Welcome to a special weekend edition of Seller Snacks — your weekly buffet of ecommerce goodness.

This week we’ve got a puzzle flip that pieces up a nice profit, back-to-school shopping trends you need to know, a sourcing shortcut hidden in customers’ shopping habits, and a productivity hack from former president Dwight Eisenhower himself.

Also, we’re beta testing an exciting new list - and you’re invited to try it out!

Whether you’re flipping, sourcing, or binge-scrolling Keepa — grab a plate, we don’t judge. Let’s dig in.

Let’s eat!

Each week, we shine a light on something (or someone) that’s helping Amazon sellers snack smarter.

This week’s spotlight is on….

💡 Uranus 22 - Our New Hazmat Lead List

Most Amazon OA sellers avoid Hazmat products like the plague.

They see extra paperwork, a long, tedious approval process, limited storage, restricted shipping - and move on.

But those very barriers? Those are the ones that make Hazmat leads a juicy proposition:

Less competition. Better margins. Leads other resellers won’t touch. 

That’s why we’re testing something new…

☣️ Introducing Uranus 22

We’re opening up Uranus 22 - our Hazmat list - for beta testing.

Our Elite Sellers Network and Monthly Subscribers got early access—only 7 beta spots remain!

Wednesday’s list was fire with an Avg Profit over $44 per item and Avg ROI over 118%.

The Uranus 22 list delivers 10+ high-profit Hazmat leads every morning from Monday to Friday. If you’ve got a seasoned account and experience with Hazmat-restricted ASINs, this is your opportunity to try it out early and help develop the list before launch.

If you choose to participate in the risk-free, 7-day trial, you’ll get:

• 10+ Hazmat leads daily for 7 days

• All the metrics and product information you’ll need to make quick buying decisions confidently

• Capped at 22 beta-testers for less competition

The 7-day trial is risk-free, and you may cancel anytime.

📣 Your Feedback Matters to Us

Our goal with the Uranus 22 beta testing is to gather enough feedback so that we can fine-tune the list before we fully roll it out.

To make it easier for you to leave feedback on every lead from our lists, we’ve added a thumbs-up (👍) and a thumbs-down (👎) icon in the last column of every lead. Click on either one, and leave your feedback on the Google form. Easy-peasy.

💵Ready to Help Us Build Your Cash-Printing Machine?

If you’re curiosity is peaking at the profit potential of the Uranus 22 list, we’d love to have you on the first wave.

👉 Try Uranus 22 for 7 Days

We’re keeping the beta group small as we gather feedback. If this is something you think is for you, save your spot now.

Bite-sized insights to help you sell smarter.

What’s Happening:  BTS Spending to hit $30.9 Billion

Deloitte’s 2025 Back-to-School Survey projects $30.9 billion in K–12 spending this season. However, it’s not growth across the board. Parents are tightening belts in some areas and splurging in others.

🧃 Spending on Tech and Supplies Is Down:

• Tech spending expected to drop 8%

• School supplies down 3%

• Home/health/other down 12%

🧥 Spending on Clothing Is Up:

• Parents plan to spend 6% more on apparel and accessories

• Over half are open to splurging on first-day outfits

• 62% say their kid influences what they buy

🛍️ Value Is King:

• 75% of parents are willing to switch brands if prices are too high

• 46% are shopping mass-market (Target, Walmart, etc.)

• 26% are using cashback platforms

• Gen Z parents are leaning into social deals and AI tools

⏰ Spending is Peaking Early:

• 61% of all BTS purchases will wrap before the end of July

• Many are okay with slower shipping if it means saving more

📈 _{Why It Matters:}

If you’re sourcing for BTS, your window is still open. However, it’s closing fast.

Parents aren’t just buying anything and everything. They’re prioritizing value, essentials, and lower-cost categories. They’re not loyal to brands and are getting smarter with tools like cashback, sale tracking, and price-comparison extensions.

For OA sellers, this is a signal:

You don’t need to find trendy tech or hot new launches. What you need to find are practical, profitable, low-friction flips that look like a deal.

