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from manufacturer to amazon? Yay or Nay?

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I live in Belgium and I sell in USA with FBA. In my first post in this topic, you see how you get those products in the US. There's also tons of information to find online.

In the inside there are progress threads about this, including mine.

Good luck.
 
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Example : If i want to sell in the US its not an option to ship from sweden to US. Because if shipping times and costs. So i have to use FBA....

That goes for anyone wanting to sell in a different country than they live.

If I want to sell in Sweden, I'm sure as hell not going to ship product to Texas first.


Find someone, or some company, in the country you want to sell, and have them inspect and label the goods for you to send into Amazon.


Your problem can be solved by a simple google search.
 

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That goes for anyone wanting to sell in a different country than they live.

If I want to sell in Sweden, I'm sure as hell not going to ship product to Texas first.


Find someone, or some company, in the country you want to sell, and have them inspect and label the goods for you to send into Amazon.


Your problem can be solved by a simple google search.

Right, thanks. Would this work even for smaller shipments? Lets say 10 samples?
 

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Trademark your brand name and logo and build your base of products on Amazon.

Create your website and register your brand through brand registry.

From that point yeah your manufacturer might try to compete with you but Im pretty sure they're much happier selling you products and letting you take all the risk selling it from that point.
 

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Why would you only being selling 10 samples?

Im thinking before ordering huge amount of a product i want to test that it sells and that quality is good. So in that case i must try to sell the 10 samples i order in the intended market..
 

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Im thinking before ordering huge amount of a product i want to test that it sells and that quality is good. So in that case i must try to sell the 10 samples i order in the intended market..

In that case why are you worried about the shipping cost to the USA? It's a test, it's doesn't need to be profitable.
 
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In that case why are you worried about the shipping cost to the USA? It's a test, it's doesn't need to be profitable.

no with the samples it not about the cost. If i ship if here to check the quality and then try to sell it on amazon.com or uk the shipping times will be longer than other sellers = its not going to be a good test.
 

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Trademark your brand name and logo and build your base of products on Amazon.

Create your website and register your brand through brand registry.

From that point yeah your manufacturer might try to compete with you but Im pretty sure they're much happier selling you products and letting you take all the risk selling it from that point.

this is actually smart. When you come to the point you know that your product sells. Brand it and sell it own website...
 

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no with the samples it not about the cost. If i ship if here to check the quality and then try to sell it on amazon.com or uk the shipping times will be longer than other sellers = its not going to be a good test.

I thought you were going to ship the 10 samples to the USA to Amazon FBA. Your answers are confusing.
 
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I thought you were going to ship the 10 samples to the USA to Amazon FBA. Your answers are confusing.

Im sorry Biophase. But i was planning to do so. Don't how to test the waters before ordering bigger orders..
 

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You can always go down the route of having a REAL quality product that is protected by a patent and if anyone tries to cut you out, you hit them hard with your patent. They always back down. Just sayin' :p
 

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no with the samples it not about the cost. If i ship if here to check the quality and then try to sell it on amazon.com or uk the shipping times will be longer than other sellers = its not going to be a good test.

1. Get samples to your house.
2. Check quality.
3. Place a small order and ship straight to USA.
4. Sell with FBA.

You won't save money by shipping the samples you got from Sweden to the US. If you're that low on cash, ecommerce might be a wrong choice for now.
 
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1. Get samples to your house.
2. Check quality.
3. Place a small order and ship straight to USA.
4. Sell with FBA.

You won't save money by shipping the samples you got from Sweden to the US. If you're that low on cash, ecommerce might be a wrong choice for now.


I will try these steps :) Thank you guys.
 

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Right, thanks. Would this work even for smaller shipments? Lets say 10 samples?

Well ship the samples to yourself to inspect personally, of course.

You're not going to make any money off a sample order of 10 pieces. The purpose is to check the quality of the product.

But, to answer your question, yes. Search around, and you'll find a company or an individual that would be willing to do this for you, especially if you are promising future business.
 

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1. Get samples to your house.
2. Check quality.
3. Place a small order and ship straight to USA.
4. Sell with FBA.

You won't save money by shipping the samples you got from Sweden to the US. If you're that low on cash, ecommerce might be a wrong choice for now.

@Longinus do you also sell on your own site or only on fba?
 
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