The Australian Seller Chris Thomas

Today is a special Podcast episode with previous guest on the show, Fe Soutter, Regina Peterburgsky and little ‘ol me! 







It’s a super fun chat and really hope you enjoy our conversation and content.







Time really is running out to join the 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind that Regina and I are holding in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory and 1StopVAT. To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including $50 million per year seller, Ben Webber. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective to learn more and apply!







Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook







And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!







If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business including managing your Sponsored Advertising, feel free to get in touch with me – I run an agency, helping private label sellers as well as household brands in Australia and internationally, like No Pong, Lucent Globe and TafToys just to name a few…. Please visit www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.

Big thanks to everyone who’s left a positive review over the years, and more recently to ‘Ashers15’ who kindly left a 5-star review! The show’s sitting at 4.8 stars on iTunes, so like Amazon, I’m going to round that up to 5!















So please like and subscribe, it really helps and means a lot! I don’t get paid, I have no sponsors, remain fully independent and will continue to do so with your support! 







Time really is running out to join the 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind that Regina and I are holding in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory and 1StopVAT. To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including $50 million per year seller, Ben Webber. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective to learn more and apply!







Now today, you might remember  two-time previous guest and friend of the show (and mine) Steven Selikoff from www.cantonfair2024.com, is a product development & sourcing legend and chats to me & you today about best practice sourcing and negotiation with Chinese suppliers. Another great friend of mine, Andy Akroyd recently posted a video about his amazing experience traveling to China and hanging out with Steven and he recommended I get him back on the show! So here he is! 







Steven chats to us about the Canton Fair, meeting suppliers, negotiating the best price without compromising on quality and the dangers of using DDP as your freight forwarding method amongst many other tips and tricks if you’re currently, or considering sourcing from China !. 







Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook







And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!







If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business including managing your Sponsored Advertising, feel free to get in touch with me – I run an agency, helping private label sellers as well as household brands in Australia and internationally, like No Pong, Lucent Globe and TafToys just to name a few…. Please visit www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.

Time really is running out to join the 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind that Regina and I are holding in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory and 1StopVAT. To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including Ben Webber who stars in this episode. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective to learn more and apply!







Today I interview Ben Webber, an Amazon legend, who started selling retail arbitrage on Amazon back in 2014. He was driving his truck all over the country, searching for liquidations and bargains so he could list those products on Amazon and make a tidy profit. With his buddies, they were able to scale to $3 Million per year!







They quickly realised that the retail arbitrage model wasn’t a sustainably scalable business, so they pivoted to Private label in 2016 and things took off after they were interviewed on a popular radio show in the USA. An interesting way to launch a product on Amazon, that’s for sure!







They now have 9 Brands, with hundreds of SKU’s selling both on Amazon and Walmart, last year selling over $50 million. 







Amongst lots of gold nuggets, Ben chats about his latest product research tactic, buying product patents from Patent owners to create defensible product lines.







So come join Ben at the Amazon Collective!







Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook







And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!







If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business, feel free to get in touch with me – I have a new agency, www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.

Time is running out to join the 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory and 1StopVAT. To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including Ben Webber. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective to learn more and apply!







Today I interview Ash Rex, a veteran online video and Amazon expert who lives and works in Japan. He started his career in finance before moving from Sydney to Japan and working on all sorts of entrepreneurial ventures ever since.







His expertise in video has given him a huge edge selling on Amazon for both his own eCommerce brands, but also now for the clients he works with.







This is a must listen episode if you’re thinking of expanding to Japan.







Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook







And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!







If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business, feel free to get in touch with me – I have a new agency, www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.

Time is running out to join the 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory. To join us, Fe Soutter and international VIP guests including Ben Webber. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective to learn more and apply!







This week I chat with Chris, who is a professional Australian photographer based up in Queensland. Chris & his wife Sonia’s extensive knowledge of photography helped them to develop their product line in the baby Category on Amazon USA.







In just a couple of years, they’ve gone from $60K in their first year, $320K in 2023 and they’re looking at $800K this year in 2024 with just one product and a handful of variations.







Their margins are sensational and they enjoy healthy profits in spite of all the new fees Amazon’s imposed on us sellers.







We talk about the methods they’ve employed to keep their fees as low as possible. We discuss variation strategies, and their plans for Marketplace expansion and growth for this year.







Meghla, Marg & Kev are holding the India Sourcing trip this time in February Dates: Feb 4-11, 2024 in Delhi and use the code: chris to get $150 off the normal ticket price. Just head over to www.indiasourcingtrip.com to learn more.







Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook







And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!







If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business, feel free to get in touch with me – I have a new agency, www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.

Happy New Year! I hope you brought in the New Year in style and you’re excited as I am for 2024!







The 4th Amazon Collective Mastermind is being held in March on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th , this time in the Blue Mountains NSW. It’s being sponsored by multi-currency solutions provider, World First and Australian eCommerce Accountants, Intrepid Advisory. To join us, Fiona Soutter and international VIP guests including Paul Harvey. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/collective to learn more and apply!







This week I chat with the amazing Fiona Soutter, who you might know from her on-stage appearances at the Southern Seller Fest. I actually recorded this chat with Fe a couple of weeks ago, so some of the dates and references to ‘next year’ refer to this year… Anyway, Fiona’s an Australian Amazon seller who started only selling in 2020 and is already making over $100K per month in profit. Today she breaks down her journey, from changing her mindset, to the highs and the lows of dealing with everything Amazon and world has thrown at her along the way.







Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook







And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction!







If you own or work for a consumer products brand and need help setting up or running your Amazon business, feel free to get in touch with me – I have a new agency, www.Amasphere.com.au – an official Amazon Service Provider.