Episode 148 : Amazon Changed Sales Rank: 7 New Ways to Find Hot Products

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Struggling to understand how fast a product sells on Amazon? With Amazon’s recent changes to sales rank reporting, your usual strategies may no longer cut it. In this video, we dive into 7 proven Keepa techniques to determine sales velocity like a pro - even with the new flattened data curve.

Whether you’re doing retail arbitrage, online arbitrage, or wholesale, these methods will help you make smarter decisions and avoid overstocking. We cover how to use drop percentages, “bought in the past month”, seller count trends, rating spikes, and much more using Keepa’s product finder tool.

These insights are part of my Evergreen Sourcing System—a blueprint helping Amazon sellers find profitable leads in minutes. You’ll see examples, learn to test wisely, and protect your capital while scaling smart.

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Tools Mentioned:

• Keepa Product Finder

• replendashboard.com

Chapters:

0:00 – Why Amazon Changed Sales Rank Reporting

0:58 – Keepa Now Reports Differently: What It Means

1:25 – Intro to 7 Keepa Tips for Sales Velocity

3:00 – Tip #1: Drop Percentage (Use it Right!)

5:00 – Tip #2: “Bought in the Past Month” Explained

7:50 – Tip #3: Watch Sales Rank Trends Over Time

10:30 – Tip #4: Analyze Ratings & Review Spikes

13:00 – Tip #5: Amazon Out-of-Stock Count (Hidden Gem)

15:45 – Tip #6: Seller Count Drop % (IP or High Velocity?)

18:00 – Tip #7: Sales Rank Drops (What Still Works)

21:00 – BONUS: Combine Filters for Ultimate Insights

22:40 – Final Thoughts + How to Test Safely

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