Toys to Retirement Weekly Wrap-Up #42
Hello friends,
Happy end of August!
Next week means we are officially one month away from Q4! The days are long, but the months are short and our Superbowl is almost upon us.
Let’s take a look back at the week!
Pokemon Product Research
Since doing my Pokemon Investing Overview awhile back, I’ve had a lot more requests for Pokemon content. This week I dove into an hour of research I was doing looking for discrepancies in the market. Came across some stuff I’m heavily interested in and will be going to a card show tomorrow on the hunt!
Check it out here:
![[VIDEO LESSON] Pokemon Product Research](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNqs!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e2e6ed7-159e-4b6c-b7e7-c3564c22b484_500x500.png)
Walmart CPC’s Trickling In, but Delayed?
I’m sure you’ve heard bits and pieces of the recent Walmart Seller Summit. One of the latest rumors was that CPC requests were being delayed again. No date for when, but supposedly they won’t be shutting down listings on Sep 1. I’m preparing for the worst and expecting it anyway, but we’ll see.
The important thing though, is to go to your Walmart settings and then click ‘Account Hub’. You will start to see CPC requests trickling in for toys under the age of 12. I am at almost 800 SKUs in my catalog, and currently have 13 requests. Not bad, but it has been increasing everyday this week.
Not sure what is making the rollout occur so slowly, but the listings are not unpublished and I’m still selling through them. Start looking for those CPCs!
Walmart Incentives This Q4
Speaking of the Walmart Seller Summit, some news is starting to leak about some potential benefits of WFS this Q4.
First, there will supposedly be no peak Q4 storage fees (unlike Amazon, who charges an arm and a leg).
One of the exciting developments that still seems to need to be explained, is a potential 0% referral fee on select Toys & Games during Q4. The big asterisk next to this is that you’ll supposedly need to spend a set amount on ad spend to receive that perk.
Awaiting further details, but pretty exciting (as long as we all have catalogs we can actually sell that aren’t deleted by CPC requests!).
Be on the lookout for Labor Day Sales…
Labor day sales are starting to pop up at several retailers. Expect new clearance, limited time sales, and a big push to get rid of the last of their summer stock to make room for Q4 inventory. Might be a good time to do some RA and check your local clearance, or make sure you’re present as soon as sales switch over to grab any limited supply items.
Expect lots of tanking, but if you pick the right items, hopefully some recovering by Christmas peak week.
SellerSnap Repricer for Walmart
As most of you know, I’m a big fan of SellerSnap for repricing on Amazon. I’ve been testing their Beta for Walmart and I have to say — I’m sold.
Their AI has proven itself once again and practically every sale I am getting is higher than it was when I wasn’t using a repricer on Walmart.
If you already have SellerSnap, it’s time to start the tedious task of manually setting up your Walmart account. Unfortunately the UI is still lacking and time consuming, but it works.
If you don’t currently use SellerSnap, but you sell on both platforms, I highly recommend you start looking into the software. It truly does take your repricing to the next level and I will die on this hill — repricing strategically is equally as important as sourcing. How you setup your repricer will literally change how many vacations you can buy when you retire — it can make you that much money!
Make sure you get it all squared away on both platforms before Q4 hits.
