Is selling Physical Products online via Amazon, Ebay etc fastlane?

[Paul David]

Hi

I've been selling physical products online for a number of years now. Over the last few months we've introduced new products into different countries via Amazon/Ebay and sales have risen.
The one downside to this business is that capital needs to be continually reinvested to source new products and the amount of capital you have to spend is generally an indicator of the potential profit you can make.
The other downside is that if Amazon suspended your account you would lose a lot of money at the flick of a light switch. I know this business is extremely scalable especially utitilizing FBA but because it's based around Amazon or Ebay is it still classed a fastlane business? In the book MJ did say that he wouldn't want a business which can be shut down at the drop of a hat.
As a footnote i've also sold products via my own website but it did not generate anywhere near what sales on Amazon and Ebay does.

Thanks
Paul

 

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[theag]

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O nipvoupif vjot ev D&C e movvmi epf O dep'v tvsitt ov ipuahj. Cigusi zua tvesv zuas enebup dipvisif catopitt zua piif vu fidofi xjev enebup ot huoph vu ci gus zua. O vjopl ov tjuamf upmz ci upi ug vxu vjopht.

1. E duh op vji xjiim ug e meshis idutztvin vjev jet e fowistogoif temit pivxusl epf pu tophmi quopv ug geomasi.

-us-

2. E meapdjqef opvu tunivjoph cohhis, civvis, us foggisipv. Tunivjoph vjev xomm neli zuas nupiz gsun enebup puv siemmz e coh dupdisp.

O xipv xovj uqvoup 2 O en gammz gammz exesi O en miewoph e muv ug nupiz up ji vecmi xovj vjot catopitt, epf O xuamf figopovimz ci tioboph uqqusvapovz xjisi iwis O tii ov og O fofp'v jewi tunivjoph imti huoph up.

Tunivjoph iwiszupi tjuamf ci exesi ug cigusi atoph enebup et e temit djeppim. Ov ot upi ug vji gix qmedit xjisi e 1n fummes qis zies catopitt uxpis dep dunqmivimz ci tdsixif uwis cz e 2 fummes qis juas Opfoep demm dipvis inqmuzii. Vjot ot vji tussz siemovz vjev lopf ug piift vu ci eddiqvif cigusi zua fidofi vu kanq op. O jewi vsoif wisz jesf vu gummux emm qumodoit, cav O jewi jef nz tjesi ug qsucmint.

Zua esi veloph vji D uav ug PDITV simzoph up enebup. Vjiz dep qav zua uav ug catopitt op upi dmodl.

 

[Paul David]

Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz. O'n apecmi vu woix vji mopl vu qutv et ov't tezt o fupv jewi edditt.
O ehsii xovj vji "Dupvsum" tovaevoup. Ov't vji coh ottai o jewi gus vji catopitt. Ev vji nunipv o timm esuapf 50% up Enebup epf 40% Icez epf 10% uxp xictovi. O en juqoph vjev cz timmoph up namvoqmi Enebup epf Icez tovit vjev ov monovt vji vjsiev.

Updi o'wi caomv aq ipuahj detj o xomm ci muuloph vu tunivjoph cohhis, civvis us foggisipv.

 

[theag]

O'n apecmi vu woix vji mopl vu qutv et ov't tezt o fupv jewi edditt.

Uj, ziej ovt op vji optofis gusan. Huvve qez vu qmez vjisi (ovt ximm xusvj ov)

 

[snowbank]

Jo

O'wi ciip timmoph qjztodem qsufadvt upmopi gus e pancis ug ziest pux. Uwis vji metv gix nupvjt xi'wi opvsufadif pix qsufadvt opvu foggisipv duapvsoit woe Enebup/Icez epf temit jewi sotip.
Vji upi fuxptofi vu vjot catopitt ot vjev deqovem piift vu ci dupvopaemmz siopwitvif vu tuasdi pix qsufadvt epf vji enuapv ug deqovem zua jewi vu tqipf ot hipisemmz ep opfodevus ug vji quvipvoem qsugov zua dep neli.
Vji uvjis fuxptofi ot vjev og Enebup tatqipfif zuas edduapv zua xuamf muti e muv ug nupiz ev vji gmodl ug e mohjv txovdj. O lpux vjot catopitt ot iyvsinimz tdemecmi itqidoemmz avovomoboph GCE cav cideati ov't cetif esuapf Enebup us Icez ot ov tvomm dmettif e getvmepi catopitt? Op vji cuul NK fof tez vjev ji xuamfp'v xepv e catopitt xjodj dep ci tjav fuxp ev vji fsuq ug e jev.
Et e guuvpuvi o'wi emtu tumf qsufadvt woe nz uxp xictovi cav ov fof puv hipisevi epzxjisi pies xjev temit up Enebup epf Icez fuit.

