Recent content by Thirteen

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    What Would You Recommend? (Amazon & eCommerce)

    @Matt Thorpe , Thanks for your input! You’re right, shipping your own eCommerce orders Amazon FBA is very expensive! That’s why for the US, I’m looking at Webgistix for fulfillment. Apparently they connect with Shopify very easily, so that’s a big plus! I read about ShipWire as well, but I...
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    Hi from Belgium

    Hi @SUKNC , great that you’re importing from China as well! I’m from Belgium, so when I store my inventory in the UK I need a UK VAT number. The £90,000 threshold is irrelevant in my case. For any advice about importing from China: well that’s a very broad area! There are a lot of free...
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    Hi from Belgium

    Thanks @Laurentb ! Any reason why you moved to the UK? Or just a change of scenery ;)
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    What Would You Recommend? (Amazon & eCommerce)

    @webstore , yes but selling on Amazon US or UK is different than using their Amazon Webstore Service. The Amazon Webstore Service is an eCommerce solution, it basically competes with Shopify, BigCommerce, etc. This is what Amazon wrote to their Amazon Webstore Service clients: “We will...
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    What Would You Recommend? (Amazon & eCommerce)

    @zimone , it's the other way around ;) I already sell on Amazon.com, using FBA. In a month I'm going to send inventory to Amazon UK as well!
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    What Would You Recommend? (Amazon & eCommerce)

    @webstore , Amazon webstore is a service enabling small business owners to create standalone ecommerce websites.In other words, it's an ecommerce platform service. It's something entirely different than selling on Amazon! The ability to sell on Amazon.com is not going anytime soon ;)
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    What Would You Recommend? (Amazon & eCommerce)

    Greetings! Since October last year, I’ve been selling my own private label products on Amazon.com, using FBA. In a month I’ll also start selling on the different European Amazon marketplaces (again using FBA), storing my inventory with Amazon UK. Right now, I sell 4 different products under my...
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    Hi from Belgium

    Hey Forum, Great to be here! A little bit about me: Last October, I started selling my own private label products on Amazon.com. I basically import them straight from China to the different Amazon.com FBA warehouses. So far I've learned a lot! Not only about importing but also about the...