^{📋 What to Do:}

• Target low-cost, practical goods - parents are pulling back on tech and high-ticket items. Focus on affordable everyday needs like school organizers, lunch bags, folders, water bottles, and other items that feel essential but budget-friendly.

• Lean into apparel and accessories - Clothing is the only category seeing growth. Look for multipacks of socks, basic tees, backpacks, or branded bundles that appeal to value-driven shoppers but still feel “first-day worthy.”

• List value brands over premium - with 75% of parents willing to switch brands, now’s the time to source and list alternative or house-brand options that undercut big-name pricing.

• Use cashback sites while sourcing - If 26% of parents are shopping through cashback platforms, OA sellers should too. While sourcing from retailers, stack cashbacks with Rakuten or TopCashback to boost ROI.

• Prioritize FBM for the final stretch - with back-to-school spending peaking in August and 71% of shoppers willing to wait for lower shipping costs, FBM is a smart play for these last few weeks. especially for non-urgent items like accessories, organizers, or extras that don’t need to arrive on day one.

Bite-sized tips to boost your flips.

🔎 The Sourcing Shortcut Hiding in Shopper Habits

When some products pop off, just like the Dyson V8 cordless vacuum last Prime Day, buyers usually don’t just stop there. They grab accessories, replacement parts or complimentary products next. In this thread, we show you a quick and easy way to find these flips fast so that you can ride the wave without having to elbow a large crowd.

🤖 Use ChatGPT to Find Auto-Ungate Products? Yep.

In 2025, sellers aren’t just using AI -they’re building workflows around it.

In this YouTube video, Miles Longstreth shows how to use AI tools to uncover products you’re more likely to auto-ungate - plus how to streamline sourcing and listing creation along the way.

Oh, and how cool is Miles? He even shares his ChatGPT prompts in the video description. That cool.

📈 Scaling to $100K? Here’s How to Keep It Simple

Most sellers chase growth by doing more.

The smart ones scale by doing what works—on repeat.

In this thread, Warner Fields (@FieldsofProfit) breaks down how to skip test buys, spot restock winners, and track sale cycles so you can scale without losing your mind.

🍄 Mental Snacks

Click-Worthy Finds Served Fresh

• Amazon Virtual Assistant Guide: Learn how to hire, what to outsource, and how to do it right

• 2025 Amazon Account Health Guide: Maintain your account health beyond Prime Day and Q4

• Amazon Unsuitable Goods: Find out what they are to protect your account

Because Amazon selling is serious business… but not too serious. Want more sourcing memes, weekly drops, and a few laughs between IP claims?

👉 Follow us on X (@FBALeadList)

What’s better than our Flip of the Week? Having 10+ of these manually vetted killer leads delivered straight to your inbox every morning.

👉 Browse our lead list plans and start getting high-profit OA leads that actually move fast.

Each of our lead lists is:

🧠 Manually sourced (no scraping, ever)
💰 Built for profit

📊 Weekly Recap (7/14–7/18)

🔍 Unique Top Leads: 258
💰 Avg. Net Profit: $14.36
📈 Avg. ROI: 88.63%
🏷️ Avg. 90 Day Rank: 132,194
💸 Total Profit (all lists, buying 1 unit per lead): $3,927.11

💵 Average Profit (all lead lists): $785.42

We asked our subscribers, “What wins have you had using our lead list?” — and here’s one reply that stood out:

“Some insane rabbit-trail heads: like a store or brand I'd never heard of that turns sourcing that brand or store for the next several months and profiting thousands from really just that one lead idea” 

- SJC, Jupiter 22 subscriber

🚀 Ready to Stack Wins and Scale Your OA Business?

👉 Subscribe to a lead list

Are you an influencer, content creator, or Amazon expert with value to share? We’re always looking for new ways to grow together.

Here’s what we’re excited to explore:

• Sharing your content in our newsletter or socials

• Offering exclusive deals to our subscribers

• Co-creating content that helps sellers scale smarter

Got an idea for a win-win partnership?

📩 Email us at [email protected] — let’s build something great together.

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