Since lack of funds, lack of experience, and lack of resources are common characteristics of new Amazon sellers, these new sellers should be more cautious in the early stages of selecting products, because if they are not careful, they will fall into the trap brought by product selection.
The following is a guide to avoiding pitfalls tailored for the above “three no” new sellers.
1. Carefully select sensitive goods and dangerous goods
There are three main types of sensitive goods:
The first type is liquid, powder, magnetic, charged, and odorous products;
The second type is peripheral products of some well-known products (mostly infringing products) (mostly infringing products);
The third type is some products, such as food or medicine, containing sensitive keywords or sensitive ingredients;
For these three categories of sensitive products, many head-end service providers are unwilling to accept them, and they need to find a head-end service provider that can handle sensitive goods to operate separately, so this invisibly increases the difficulty and cost of sellers’ shipments.
2. Be careful when choosing products that need to be reviewed by categories
Some categories on Amazon are not open to third-party sellers, and some are not open to sellers outside the United States. These two types of products are generally sold by sellers, such as tobacco and alcohol products.
In addition, there are some categories on Amazon that are semi-open, that is, they can be sold, but they must first pass through an Amazon category to obtain such products.
These products that need to be reviewed by categories are often related to people’s health, life safety and other factors, such as infant products. Auto parts, etc.
3. Be careful when choosing categories that are monopolized by well-known brands
Today’s product selection is no longer the era of blindly selecting products. Novice sellers who are now selecting must do their best to choose products with blue ocean characteristics.
One of the biggest characteristics of this type of blue ocean category is that there has not yet been a category monopoly, the sales volume of the category is still relatively scattered, and it is easier for novice sellers to survive.
4. Take into account the ranking of large and small categories.
5. Be cautious about seasonal and cyclical products.
6. Be careful when choosing products that are large in size and weight.
The above mentioned are some types of products that new Amazon sellers should avoid. I hope the above content can bring some benefits to sellers.