Clear the Shelf with Chris & Chris

Chris Grant & Chris Racic
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The show that meets at the intersection of education and entertainment to discuss online arbitrage, retail arbitrage, wholesale, and all facets of selling on Amazon. We'll bring you news, tactics, strategies, insights, stories, and interviews to help you grow your Amazon business. Welcome to the show!

  1. Sep 21

    He Builds His Own Amazon Software (And Can't Code)

    ► Work with me 1-on-1 on your Amazon business: https://cleartheshelf.com/apply He can't write a line of code, but he built the software that runs his Amazon business. He also flips $2 Skechers into $45 sales and had an AI knock out his entire sales tax audit in 30 minutes. Chad from The Buy Box has spent about five years turning online arbitrage, retail arbitrage, and Amazon-to-Amazon flips into a business that runs on tools he built himself. In this one we get into the exact plays: how A2A flips work, why he still refuses to touch wholesale, how he reads a deal by looking for reasons to say no, and how he taught AI to do the boring parts of sourcing, bookkeeping, and a tax audit. Plus the 3.8 million request mistake that got his home internet shut off. If you do OA or RA and you want the intermediate-to-advanced version of this conversation, this is the one. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 The seller who builds software but can't code 02:02 From the West Texas oil field to reselling 08:14 The chlorine gold rush that hooked him on FBA 15:57 Why he still skips wholesale (OA vs A2A) 19:36 Used, refurb, and rebuilding after losing suppliers 28:32 Amazon to Amazon flips, explained 33:15 The $2 Skechers deal 36:40 Credit card rewards as untaxed money 40:40 Reading a deal: disqualify before you qualify 43:56 Building his own AI sourcing tools (without coding) 55:26 How AI did his sales tax audit in 30 minutes 59:49 A road trip for inventory (and a 3.8M-request mistake) 1:05:36 Should you trust AI agents? Plus his home setup 1:17:28 The Whatnot experiment that broke even 1:28:01 Advice for new sellers + lightning round 🔗 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Chad's Keepa skill (free on GitHub): [PASTE GITHUB LINK] Keepa (the data behind every call in this episode) SellerAmp: https://www.selleramp.com/oachallenge Tactical Arbitrage, Keepa Product Finder, Inventory Lab Business credit cards we talked about (5% cashback): https://www.cardratings.com/bestcards/business-credit-cards.php?src=704525 Claude Code + ChatGPT (the AI tools he builds with) Whatnot, B-Stock 👤 FOLLOW CHAD X: https://x.com/chadventures_ The Buy Box: https://thebuybox.io Flip Alert: https://flipalert.co 🟠 FOLLOW CLEAR THE SHELF Newsletter (5 Things Friday, 30,000+ Amazon sellers): https://cleartheshelf.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@cleartheshelf Free Amazon sourcing training: https://rabbittrailchallenge.com Free repricer training: https://repricerchallenge.com Follow Chris Grant:X/Twitter/Instagram: @cleartheshelf Newsletter: https://cleartheshelf.com/newsletterFollow Chris Racic:X/Twitter: @ChrisRacicNewsletter: https://oaleads247.com

  2. Sep 14

    Why Most Amazon Sellers Use AI Wrong (And How to Fix It)

    👉 Want help building this into your business? Apply to work 1-on-1 with Chris: https://cleartheshelf.com/apply On this episode, Chris and Chris Racic sit down with Pete Nelson. Pete sold over $2M on Amazon doing online arbitrage, burned out on the grind, and pivoted into the Amazon Influencer Program while teaching himself AI from scratch. He now runs Claude with MCP connectors to fire off scheduled tasks that organize orders, enrich Keepa data, and post content for him. We get into where AI actually belongs in an Amazon business (and where it doesn't), the simple automations you can set up this week, and whether AIP still has runway in 2026. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 "The Easiest Money to Make Online" 02:06 $2M Seller, 10 Years In, Still Working a 9-5 05:03 The Account Health Strike That Broke Him 09:22 Why Most Sellers Use AI Completely Wrong 10:08 Pick One Tool. Start With One Annoying Task. 13:19 Agents and Connectors, in Plain English 15:00 "Everything Is a Workflow" 16:37 The 15-Minute Setup That Kills Inauthentic Claims 18:15 Where AI Doesn't Belong (Sourcing + Amazon's TOS) 21:31 Why Tool-Hopping Kills Your Progress 24:22 Is SaaS Dead? (and What Replaces It) 26:47 Why He Built Opsync Pro 31:50 Turn Your VAs From Cost Into Revenue 37:30 Inside AIP: $50K in Commissions, Part-Time 46:27 Lightning Round: Red Flags & His Best $15 Tool FOLLOW PETE - YouTube: @PeterNelson13 - X/Twitter: @PeterNelson - Instagram: @PetesFlips - Opsync Pro: https://opsyncpro.io/beta Follow Chris Grant: X/Twitter/Instagram: @cleartheshelf Newsletter: https://cleartheshelf.com/newsletter Follow Chris Racic: X/Twitter: @ChrisRacic Newsletter: https://oaleads247.com

