was blocked from selling shoes around mid-October and remains blocked. Anyone in this situation, let us know. @amznsellerhelp

@Bitcorn4eva a garage sale

Retail price: $75 Resellers price: $53 Competitive price to bring buy box back: $36.93 This system is broken man

@SaulSellsStuff "Half of retail price is competive" and we will not show customers the buy box if you dont bend to that Thinking about how insane this is makes my blood boil Can open a case, point to the brands site, and nothing.

@ArbitrageOps A lot of crap is broken but this is my number one issue. We can adjust a lot, switch to FBM, source more consistent products, dial in on customer messaging, etc. Just no way to combat this if Amazon arbitrarily chooses a number.

i mean i would assume that is because of your pseudo warehouse Saying you have a cali warehouse when you dont would show california residents a 1 day delivery which wouldnt happen from anywhere else and your odtr would crumble Seems like a bad long term play for short term gain???

@ArbitrageOps OTDR accuracy is abysmal for some reason - as long as trackings are valid it doesn’t really seem to matter

You guys have probably noticed a change in the Buy Box algorithm. Amazon heavily favoring price over everything else (including delivery times). This is why you are seeing more FBM sellers steal buy box. Amazon has realized it's customers are no longer loyal to anything but price. All the other platforms have caught up. This is pushing sellers into unprofitable territory and they are leaving in droves. Amazon is blowing the biggest lead in history Only fix is to start prioritizing sellers to the point they dont need to sell elsewhere

@mattvandy6 90% of our posts are heres a shitty thing amazon is doing, here's how you get around it. consider thinking about them instead of insta hating

@ArbitrageOps If you're winning good job lol. Sorry I assumed you were just crying again.

@mattvandy6 how is this cope im running laps around FBA sellers paying 2x in storage fees, getting reimbursed at cost for lost and damaged inventory, and with return rates 2-3x higher

@ArbitrageOps Imaginary cope honestly

@ecommerit I think that was the case but other platforms have very much caught up policy times cant be abused as easily, walmart can fulfill faster, amazon no longer seen as cheapest its early but things are changing for first part x.com/ArbitrageOps/s…

@ArbitrageOps Is there any proof of this? Because I haven't been seeing this at all. Also, I would argue most customers shopping on amz have higher marginal utility for time/convenience than for money at price differences of a few percentage points. Which, is what the bb has always reflected

@JeffSendsIt possibly anecdotal for us but.. x.com/ArbitrageOps/s…

@ArbitrageOps Seeing the opposite. We sell most of our items in BB at a higher price than lower priced sellers especially against FBM sellers.

@papa_smurf34 wouldnt the second part fuck up your odtr

@ArbitrageOps Great time to do 0 day and add imaginary fulfillment locations across the country and cook as an FBM seller

@TheVillage_AMZ we price above FBM sellers specifically because of the bump in bb due to delivery times FBA sales have slowed vs our FBM sales and we lose buy box to these fbm sellers more consistently now

@ArbitrageOps I can’t say I’m seeing this, at all. What are you seeing?

You can make a lot of money selling on Amazon You can make a lot of money selling a course about selling on Amazon Be cautious of anymore making more money doing the second than they do with the first

@wifithomas burn it to the ground

how do we revive amazon twitter

@ChrisPotter361 Everyone knows it's impossible to score a wholesale account without flashing a Rolex

Slapping your logo on the side of your boat doesn’t make it a business expense. Suggesting your clothes are “work uniforms” doesn’t make them a business expense. Claiming your dog is a “guard dog” and writing off pet food isn’t a business expense. Always ask yourself, is this ordinary and necessary to run your business, and in the pursuit of income? If not, the IRS will get you eventually.

Loving the @Amazon–@Nike partnership results so far. Listings that did thousands of units per month reduced to 0 because the little guys are kicked off Nike listings and AMZN can't even maintain stock for customers. Playing sloppy monopoly on the graves of small businesses 🤑

@njelozu mix of a lot of things. listings get screwed up used returns get marked as fulfillable amazon sends out products in plastic bags customers know they can get away with murder when item has been fulfilled by amazon

@ArbitrageOps Why? Are the fulfillment centers screwing up the shipping or product somehow? Or is it because people think returning an item to a merchant is more of a hassle..

FBA vs FBM return rate over the last 3 months It's a joke at this point. If you're sending money to Amazon fulfillment centers at this point you're lighting money on fire

@RogueDarren id be entirely fba if that was the case. Wouldnt tell my worst enemy to get into shoes in 2025 lmao

I'm 99.6% FBA, and my return rate for 2025 is 3 3%. But I sell zero shoes or apparel.