This document summarizes how to sell items on Amazon Marketplace. It describes the two types of seller accounts - Professional and Individual. Professional sellers must sell over 40 items per month and pay a monthly fee, while Individual sellers sell fewer items and pay per sale. The document outlines the four step sales process of listing items, receiving orders, shipping items, and receiving payment. It also lists some popular product categories and provides additional resources for sellers.

1. Selling on Amazon Marketplace
Brian Smith McCallum
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
bmccallum@ahml.info

2. What is Amazon Marketplace?
• “Online garage sale” to sell your wares to
millions of customers
• Amazon.com = one of most frequently-visited
websites
• Amazon.com had more than 280 million
unique visitors in June 2011, according to
comScore.

5. Types of Amazon Marketplace Accounts
1. Professional Seller
2. Individual Seller
*Note: Customers can review and rate your
performance!

6. Professional Seller Account
• Must sell more than 40 items a month
• 1 month = FREE
• Afterwords, $39.99 / month subscription fee
(in addition to other fees)
• Sell items in 25 categories

8. Individual Seller Account
• Sell fewer than 40 items a month
• No subscription fee required
• $.99 fee per sale (in addition to other associated
fees -- e.g., referral and closing fees)
• Sell items in 18 categories

10. What Can You Sell on Amazon?
• What can’t you sell on Amazon?
• Amazon includes 18 product categories for
sellers.
• Books, CDs, DVDs, video games = popular
items to sell

11. How to Become Amazon Seller
• Create an Amazon account
• Or use your existing Buyer’s Account
• Register your credit card
• Provide bank information for direct deposit of
sales

12. Sales Process: 4 Steps
1. List items (includes Quantity, Quality, Price)
2. Receive orders
3. Ship items to customers
4. Receive payment (via direct deposit)!

14. Sales
• Amazon sends email notification for each sale
• You are responsible for packing and shipping item.
• Sell items within 2 business days of sale; confirm
shipment with customer.
• Amazon pays for media rate postage (for
books, CDs, DVDs, etc.)
• Amazon takes a % of the sale; the rest of $ is yours!

15. Additional Help
Amazon Seller Videos
http://amzn.to/JREpF8
Amazon’s Selling Fees
http://amzn.to/6dfHE
Seller Support Blog
http://bit.ly/KC2U4I
Getting Started Guide (PDF)
http://bit.ly/LoINcf
Amazon Marketplace FAQ
http://amzn.to/KaEZvm