  3. Jul 31

    He Explains Why the Biggest Amazon Sellers Still Do Online Arbitrage

    Apply to work with me one-on-one: https://www.cleartheshelf.com/apply He's done $6.5 million in Amazon sales. He quit a six-figure finance job in New York to do this full-time. And his thesis is that once you get to a certain point, an Amazon business becomes a logistics company. The margin isn't just in sourcing. It's in the supply chain. Sean Kaupp (@Stacksonsr) co-founded ShipVision, uses $1 million in private capital instead of credit cards, and says AWD saves him $2,500 to $7,000 a month in placement fees. Today we get into why he thinks wholesale has the smallest moat, why OA sellers doing $14 million a month prove the model scales, how FTL shipping cuts check-in time from three weeks to under 24 hours, and the order cancellation prevention stack most sellers don't know about. Chapters: 00:00 - $6.5M on Amazon and the Logistics Thesis 02:01 - COVID Masks to $180K Months on Shopify (Then $5K) 05:00 - Suspended Before His First Sale (How He Got Back In) 07:00 - Home Depot Gloves and the Amazon Lightbulb Moment 10:00 - What ShipVision Actually Does (And Why He Built It) 13:30 - $16K/Month for Unlimited Prep and Shipping 15:00 - Why He Threw Away Every Box in the Warehouse 18:56 - AWD: How He Skips $7K/Month in Placement Fees 21:00 - Buy 1,000 Units, Not 100 (The Buy Box Network Effect) 24:00 - $1M in Private Capital (Not Credit Cards, Not SBA) 27:29 - Fundraising Is a Core Entrepreneurial Skill 32:00 - "Wholesale Has the Smallest Moat" 35:49 - "The Real Money Is in the Hidden Prices" 41:08 - Why Walmart Is Not the Escape Hatch You Think 46:00 - The Order Cancellation Prevention Stack 48:00 - Stop Dreaming About Exiting. Start Compounding. Follow Sean: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seankaupp/ Twitter: https://x.com/Stacksonsr Follow Chris Grant: X/Twitter/Instagram: @cleartheshelf Newsletter: https://cleartheshelf.com/newsletter Follow Chris Racic: X/Twitter: @ChrisRacic Newsletter: https://oaleads247.com

  4. Jul 5

    How He Built $385K in 0% Credit Lines to Scale Amazon Online Arbitrage

    Apply to work with me one-on-one: https://www.cleartheshelf.com/apply Apply for 0% interest credit cards here: https://www.cardratings.com/bestcards/business-credit-cards.php?src=704525 He was stuck at $30K a month for four months straight. Profitable, healthy sell-through, more leads than money to buy them. The problem wasn't sourcing. It was capital. So he got his first two credit cards, $110K combined, and within five months he hit his first $100K month. He's now done over $7M in Amazon sales in his early 20's. Sadeq has built $385,000 in business credit lines across Chase, American Express, Capital One, and others. He walks us through the exact card stack, the application sequence, billing cycle optimization, the funding traps that cost sellers thousands, and why 0% APR credit cards are the single best scaling tool for OA sellers who've outgrown their cash. Chapters: 00:00 - Stuck at $30K/Month With No More Cash to Spend 02:00 - Sneaker Restocks at 5AM for 18 Months Straight 05:31 - How to Know It's Capital, Not Sourcing 07:00 - What Separates the Best Arbitrage Sellers 09:00 - The Funding Traps That Sound Good Until You Do the Math 14:01 - Why 0% APR Cards Beat Everything Else 16:43 - The Guardrails You Need Before You Touch Credit 18:48 - The Chase Stack: How He Got $72K in One Day 21:10 - Pre-Application Checklist (Don't Skip This) 24:00 - The Heavy Spender Card Nobody Talks About 25:00 - Charge Cards vs Credit Cards: Which One Fits OA? 30:00 - What to Do When You Get Declined 32:46 - Billing Cycle Optimization (No Two Cards Due the Same Day) 38:01 - Signup Bonuses: The Money You're Leaving on the Table 40:21 - Lightning Round: One Card, One Mistake, One Tool Follow Sadeq: X/Twitter: https://x.com/sadeqwahab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sadeqwahabb/ Work with Sadeq: https://calendly.com/sadeq0905/business-funding-strategy-call Follow Chris Grant: X/Twitter/Instagram: @cleartheshelf Newsletter: https://cleartheshelf.com/newsletter Follow Chris Racic: X/Twitter: @ChrisRacic Newsletter: https://oaleads247.com