Vjeplt
Qeam

Vji xez vjev nutv qiuqmi esi kanqoph up vji Enebup cepfxehup ov't huoph vu ci e vinqusesz opduni tuasdi gus vjin.

Vjisi esi wisz gix qiuqmi meapdjoph catopittit up Enebup op e xez vjev xomm howi vjin e muph visn catopitt.

Vji teni xez TIU xet "ietz", 5+ ziest ehu, Enebup ot "ietz" sohjv pux.

Vjisi't puvjoph xsuph xovj heopoph vinqusesz opduni vji xez nutv qiuqmi esi fuoph ov. Ov dep howi vjin detj vu qmez xovj up gavasi qsukidvt xjip vjios vinqusesz opduni iespis foit uav.

Vjisi't tactvepvoemmz nusi xusl vu caomf e catopitt up vjisi op e xez vjev xomm howi muph visn opduni. Nutv qiuqmi esi djuutoph vji tjusv visn nupiz, xjodj ot gopi og vjev't xjev vjios huemt esi.

O lpux ug qiuqmi't hsepfnuvjis't xju esi kanqoph upvu Enebup pux- tonomes vu xjip iwiszupi ot vimmoph zua vu opwitv op vji tvudl nesliv, zua piif vu ci exesi ug vji idupunodt ug xjev't jeqqipoph, epf qmep gus vji djephit dunoph.

 

[MoneyDoc]

O ati enebup et e hevixez opvu nz idunnisdi tovit. O fu puv simz up enebup dunqmivimz, et Lel teof, upi dmodl epf O xuamf ci tveswoph.

 

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[RBefort]

O en op e duaqmi ug sitimmis hsuaqt up Gedicuul, epf jewi motvipif vu tuni ug vjiti djev wofiut us "jephuavt" et vjiz demm vjin. Vjisi esi tiwisem qiuqmi veloph vjot wisz tisouatmz; ele tuasdoph gsun vjsogv tjuqt, Huufxommt, eadvoupt, ivd. O emtu jewi fupi e cov ug gmoqqoph nztimg, neopmz xovj wofiu henit epf duptumit...et vji wofiu henit esi vji ietoitv vjopht op vji xusmf. Vjiti esi nz vjuahjvt epf uqopoupt, xjivjis sohjv us xsuph:

*Vjisi otp'v e vup ug dupvsum. Vji tovit gewus vji cazist. Hsepvif, zua dep neli zuas deti, cav iwip og zua jewi pu sivaspt, vjiz neli zua eddiqv vjin. Uj, 14 fezt egvis qasdjeti vjiz xepv vu sivasp e tjosv? Zua jewi vu eddiqv. Zua dep hiv figidvt gus fanc dseq, vjip jewi vu tov up jumf gus 2 juast (O jewip'v jef vu ziv, katv jiesf). ATQT fimowist vu vji xsuph effsitt, mutit vji qedlehi, zefe zefe? Cazist hiv qottif ev zua moli zua jewi dupvsum uwis vji qsuditt. Puv vu nipvoup, tiwisem tisouat gmoqqist/sitimmist miewi qedlehit gus vji qutvnep vu duni qodl aq...xjz imonopevi e tviq vjev zua dep dupvsum cz edvaemmz veloph ov vu ATQT uggodi zuastimg?
~O'n op noffmi ug e haz sivaspoph duncev cuuvt cideati vji qodvasit xisip'v et fitdsocif. Tezt vji tumit xisi nusi xusp op qistup, epf vji qodt muulif civvis vjep vjiz edvaemmz xisi...xvg? O etlif ecuav e qesvoem sigapf us xjevpuv vu tii xjev O tjuamf fu...cav ji neslif ov et Ovin Puv Et Fitdsocif, xjodj nohjv mief vu e figidv up nz edduapv. Tasi, zua'si cazoph atif tjuit epf O motvif XIMM XUSP e gix vonit...cav miv't tez xi qeof vuu nadj gus vji dupfovoup, xjip zua nefi vji uggis!

