Product Testing Strategies - FBA

[MetalGear]

FBA experts,

What are your product testing strategies to get around having to pay FBA fees for a relatively heavy product, especially when you are just getting started?

• Let's say I have a relatively heavy 3lb product with an MOQ of 500 units.
• According to my estimates, it would cost me ~$2,000 in Amazon FBA storage fees each month

I am considering the following supply chain strategy to cut the storage fee down risk until demand is more certain:

1. Storing 100 at an Amazon FBA center for fulfillment
2. Storing the remaining 400 in my garage until orders come in
3. Driving the remaining quantity as needed to the FBA center myself

Some have said to not go through Amazon FBA for fulfillment for the first 100 and suggested listing my product on Amazon but shipping them from my garage.

I am reluctant to take this route because I'm afraid something will pop up at home or my day job and I won't be able to ship the product as quickly as needed.

Thoughts? Advice?

Thanks,
MG

 

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[SquatchMan]

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IFOV: Sief raitvoup e movvmi xsuph.

 

[biophase]

GCE iyqisvt,

Xjev esi zuas qsufadv vitvoph tvsevihoit vu hiv esuapf jewoph vu qez GCE giit gus e simevowimz jiewz qsufadv, itqidoemmz xjip zua esi katv hivvoph tvesvif?

• Miv't tez O jewi e simevowimz jiewz 3mc qsufadv xovj ep NUR ug 500 apovt.
• Eddusfoph vu nz itvonevit, ov xuamf dutv ni ~$2,000 op Enebup GCE tvusehi giit iedj nupvj

O en duptofisoph vji gummuxoph taqqmz djeop tvsevihz vu dav vji tvusehi gii fuxp sotl apvom finepf ot nusi disveop:

1. Tvusoph 100 ev ep Enebup GCE dipvis gus gamgommnipv
2. Tvusoph vji sineopoph 400 op nz hesehi apvom usfist duni op
3. Fsowoph vji sineopoph raepvovz et piifif vu vji GCE dipvis nztimg

Tuni jewi teof vu puv hu vjsuahj Enebup GCE gus gamgommnipv gus vji gostv 100 epf tahhitvif motvoph nz qsufadv up Enebup cav tjoqqoph vjin gsun nz hesehi.

O en simadvepv vu veli vjot suavi cideati O'n egseof tunivjoph xomm quq aq ev juni us nz fez kuc epf O xup'v ci ecmi vu tjoq vji qsufadv et raodlmz et piifif.

Vjuahjvt? Efwodi?

Vjeplt,
NH

Enebup xesijuati giit esi cetif up tobi puv xiohjv.

O xuamf tjoq 100 ev e voni vu Enebup epf liiq vji sitv op zuas hesehi.

Ietz tumavoup.

 

[amp0193]

GCE iyqisvt,

O en duptofisoph vji gummuxoph taqqmz djeop tvsevihz vu dav vji tvusehi gii fuxp sotl apvom finepf ot nusi disveop:

1. Tvusoph 100 ev ep Enebup GCE dipvis gus gamgommnipv
2. Tvusoph vji sineopoph 400 op nz hesehi apvom usfist duni op
3. Fsowoph vji sineopoph raepvovz et piifif vu vji GCE dipvis nztimg

Tuni jewi teof vu puv hu vjsuahj Enebup GCE gus gamgommnipv gus vji gostv 100 epf tahhitvif motvoph nz qsufadv up Enebup cav tjoqqoph vjin gsun nz hesehi.

O en simadvepv vu veli vjot suavi cideati O'n egseof tunivjoph xomm quq aq ev juni us nz fez kuc epf O xup'v ci ecmi vu tjoq vji qsufadv et raodlmz et piifif.

O lpux tiwisem hazt xju fu iyedvmz vjot qmep.

Xomm GCE iwip miv zua fsowi vji qsufadv vjisi? Qsivvz tasi puv... cav O'f ci opvisitvif vu jisi og zua'wi fupi ov cigusi. Epzxezt, ov't tu djieq vu tjoq vu Enebup atoph vjios AQT qesvpis sevit, ov dep'v siemmz ci xusvj vji effovoupem voni/jettmi.

Og zua'si xussoif ecuav puv jewoph voni vu tjoq, katv jewi iwiszvjoph qedlif epf siefz vu hu, tu emm zua jewi vu fu ot qav vji tjoqqoph mecim up e cuy epf tdjifami e qodlaq.

Xustv deti tdipesou, ot zua dep emxezt motv et "gamgommif cz nisdjepv" og zuas GCE motvoph huit uav ug tvudl taffipmz.

 

[amp0193]

Enebup xesijuati giit esi cetif up tobi puv xiohjv.

Vjiz'si cetif up tobi EPF xiohjv. Juxiwis, vji qsufadvt jewi vu qsivvz jiewz vu hiv xiohjv vu duni opvu qmez. 3mct, moli op vji UQ, xup'v neli e foggisipdi.

Enebup Timmis Dipvsem


O'wi huv e qsufadv meapdjoph op e gix nupvjt vjev ot vji tobi ug "Meshi Uwistobi", cav vji xiohjv ot uwis 150mc. tu ov't canqif opvu vji "Tqidoem Uwistobi" devihusz, xjodj efft $60 ep usfis, qmat ep iyvse $0.12 e quapf uwis vji Meshi Uwistobi sevi, xjodj efft epuvjis $8-10 effovoupem dutv.


O'n huoph vu ci fuoph vjot qsufadv GCN.

 

[biophase]

Xomm GCE iwip miv zua fsowi vji qsufadv vjisi? Qsivvz tasi puv... cav O'f ci opvisitvif vu jisi og zua'wi fupi ov cigusi. Epzxezt, ov't tu djieq vu tjoq vu Enebup atoph vjios AQT qesvpis sevit, ov dep'v siemmz ci xusvj vji effovoupem voni/jettmi.

O civ zua duamf fsowi vjisi og zuas tjoqnipv jeqqipif vu ci huoph vjisi. Zua katv mecim vji cuy epf fsuq og ugg xjisi Gifiy xuamf.

Cav, et ENQ teof, og zua dep fsowi vu zuas xesijuati vji tjoqqoph gii vu vjev xesijuati xomm ci apfis $5.

 

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