  5. Jun 26

    This Guy Went From Bartending to $200K/Month with Amazon FBA | Online Arbitrage

    Apply to work with me one-on-one: https://www.cleartheshelf.com/apply He bartended for 15 years. Then COVID hit, and he never went back. He flipped GPUs, then PS5s, then found Amazon. Now he's doing $200K months with online arbitrage at 15-16% net margins and pulling $36K a year in cashback on top of the profit. Blake (@Blake_FBA) is a seven-figure Amazon OA seller who's survived brand reviews, lost entire categories, and still keeps running it up. Today we get into how he actually sources, why repricing separates good sellers from great sellers, the cashback that pays for his life, and why he says fees only hurt you when your sourcing is weak. Chapters: 00:00 - Bartender for 15 Years. Then Everything Changed. 02:00 - GPU Flipping in a Discord and a Cash Deal With a Stranger 04:15 - The Walmart Pallet That Made $50K at 1800% ROI 08:00 - First OA Hire: Neither of Us Knew What We Were Doing 13:15 - Why OA Has a Higher Ceiling Than RA 16:00 - New Brands Nobody Heard of Two Years Ago 20:00 - How He Went Wide Before Going Deep 22:27 - Losing Brands and the Forced Pivot to Multi-Channel 27:00 - eBay, Walmart, and Cross-Listing as Insurance 30:45 - What a Sourcing Session Actually Looks Like 37:26 - Repricing: The Skill That Separates Good From Great 42:43 - $36K in Cash Back and a Backyard Bio Lab 47:55 - The Year He Ran It Fully Automated (And What He Missed) 51:21 - "There's a Biological Creature Running the Ship" 55:16 - "Fees Only Hurt When Your Sourcing Is Weak" Follow Blake: X/Twitter: https://x.com/blake_fba Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blake_fba/ Follow Chris Grant: X/Twitter/Instagram: @cleartheshelf Newsletter: https://cleartheshelf.com/newsletter Follow Chris Racic: X/Twitter: @ChrisRacic Newsletter: https://oaleads247.com

  6. Jun 18

    He Made $1.7M Buying from Amazon and Selling Back on Amazon (A2A Flips)

    Apply to work with me one-on-one: https://www.cleartheshelf.com/apply Grab the FREE Amazon to Amazon Flips Playbook: https://cleartheshelf.gumroad.com/l/A2A-Playbook He's sold over $1.7 million in inventory that he bought directly from Amazon and resold right back on Amazon. If that sounds insane, it is. But Amazon's pricing algorithms create errors, they clearance aged inventory, and their bots price match obscure websites. Ryan Otwell turned those inefficiencies into a full-time business. Ryan runs the YouTube channel A2Amazing and has been doing Amazon to Amazon flips full-time for about two years. Today we break down every sourcing method (Keepa Deals, Flip Alert, debundles), why the offer tab is the most underrated Keepa feature, how to compete against Amazon on a listing, and more. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - $1.7M Buying and Selling on the Same Platform 04:52 - Amazon to Amazon Flips Explained in 10 Seconds 07:00 - Why Amazon Sells Below Cost (Your Opportunity) 09:42 - Is This Allowed? What Amazon's Own Policy Says 14:00 - The Pursuit of Flexibility Over Freedom 16:56 - How to Find A2A Deals With Just Keepa 20:40 - Handing A2A Sourcing to a VA 24:33 - What the Perfect A2A Flip Looks Like 27:16 - The Keepa Tab Nobody's Using 34:50 - Funding a $3M A2A Business 38:06 - $140K Stranded Overnight (The Nike Incident) 41:00 - Put 999 in the Box First 55:00 - Debundles: Where the 400% ROI Hides 59:00 - Competing Against Amazon Isn't What You Think Follow Ryan: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@A2Amazin⁩ Follow Chris Grant: X/Twitter/Instagram: @cleartheshelf Newsletter: https://cleartheshelf.com/newsletter Follow Chris Racic: X/Twitter: @ChrisRacic Newsletter: https://oaleads247.com