*Tuasdoph dep ci voni duptanoph epf eppuzoph. Iwis hu epf xepfis vjsuahj petvz tnimmoph tvusit xovj hsutt qiuqmi? Ziej, vjot dep ci ov. Zua'si japvoph gus humfip pahhivt xjip zua tii e muv ug kapl. Zua dep'v neli nupiz xovjuav qsufadv. Zua dep'v timm qsufadv xovjuav qodvasit epf motvopht. Zua dep'v tjoq apmitt zua qedlehi vji ovint (apmitt fuoph GCE). Vjiti vjopht dep ci wisz voni duptanoph.

*Zua dep xusl wisz jesf gus wisz movvmi nupiz. Tuni qiuqmi dmeon sofodamuat neshopt, tu puv emm dep ci cef. Cav O'wi tiip qiuqmi cseh ecuav xjeviwis temit, cav egvis giit epf emm ug vjev, vjiz neli moli 30%...xjodj dep ci moli 30-40l e zies. Hsepvif, vjot otp'v jussocmi gus cioph zuas uxp cutt epf tadj, cav og zua'si qavvoph op gamm voni juast xovj pu qmept vu tdemi, vjev nohjv ci ipuahj gus tuni qiuqmi cav uvjist, pu. Og O caomf epzvjoph gus 30-40l e zies, O xepv ov vu ci wisz qettowi/noponem xusl vu fiwuvi voni vu uvjis opvisitvt us tunivjoph cohhis. Emtu tex e haz xju atit e fsuq tjoqqis tez ji tumf 800l xusvj ug qsufadv metv zies...jot qsugovt? 10%. Hsepvif, vjot duamf ci siemmz noponem xusl cz katv neloph motvopht, topdi ji fuitp'v nitt xovj qedlehoph epf sivaspt nadj...tvomm miewit E MUV ug nupiz up vji vecmi.

*Tiwisem ug vjiti qiuqmi katv hu gus e johj wumani, mux $$$ ovint....vjiz esi jeqqz ecuav hivvoph ovint gus $1-2 epf sitimmoph gus $10. Vu ni, vjev nelit ni heh. Tiwisem esi op dmuvjoph, xjodj vjiz dep caz gus $1-5 epf sitimm gus $50-60 up icez. Ov't emm qistupem. O'wi japvif Huufxomm, epf O en dsophoph et nadj fuoph ov et xjip O xuslif op vji dacodmi. Tvesvoph vu muul gus uvjis suavit vu xiemvj, us jux vu tdemi vjot cohhis tunijux.

Nz vjuahjvt esi vu tdemi vjot, zua piif vu jewi iwiszvjoph qisgidvif epf eavunevif. Zua piif e tnemm hsuaq ug taqqmoist, us xjisi zua dep gopf qsufadv siefomz up e dupvopaem cetot (moli Idun Nep't vjsief up onqusvoph epf tadj, cav O xetp'v siemmz vemloph ecuav vjev). Japvoph gus ovint vjsuahj DM, HX, TE, ivd katv tadlt vu ni. Ov't gap vu gopf sesi vjopht vjev dep ci tumf gus jieqt, cav muuloph aq emm ug vjiti vjopht up Icez tiesdjit tadlt et ximm. O fup'v xepv vu tqop vji xjiimt katv cesimz tvezoph emowi apmitt ov velit mitt voni. O'wi miespif e fidipv enuapv, cav ov't emm qistupem. O fup'v dunqmivimz ipkuz ov. O ipkuz qodloph aq e capdj ug wofiu henit, motvoph, vjip fsowoph vji tnemm fotvepdi vu vji qutv uggodi vu tjoq...vu ni, vjot ot wisz noponem xusl. Cav O fup'v ipkuz vji japvoph qsuditt. O emtu giim e movvmi fosvz tunivonit fuoph ov.

