I see a lot of beginners fall into one of two traps: 1. They think they need $10K+ before they can even start 2. They try to start with $300-$500 and wonder why it feels impossible My honest answer is somewhere in the middle. You don't need to be rich to get the ball rolling, but Amazon FBA is not dropshipping. You need money for inventory, software, shipping, mistakes, and enough product testing that one bad buy doesn't wipe you out. In the video I break down: - The realistic starting budget for Amazon FBA Canada - Why $500 is usually too tight - Why $1K-$3K is a better beginner range - How fast capital gets tied up in inventory - What software costs to expect - How much inventory you need before talking about $10K/month sales If you're starting with a small budget, the answer is not to rush. It's to buy tighter, spread risk, protect your cash, and learn the process before trying to scale. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/1JQKefGYfQk Drop your starting budget below and I'll give you my honest take on whether I'd start now, wait, or adjust the plan.

In the past few weeks, two of my cohort 1 students got hit with Section 3 emails from Amazon. Both got their accounts back. I want to walk you through what we actually did because Section 3 doesn't sit on the "pillars of pain" lessons. It's not supposed to happen. But it does. And how you handle the first 24 hours basically decides the outcome. What Section 3 actually is It's a verification email. They want to verify your identity, your inventory, and how you do business. It is NOT a suspension. It's a temporary pause so a real human can interview you. From everything I've seen, it's random, there's no specific action that triggers it. Just Amazon's numbers game on this new wave of sellers. The verbiage is aggressive on purpose. Don't let it scare you. The trap word: "brand authorization" This is where most people panic. In the interview, they'll ask: "Do you have authorization from the brand to sell these products?" Your gut says "yeah, I'm ungated." Don't say that. Ungated and authorized are not the same thing. The truth: nobody has brand authorization. My mentor doesn't doesn't have it. Wholesalers don't get it from the brand either. Amazon knows this, third-party selling is part of their game. I think the question is in there as a scapegoat, just in case they need a paper reason to remove an actual fraud. Just answer honestly: no, you don't have brand authorization. You're fine. What you need ready (today, even if your email hasn't come) When the email shows up, they'll list a few ASINs: usually 3 to 5. Sometimes your most recent. Sometimes from 6 months ago. You need: 1. Order confirmation email from the supplier for each ASIN 2. Bank statement showing the matching transaction 3. Credit card statement showing the matching transaction 4. Real ID: passport or driver's license, clear photo 5. Supplier name + full address for each ASIN ← this is the one that trips people up. They ask randomly in the interview, not in the email. Pro tip from walking my students through it: highlight every matching transaction in the bank/CC statement. Color-code by ASIN. Make sure your name and shipping address are consistent across every document. You're not just answering,you're overloading them with proof.

Hi @Anthony Mancini Are there any starter KPF filters you'd recommend for brand sourcing?

May Numbers : - Sales: $7,596.50 - Orders: 157 - Units: 160 - Gross profit: $940.24 - Indirect expenses (prep + software subscriptions): $390.25 - Net profit: $549 - Net margin: 7.24% - Refunds: 11 (6.88% refund rate) - Cash spent on inventory: $3,941.78 Last month I set a simple goal: have my first profitable month in May. Hitting that milestone feels really good, especially because it’s my first month fully on my own after finishing the mentorship cohort with @Anthony Mancini . The anxiety was definitely there, but the work I put in during those three months paid off. The buying decisions I made in April have started to show up this month in May. From a performance standpoint, I actually slowed my spending a bit this month. Life has been life-ing. Between my carpentry job and my commercial cleaning business, I’ve been working 60–70 hours a week, and that has definitely affected how much I can source. Even with that, I still managed to put in around 10–15 hours a week into sourcing. Some days just 1–2 hours, some days 4–5, and some days nothing because I was burnt out to be honest. One thing that’s becoming clear: if I want this to keep growing, I’ll need help. The goal is to get the business consistently profitable enough that it can pay for a VA to source while I’m at my day job or working my cleaning contracts. Realistically, a VA won’t be fully paying for themselves for the first month or two while they train and learn the software and techniques. If I can bring someone on in July or August, that should put me in a strong position heading into Q4. For June, my focus is to ramp up sourcing again and increase my spend, but be much more selective with what I buy. I want to push my net margins to at least 10% after all expenses. The last four months have shown me that this business really is learnable if you’re willing to put in the hours, make mistakes early, and keep refining your process. The first profitable month is a milestone, not the finish line but it’s a big one.

When I was at my 9-5 i'd spend most nights sourcing. Most of my best sourcing sessions were when id be able to spend 6-8 hours sourcing in one session. That usally happens on weekends. and those are when the questions start flying. Put your questions below and I will be replying! See a question you have the answer to? Come join in the convo and give your advice!