  7. Jun 5

    How Matt Runs a $7M Amazon Wholesale Business in One Day a Week

    Apply to work with me one-on-one: https://www.cleartheshelf.com/apply He did $7 million in Amazon sales last year. His goal for 2026 is $10 million. His entire operation runs with 12 people, mostly offshore. And his core work is done by Monday at lunchtime. Matt Hassler started selling on Amazon in July 2022 with $5,000. He ran the business from a camper while traveling the country with his wife. Today he runs an almost entirely wholesale operation using just 3 Keepa Product Finder filters and a team of sourcers, admins, and an ops manager. This episode breaks down his sourcing system, how he opens and evaluates wholesale accounts, the 3 constraints that limit growth, how he built a team, and the restocking software he built from his own process. Chapters: 00:00 - $7M in Sales, Done by Monday at Noon 01:37 - Chemical Engineer to Amazon Seller 04:00 - The Capital Deployment System 08:00 - What Opening a Wholesale Account Actually Looks Like 14:56 - 3 Keepa Product Finder Filters 20:04 - Could This Wholesale Model Work for OA and RA? 22:05 - Three Constraints: Suppliers, Sourcers, or Capital 26:19 - The Lead Approval Process 31:02 - Amazon Seller Market Outlook 34:49 - Building a Team of 12 38:00 - How He Incentivizes Sourcers 41:00 - Culture and Integrity 45:44 - Top 3 KPIs: Revenue, Spend, and Inventory Age 48:00 - Why He Still Does His Own Repricing 51:10 - AI Distributor Scraper: 30 Distributors in 15 Minutes 54:00 - ReplenPulse 58:45 - Lightning Round Follow Matt: Website: https://matthewhassler.com/ Software: https://www.replenpulse.com/ Follow Chris Grant: X/Twitter/Instagram: @cleartheshelf Newsletter: https://cleartheshelf.com/newsletter Follow Chris Racic: X/Twitter: @ChrisRacic Newsletter: https://oaleads247.com

  8. May 28

    How Harry Replaced His Full Time Income in 6 Months with Amazon FBA

    Apply to work with me one-on-one: https://www.cleartheshelf.com/apply Harry's an HR Director with a 10-year corporate career, a wife, kids, and a barn full of a million worms. In January 2026, he wrote a post to himself: "365 days from now you freaking did it, bro." Less than two months later, he replaced his W2 salary with Amazon income. Harry (@SellFlipDad) is building everything at once: a full-time career, an Amazon OA business, Whatnot live selling shows with his wife, and a Claude AI bot that messages potential customers 24/7 while he sleeps. This episode covers how he went from worm farming to salary replacement in 6 months, why he calls himself a "reseller" instead of an Amazon seller, the AI bot that runs his Whatnot chat (and accidentally bought him a Carhartt hat), and how he balances all of it without losing his family or his mind. Chapters: 00:00 - The HR Director Who Replaced His Salary With Amazon 02:00 - "Our Son's Twin Passed Away. We Needed Our Why." 03:49 - From Worm Farming to Amazon (The Unlikely Pipeline) 05:23 - "365 Days From Now You Freaking Did It, Bro" 07:00 - What Amazon Revenue vs. Profit Actually Looks Like Early On 10:00 - Getting Your Spouse On Board (She Said "You're Crazy") 15:02 - Wife Goes From Teacher to Fashion Business Owner on Whatnot 18:18 - "I Am a Reseller." Why Identity Matters 23:00 - Daily Prioritization: W2 First, Then Where's the Money? 27:07 - Whatnot Live Selling: $1 Starts on Goodwill Kids' Clothes 33:00 - The AI Bot That Runs His Whatnot Shows (Claude Cowork) 36:00 - How Claude Messages Thousands of Potential Buyers While He Sleeps 39:24 - Claude Automated His Entire HR Paperwork Too 40:00 - Going Deep: The Magic Number Is 700 Monthly Sold Batch 44:00 - Paying to Play: Using Losses to Build Sales History 46:57 - Ungating: "Keep Asking. Gamify It. Try Number 60 Is Coming." 51:36 - Claude for Amazon Sellers: Where to Start 55:00 - Balancing Work, Family, and the Grind (The Honest Take) 59:00 - What Does Freedom Actually Look Like? 01:01:00 - Lightning Round: Bidet, Lawn Service, and a Million Worms Follow Harry:X/Twitter: @SellFlipDadWhatnot: Outgrow Kids Follow Chris Grant: X/Twitter/Instagram: @cleartheshelf Newsletter: https://cleartheshelf.com/newsletter Follow Chris Racic: X/Twitter: @ChrisRacic Newsletter: https://oaleads247.com

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The show that meets at the intersection of education and entertainment to discuss online arbitrage, retail arbitrage, wholesale, and all facets of selling on Amazon. We'll bring you news, tactics, strategies, insights, stories, and interviews to help you grow your Amazon business. Welcome to the show!

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