A profit figure is only right when two numbers are right: how many of your units one Amazon listing sells (its pack size), and what one of your units costs. This page explains how both are settled and how to fix either one in a click.
How the pack size is checked
Every matched listing gets a pack check. It reads everything the listing says about its count and compares it all:
- the title ("Pack of 12", "Box of 24")
- Amazon's own size option and item count
- the description
- the package weight
The check counts in your catalog's units. A "Pack of 24" listing of a 24 count box that you buy by the box is one of your units, not 24.
Most listings agree with themselves, so the count is simply confirmed and the Pack column shows the number. When the listing's details don't settle it, the count carries a chip:
| Chip | What it means | What profit uses |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Est. | Only one detail on the listing states the count. | The estimate. Confirm it before you buy. |
| 12 Check | The listing's details disagree. | Nothing until you choose. The suggested count comes first. |
| 1 Assumed | Nothing on the listing states a count. | One unit. Confirm it or change it. |
Answering a pack question
Click the chip, or open the product: the same question is the card at the top of its detail pane. It says why the count needs a look and lists what the listing states, for example "Title: 12" or "Package weight fits 12". Then answer:
- Use 12 picks the suggested count (it is listed first). Other counts the listing mentions follow it.
- Confirm 4 accepts an estimate as it is.
- Other or Change lets you type a different count. When the listing names no count to pick, the field to type it shows at once.
Your answer is final. The row's profit updates at once, the question goes away, and the count stays yours on every refresh and rerun, so it never asks again.
A listing can also show Size differs when Amazon sells a different size than your catalog's unit, such as a 3 lb bag against your 6 oz bag. That is not a count question, so it never holds the row, but check that the price compares like with like.
Price tiers
Some price lists print more than one price for the same item, such as:
- a warehouse and a distributor price
- volume breaks like "200 lb to 499 lb" and "500 lb and over"
Your costs use the lowest per-unit price by default. The unit cost and the case cost always come from the same tier.
When a price list has tiers, a Price tier control sits under the scoreboard on the results page. It shows the tier in use, a typical unit price, and anything the tier requires, such as "needs a qualifying order". Pick another tier to see every cost and profit at that price instead.
Switching never uses credits and takes a few seconds. A cost you typed yourself always stays.
Duplicate offers
A price list sometimes offers the same product more than once, such as a single box, a case and a display. A match then costs at the cheapest of those offers, and the others are kept as alternatives. The row isn't held for review because of them.
Costs you type
Typing a cost into the Cost column, or setting a landed cost, overrides the price list for that row. Your cost survives price tier switches, Amazon data refreshes and reruns. The row's details say Cost set by you so you can tell it apart.