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  1. LPPC

    Amazon account deactivated

    QUESTION 
    Dear people, In 2020 I opened an Amazon Germany seller's account for my business located in The Netherlands. My account got deactivated before I listed any products, because Amazon most likely thinks I have a mailbox business/ no legitimate business in The Netherlands. Amazon representative...
  2. LPPC

    High defect rate - inspection method

    SOURCING 
    Hi all, I had a batch of products (LED table lamp) produced in China that had a defect rate of 8% (or even more). The defect rate slipped through the inspection because only 125 units out of the 4000 units were inspected. Defect means the lamp can not even be turned on. I want to give them...
  3. LPPC

    Getting a business loan

    INVESTING 
    Hi all, I'm running my own e-commerce business. I built up a nice amount of capital over the years and since a week ago I've put almost all into crypto. This means that I have very little capital left to buy stock for my business. I'm aware of the risks that come with crypto.. Because of that...
  4. LPPC

    Question about a particular shipping method, ground from China

    Hello all, I'm importing this batch of products from China to Germany and as you already know, shipping is super expensive. My supplier is offering a shipping method that cost 6k USD instead of the 10k USD that my forwarder is asking for sea shipment. But the way of the shipping is peculiar and...
  5. LPPC

    Exiting/selling a business and product certificates

    EXECUTION 
    Hi all, I'm looking to sell my Ecom business (Amazon FBA, around 100k profit a year) and I have a question. Do buyers of companies require that you have product certificates for your products? Like EU CE and RoHS certificates. I'm selling a LED table lamp for example and my supplier can...
  6. LPPC

    Type of video on Amazon product page?

    MARKETING 
    Hello people, I sell an electric device (beauty product) on Amazon and I'm planning to add a video to the listing. I have two questions regarding this and would appreciate your opinion. 1) My intuition tells me that a video created by a Youtube or Instagram influencer whereby she reviews the...
  7. LPPC

    Competitor left bad review on my product - guidance appreciated

    HOT! 
    Hello people, Yesterday and today have been emotionally difficult, a combination of disappointment and anger. I've been working hard on building this product (electric nail drill) on Amazon and yesterday I got a 2-star review saying: ''The electric plug is loose, has been like this from the...
  8. LPPC

    Buy less inventory? Corona virus

    Hi all, Since the past few weeks I have experienced a huge dip in my sales for this novelty tablelamp I'm selling (fully functional as a tablelamp). This might be because of the Coronavirus. Currently my order is being manufactured in China and I am afraid that I ordered way too much (sea...
  9. LPPC

    Thank you card (Amazon)

    MARKETING 
    Hi all, I am determining my strategy for Thank You Cards as product insert for sales on Amazon and I would appreciate some help. Please keep in mind that I am only selling 2 products and both are on Amazon and I don't have my own website/platform yet. Also the thank you card has to be in 2...
  10. LPPC

    Brandname vs product name

    MARKETING 
    Hello people, I am stuck on the following. I do e-commerce and right now I only sell 2 products on Amazon and don't have my own online shop or anything (planned for the future). I have not even chosen the niche that I want to work on for the long term and I am planning to sell more products...
  11. LPPC

    Pricing product (on Amazon) for maximum profit

    MARKETING 
    Hi people, I am selling this product on Amazon with little competition. I am trying to figure out at what price to sell it for. The idea was to measure every week how much I sell for X price and then decide which pricing gives the most profit. The problem I have is that even if I don't change...
  12. LPPC

    Your opinion - Alibaba Trade Assurance case

    Hello people, I tried my best to keep it short. I would really appreciate your viewpoint on this, even if you don't know about Alibaba Trade Assurance. I think nobody knows the exact rules, but maybe some common sense answers from you guys might point in the right direction. I ordered FCL...
  13. LPPC

    Competitors playing dirty on Amazon

    Hello all, Some advice would be really appreciated on the following situation. I am selling this product on Amazon that comes in different sizes and with different specs (electronic product). The size of the product, the battery capacity and material of the product are major selling points...
  14. LPPC

    Does offering too many sizes lead to loss of sales?

    Hi all, I am selling this night lamp on Amazon and it comes in different sizes. Right now I am selling 3 different sizes of it and I was wondering whether it would be wise to add 2 more sizes: one smaller than the smallest right now and one bigger than the biggest I am offering right now...
  15. LPPC

    $5000 products imported: damaged packaging and not meeting what I requested

    Hello people, Entrepreneurship comes with its obstacles to be overcome, and this is one of them. I would greatly appreciate your opinion/view on this and I hope @Walter Hay can chime in on this too. My inventory that came from China arrived in my home country and I found a couple of things...
  16. LPPC

    Supplier sends an awful batch - what can be expected?

    Hello all, Christmas has been a very busy month and this has caused me to rush things and not think clearly because of the mental exhaustion. Warning to all the people who import: please order 1 sample first when dealing with a new product/supplier and always write a PO (contract) for your...
  17. LPPC

    Situation with supplier - what would you do?

    Hi all, I will try to keep it short. What would you think is the right choice in this situation? I know in the end it is my decision, but some viewpoints would be useful. I had ordered inventory with this supplier from China and they sent the goods via DHL Express through a forwarder that they...
  18. LPPC

    Finding the manufacturer of a certain product

    Hello fellow fastlaners, I hope everyone is doing well here. I myself am searching for an ideal supplier (in China) of a certain product. Ideal means that I want to find a real manufacturer of the product. This would have advantages like being more sure of continues supply and lower price. I...
  19. LPPC

    Ecommerce gurus, what would you do in this case?

    -edit- You don't really have to be a guru to answer :p Hi all, Currently I'm dropshipping a couple products on Amazon that are selling and I'm manually fulfilling these orders (takes lots of time every day). Next step for me would be to import these same products and have it fulfilled by...
  20. LPPC

    Selling electronics (nightlamp) on Amazon - warranty

    Hi people, I have read multiple times that importing electronics (and selling it on Amazon) is a bad idea because of return rates and what to do with defective items. I am looking to import for the very first time and it is a LED night lamp, not a very complicated item and thus not many parts...
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