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Placement fees
 

Starting 04-15, AZ US FBA is charging/showing placement fees to move your inventory around.

Is this a new fee, or just one that was buried and you had to look for it.

Running 20-50 cents per standard unit (adds up in a hurry).

Or is this AZ helping us???

Hey I made a funny! AZ and helping us in the same sentence. :heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::snicker::snicker:

PhD

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Labor cost

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Bozos needs more of your $$$ for his seventh underground bunker...

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The nickel and diming is starting to turn into dollaring.

Glad I only have less than 2 years before getting out of the game!

PhD

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everything goes up,property tax,auto insurance,homeowner insurance,dental visit,USPS postage,grocery

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Why are you leaving if you're doing well on AZ?

It's already difficult to build something on that platform so I think it'd be a waste if you just leave

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why is AMZN moving your inventory around?

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Because they can, and make money for their shareholders at the same time.

PhD

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Have been doing this for 18 years, am 62 now. It has lost it's fun over the last 3 years.

By the end of next year, should have 1.4-1.5M for retirement.

Time to enjoy the last 1/3 of life. Will be volunteering F/T with a good friends disaster aid relief NGO (already doing part time with them) and do some travelling.

That's the plan, anyways. Time will tell, but should fall into place by end of 2025.

PhD

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if you have a profitable business just keep it running on lower effort and volume

amazon have become nasty with more and more additional rules and expenses but a good business should not be shut down unless it is shut down by amazon

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Did you read what he said?
He is 62 and will have over $1 million to retire,who needs the rat race?
I will love to retire too,if I can just rid my inventory

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what's your inventory though

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Thanks, the plan is moving forward, but the firewall is AZ.

Just want to hang in there for a little bit longer.

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When we decide to shut down, we will sell the last of inventory.

Since we sell other people's sh!t (brand names), it won't be too hard.

PhD

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AH, you sound like a 30 year old.
But I hear you, no matter what you do though you are always welcome here even just to chat.

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Appreciate the compliment and invite.

We are where we are in life thanks to members like you and the great advise given over the past 12 years on this site!

PhD

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Good to see a fellow veteran crossing the finish line. I have about 14 years here, started in the depths of the recession. Made some good money, but burned most of it on bad investments unfortunately...

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That really sucks to hear. Been there as well buying in a lot of items that then just didn't shift