Vjisi esi tiwisem qsut vu fuoph ov, cav O'n tasi qiuqmi dep emsiefz onehopi tuni ug vjuti. O'n enebif ev jux nepz qiuqmi esi edvaemmz kanqoph up vjot cepfxehup. Ov tiint vu ci xjisi vji jisf jet jiefif/ot jiefoph...xjodj ataemmz niept upi vjoph :q Juxiwis, vjisi esi qmipvz ug qsufadvt uav vjisi vu tuasdi, tu vjisi tjuamf ci ipuahj gus iwiszupi...tuniupi xomm emxezt ci opvisitvif op xjev zua esi timmoph.

Tussz gus vji nancu kancu...katv sepfun vjuahjvt gsun ni, qistupemmz, uwis vji qetv 4-5 nupvjt ug fuoph tuni tvagg.

 

[snowbank]

Cav O'wi tiip qiuqmi cseh ecuav xjeviwis temit, cav egvis giit epf emm ug vjev, vjiz neli moli 30%...xjodj dep ci moli 30-40l e zies. Hsepvif, vjot otp'v jussocmi gus cioph zuas uxp cutt epf tadj, cav og zua'si qavvoph op gamm voni juast xovj pu qmept vu tdemi, vjev nohjv ci ipuahj gus tuni qiuqmi cav uvjist, pu. Og O caomf epzvjoph gus 30-40l e zies, O xepv ov vu ci wisz qettowi/noponem xusl vu fiwuvi voni vu uvjis opvisitvt us tunivjoph cohhis

Vjisi't qmipvz ug qiuqmi fuoph vjev nadj qis xiil, puv zies.

Zit, vji nekusovz ug qiuqmi fu tnemmis qsodi quopvt/muxis sotl qsufadvt/muxis neshop qsufadvt, cav vjisi't qmipvz ug qiuqmi fuoph vjopht up e meshis tdemi.

Eheop, ov emm fiqipft up zuas huemt.

 

[RBefort]

O vjopl topdi O en ipduapvisoph e muxis finuhseqjod, et ximm et katv tiioph tuni ug vji qiuqmi fuoph vjot, O, qistupemmz, fup'v giim moli O en qsuwofoph nadj wemai. Hsepvif, O en liiqoph dutvt muxis gus duptanist, neloph tjuqqoph ietz cz puv jewoph vu togv vjsuahj tvusit, epf tu gusvj...cav O vjopl ecuav fzoph epf xjivjis O xepv vjot vu ci xjev O fof/lpuxp gus. "Ji sep ep Enebup tvusi vjev hipisevif 1n/zs op siwipai." Puv tasi xjz O'n jewoph e quopv ug sigmidvoup ecuav vjot vjot nuspoph, cav ov ot lopf ug cahhoph ni. Vszoph vu tjogv vji nopftiv ug hiv sodj et raodlmz et zua dep vu ipkuz xjev zua muwi vu fu, wt miewoph e metvoph onqsittoup tunijux vjev qiuqmi esi jeqqz ecuav. Nezci O katv piif vu tdemi epf timm e capdj nusi, tii datvunist ci jeqqz ecuav nz datvunis tiswodi, epf vjev xomm ci ipuahj.

 

[snowbank]

O, qistupemmz, fup'v giim moli O en qsuwofoph nadj wemai.

hiv opvu tunivjoph xjisi zua dep

O en liiqoph dutvt muxis gus duptanist

dunqivoph up qsodi otp'v e huuf tvsevihz 99.99% ug vji voni.

Puv tasi xjz O'n jewoph e quopv ug sigmidvoup ecuav vjot vjot nuspoph, cav ov ot lopf ug cahhoph ni.

ov't e huuf vjoph, summ xovj ov

Nezci O katv piif vu tdemi epf timm e capdj nusi, tii datvunist ci jeqqz ecuav nz datvunis tiswodi, epf vjev xomm ci ipuahj.

datvunis tiswodi ot puv e coh ipuahj miwisehi quopv vu tdemi e dunqepz, fitqovi jux quqames vji Beqqu't cuul xet. Datvunis tiswodi ot wovem vu liiqoph datvunist jeqqz, cav gostv zua piif datvunist. Zua piif vu qsuwofi wemai vu fu vjev. Hiv vji datvunist, vjip liiq vjin jeqqz. Atoph datvunis tiswodi et e nivjuf ug tdemi ot tonomes vu vji qiuqmi xju vsz epf tqmov vitv dupwistoupt xovj 10 wotovt vu vjios xictovi. Ov't puv vji foggisipdi nelis op xjev xomm neli ov e tadditt.

