While many aspects of the IPI (inventory performance index) remain a mystery for Amazon FBA sellers, in this blog post we want to compile what information we do know about how the IPI works and what it means for us as Amazon sellers moving forward. What is IPI and why should I care? The IPI
Why Amazon Sellers Might Sell at a Loss (and How that Impacts You)
“Selling at a loss?! Why would an Amazon FBA seller do that? I’m here to make money – isn’t everybody?” It might be strange, but selling inventory at a loss is a situation that comes up from time to time in the Amazon FBA world. If you think the idea sounds ridiculous, you’re not the
How to Handle the 2020 IPI Score 500 Minimum Requirement for Amazon FBA Sellers
In July 2020 Amazon dropped some news that might make many FBA sellers freak out a little – or a lot. But let’s take a few calming deep breaths while we take some time to work through the latest announcement together. (Note: Amazon changes their IPI threshold periodically. For the latest minimum threshold, please refer
Spring Cleaning for a Profitable FBA Business
It’s almost spring! This is the perfect time of year to do a little spring cleaning of your Amazon FBA inventory. Let me ask you a question. How often do you look at your inventory at Amazon? For most sellers, we don’t take a look all that often. Sure, we might look at our inventory
How to Improve Your IPI Score for Amazon FBA
Stephen and I had the opportunity to talk with Amazon employees at the Seattle headquarters in mid-2019, and the IPI score was the number one topic I wanted to ask them about. There seems to be a lot of confusion and frustration among FBA sellers over the IPI score and its ramifications, and the Amazonians