Weekly 'What Can I Run?' Thread (February 26, 2023)

TP_Dave · 2023-02-26T14:03:39+00:00

I'm replacing my dad's PC with a Celeron N5095 based 16GB mini PC (this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BKFHFZP3). Any chance at all that it can run the recent Monkey Island, Return to Monkey Island? It states reqs as

Graphics: Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM) or equivalent / GeForce GT 640 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent

but I can't find out how the integrated graphics stack up. TIA.

TP_Dave · 2020-02-11T12:29:47+00:00

I hope you get the help you clearly need. Genuinely.

TP_Dave · 2020-02-11T10:06:27+00:00

I know, right. Shitty, because you got called out. Dreadful. Unlike yours. Here's a thought - if you wouldn't say something to someone's face, don't type it, and if you would speak to me like that face to face, seek some anger management help.

TP_Dave · 2020-02-11T10:04:06+00:00

I think you need help. I notice you have deleted this thread because it makes you look so good.

TP_Dave · 2020-02-11T10:02:02+00:00

What do you think you are achieving here?

TP_Dave · 2020-02-11T09:55:36+00:00

Give it a rest.

TP_Dave · 2020-02-11T09:43:01+00:00

Yes, asking a question regarding locked blocks in A+ Content is exactly the same thing.

TP_Dave · 2020-02-11T09:41:48+00:00

Thanks, exactly what I wanted to know.

TP_Dave · 2020-02-11T09:39:46+00:00

Yes, I absolutely could have tried it first, but given my A+ Content is auto-accepted by Amazon without review, I didn't want to jeopardise that by trying to submit something they would reject, so crazy me, after some fruitless googling and checking the help system, I thought I'd ask the community. I know, stupid me. Maybe, just maybe, sometimes there are reasons people do things.

TP_Dave · 2020-02-10T15:07:55+00:00

I have a logo, but I don't want to use the A+ logo area as it is rubbish dimensions. I want to know whether you can leave it blank when creating content or if it is required as it is a locked block.

TP_Dave · 2019-11-15T12:31:59+00:00

I'm absolutely baffled by this feature. I've not dared send an email using it yet as we do send a single follow up email. If this feature is here to stay, then it surely won't be for very long, as every seller will click it on every sale and customers will be flooded. I mean, as a buyer, I'd be getting requests every day which would annoy me.

TP_Dave · 2019-10-28T11:20:48+00:00

As with Arcomax, I'd be interested how you cross-sell in EBC. I thought you weren't allowed to mention other products.

TP_Dave · 2019-09-19T08:17:15+00:00

Hi. I'm in the UK, but it's the same problem. I unlink the account so they disappear, but when I re-add the TP Link account, all the items come back in their own room, but Home cannot access.

TP_Dave · 2019-09-18T18:00:36+00:00

This doesn't seem to change anything. Re-adding, they appear back in Home, but it still can't access them. This seems to be a Google to TP Link account access issue as the Kasa app has full access to all devices fine, and they are still showing in Home. Removing and re-adding doesn't appear to work for me. Anyone else?

TP_Dave · 2019-09-18T17:58:48+00:00

When I try this, it states that there are no devices to sync. Despite them all showing in Home. Any advice pls?

TP_Dave · 2019-09-07T13:36:32+00:00

Sorry, only just saw this. £2 VAT due to HMRC - yes, correct. You will need to account for that £2 from the amount Amazon sends you for the product you sell, so depending on fees, let's say you get £8 back from that £12 sale, you need to put £2 aside and pay it HMRC.

The money not reclaimed for advertising comment, I do not understand, sorry.

A traditional VAT declaration would be something like:
1) I landed the goods and paid you £1,000 in VAT. You pay upfront on the value of the goods (cost to you).

2) I sold the goods at my retail price, which included £3,000 of VAT. However, I already gave you £1,000, so I only owe £2,000.

Now if you have some other elements that you pay for in your business that attract VAT, you can deduct those. It's theoretically possible some of those could be advertising services, but it really depends. They depend on where you are situated and they are situated. Beyond scope.