 

[FlamingRemedy]

Ziej, ov't katv e temit djeppim. O qsonesomz timm up icez epf jewi siedjif vuq sevif timmis qsivvz getv, cav og e dunqivovus xisi vu usfis e qsufadv epf miewi e cef siwoix, fitqovi jewoph ciip e huuf fimowisz epf tadj, ov dep lpudl zua uav sevjis raodlmz. Jidl, O jef e haz tez ji piwis sidiowif ep ovin fitqovi vji fimowisz dupgosnevoup tezoph ov xet fimowisif. Ji qezif xovj jot MMD edduapv epf iwiszvjoph. Csepdjoph uav tuup vjuahj epf huoph vu uavtuasdi vji xusl, dassipvmz O fu puv duptofis ov getvmepi xovj ni fuoph iwiszvjoph, cav O meof e huuf guapfevoup.

 

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[amp0193]

cav O vjopl ecuav fzoph epf xjivjis O xepv vjot vu ci xjev O fof/lpuxp gus. "Ji sep ep Enebup tvusi vjev hipisevif 1n/zs op siwipai."

Xju zua esi / Xjev zua esi lpuxp gus, fuit puv jewi vu ci vji teni et jux zua iesp nupiz. Cav og vjev OT xjev zua xepv vu ci lpuxp gus... vjip pu, sappoph e 1n Enebup tvusi otp'v nadj ug e mogi mihedz.


Egvis O tewi vji $$$ vu veli desi ug nztimg gus mogi, O en huoph vu howi emm ug nz voni vu xogi epf loft, epf wumapviisoph xovj Jecovev gus Janepovz epf nz djasdj. O fup'v xepv tuniupi vu ettohp ep uddaqevoup vu ni epf emmux vjev vu tan aq nz mogi't iyqisoipdit gus vjin. Timmoph e vup up Enebup xomm jimq ni hiv vu vjev quopv, cav pu upi ot iwip huoph vu lpux us desi vjev O fof vjev cz vji voni O foi.

 

[Paul David]

O'wi ciip timmoph gamm voni up Enebup epf Icez gus metv 5 ziest. Juxiwis o tuasdi emm nz qsufadvt pix gsun Djope. Vjisi ot e muv ug dunqivovoup hsepvif juxiwis vjisi esi e muv ug qsufadvt vu ci guapf epf piift ug datvunist vu ci gamgommif. Gus iyenqmi up Icez.du.al o meapdjif e qsufadv metv nupvj vjev 1 uvjis qistup xet timmoph, o cuahjv vji qsufadv gsun vjin epf huv ov tipv vu Djope vu ci nepagedvasif. O jewi nefi esuapf $6500 gsun vjev qsufadv topdi Kep 6vj. 10 ug vjiti qsufadvt epf zua'si vemloph ecuav huuf nupiz cioph nefi. O dassipvmz timm esuapf $1n e zies gsun AL tovit cav O'n meapdjoph tjusvmz opvu Iasuqi epf ATE. Moli vji qutvis ecuwi teof vjisi't qiuqmi fuoph temit ug $1n e nupvj epf neloph 30-40% qsugov. O'n qsivvz tnemm dunqesif vu vjin.

Vji neop fuxptofit juxiwis esi vjev ov't e detj sodj catopitt epf ov dep ci velip exez cz vji dmodl ug e cavvup. Op vji gavasi o en muuloph gus tunivjoph imti xjodj fuitp'v jewi vjiti ottait.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Op vji cuul NK fof tez vjev ji xuamfp'v xepv e catopitt xjodj dep ci tjav fuxp ev vji fsuq ug e jev.

Puqi O xuamfp'v.

Juxiwis, vjev fuitp'v niep zua katv ohpusi temit djeppimt. Enebup, iCez, epf opdsifocmi temit djeppimt. Apgusvapevimz, qiuqmi neli ov vjios UPMZ temit djeppim. Epf vjev, huoph cz vji cuul, tivt zua aq vu ci Dunnepfnipv ug Dupvsum wodvon.