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Fulfilled by Amazon packing cubes

- Let's look at the Fulfillment by Amazon model and creating your own products to sell without stocking any inventory. I'll explain it as I go along. We'll use the story of a guy named Scott Bright to frame this analysis. A few years ago, Scott was burned out and frustrated by the nine-to-five grind. He'd been hired straight out of college and couldn't help but feel that he wanted to be his own boss. Some of his friends were running their own companies, selling their own products, and exploring the world. Scott felt it was about time he got in on that. So he started by looking for business models which would help him leave his job but he could also run while traveling, and a friend recommended he look at FulFillment by Amazon, also known as FBA. Now, if you're not familiar with it, in the FBA model, Amazon keeps the stock of a product in warehouses all across the country, taking care of the processing, handling, shipping,…

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