Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power
by nwiswell on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @05:39PM
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> Would be curious to see numbers on the bigger items. Have you used FBA?
Yeah, I've done enough FBA to rank somewhere between a serious hobbyist and an actual lifestyle business.
There is a sweet spot. If you're selling lightweight crap items, even the small shipping and fulfillment costs still tend to dominate. If you sell huge stuff, the shipping will bite, but not as bad as you'd expect -- Amazon has very good rates. The big problem for bulky items tends to be warehouse fees, and also the logistics of getting it to the FBA warehouse in the first place.
I'd say 1-3 cubic feet is exactly where you want to be.
Here's the actual fulfillment fees, if you're curious (notice how reasonable the rates are in the "Large Standard" range):
Yeah, I've done enough FBA to rank somewhere between a serious hobbyist and an actual lifestyle business.
There is a sweet spot. If you're selling lightweight crap items, even the small shipping and fulfillment costs still tend to dominate. If you sell huge stuff, the shipping will bite, but not as bad as you'd expect -- Amazon has very good rates. The big problem for bulky items tends to be warehouse fees, and also the logistics of getting it to the FBA warehouse in the first place.
I'd say 1-3 cubic feet is exactly where you want to be.
Here's the actual fulfillment fees, if you're curious (notice how reasonable the rates are in the "Large Standard" range):
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external...