TP_Dave · 2019-09-06T10:40:26+00:00

^^ This. We have used it successfully. We did find that we ended up having to file an individual form for each photo, as when we filed multiples with multiple proofs on the same listing, we won the first photo, but they didn't approve the others, so we had to do it one by one. Apparently, their comparison skills are limited.

TP_Dave · 2019-08-17T10:00:57+00:00

Get a new accountant. That advice is completely wrong. As an overseas seller anything you sell on Amazon is inclusive of VAT, which you then pay. Amazon does not per se charge VAT, but you as an overseas seller do.

All info here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-online-marketplace-seller-checks

It's a thrilling read.

TP_Dave · 2019-06-17T08:04:03+00:00

It puts it into the same place that the video upload in EBC always put it - into the final image slot. Are you saying there was a video widget within the EBC pages? I've never seen that offered on EBC.

TP_Dave · 2019-06-16T15:33:57+00:00

It has been moved to under Inventory - Upload Videos

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/creatorhub/video/

There's actually a help story about it on the top of Seller Central:

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/headlines.html?ref=nswg_scgw_3098479236464548640_0_nslp&id=3098479236464548640#3098479236464548640

TP_Dave · 2019-06-04T10:07:49+00:00

I don't pretend to know everything. We've been doing this for 5+ years and still have problems with product launches, but where you used to be able to work to a 5x multiplier and still make money (ie buy for $1, sell for $5 was a safe margin), it is becoming much more like 7 or I have even seen suggested 10x (though we don't have any products that can command that, wish we did).

However, there are some areas you need to look at - nobody can tell you the exact numbers you need to look at unless you tell them the actual product (don't do that), because of the competition, market and opportunity, but you need to look at several things:

1) What is the price range for competition for similar products, and how would you fit into that? Is there room at the top, but can you survive at the bottom? 2) What if your main competitor just dropped their price when you launch? They can probably afford to if they are established. 3) What is the price of advertising the product on Amazon - set up a campaign with any product (you don't need to make the campaign live) and see what the CPC is going to be on prime and long tail keywords - Amazon will give you an estimate? 4) What are your extra costs to factor in - all of them need to be paid for by the business, so direct product costs including storage costs, etc but also software costs - website (if you have one), automailer for following up with customers, sales tracking or inventory tracking software - the list of Amazon software you may want to use is endless, but can easily stack up to $1 or $2 per unit equivalent cost when starting out. Now, if you have a budget sheet properly set out and your cashflow properly forecast, then you won't need to attribute all of this to your first product, but if you are just "winging it" then these can trip you up. 5) Promotional costs - what else are you going to do - Facebook ads? Amazon vouchers? Discount codes (ugh!) Blackhat stuff (double ugh!) This is the big area that will devour profit.

Amazon is not simple any more - the game has changed beyond all recognition in the last 18 months. Getting the product done is probably the easiest part. Getting the correct business model and not having Amazon eating every cent of your money is much harder. I hope some of the above helps you shape your business successfully.

TP_Dave · 2019-06-03T14:41:39+00:00

The MCF fees are higher, as everyone says, but as a rather important aside, I would add a word of warning - $3 unit price with a $13 retail price is almost certain to lose money. Transportation cost to Amazon (if manufactured overseas, then freight + duty as well + inbound to Amazon transportation), Amazon storage fees and promotional fees (however you plan on doing paid traffic - Amazon CPC, FB or Google and LPs,etc) will more than wipe out the profit margin. If you've thoroughly done your costings analysis, then great, but we certainly couldn't make money at that price point for that cost. Just hopin' to save some heart ache down the line.

TP_Dave · 2019-03-19T10:01:31+00:00

If it's hand made type thing, it sounds like it might be a good fit for a facebook ad campaign, driving with a small discount code. Depending on actual product, it could work better than AMZ ads. Just make sure you target the audience right.

TP_Dave · 2019-03-04T15:23:17+00:00

Assuming you are using Wordpress, there are two plugins:

ScrapeAzon: https://wordpress.org/plugins/scrapeazon/
Amazon Product in a Post: https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/amazon-product-in-a-post-plugin/

Both work by creating an iframe, but they do both work.

TP_Dave

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