He Made $25K Playing Skee Ball, Then Scaled Amazon to $1M

He Made $25K Playing Skee Ball, Then Scaled Amazon to $1M

From Clear the Shelf with Chris & Chris by Chris Grant & Chris Racic

March 11, 2026 · 1h 10m

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Gavin shares his journey from hustling skee-ball to building a seven-figure Amazon business.

He made $25,000 hustling skee-ball at arcades. Then he started Amazon FBA as a college freshman, dropped out after one year, and hit $1.1 million in a single month doing online arbitrage. He's 21 years old. Gavin (@GavinFBA) started selling on Amazon in September 2023 with $500 in first-month revenue. Two years later, he's running a seven-figure Amazon OA business, stacking margin with discounted gift cards and credit card cashback ($60K in a single month), and refusing to pay himself a dollar. This episode breaks down his entire playbook: how he sources, how he funds massive buys, why he goes deep instead of wide, and the Q4 house he rented with two friends that changed everything. Chapters: 00:00 - The Ski Ball Hustle: $25K From Arcade Arbitrage 02:00 - From Popeye's Chicken Sandwiches to StockX Shoe Flips 10:11 - First Amazon Sale: $14 in His Girlfriend's Dorm 15:33 - $800K in Sales as a College Freshman and Baseball Player 19:58 - Dropping Out of College: The Conversation With Mom and Dad 24:05 - Three Friends, One Discord, All Crossed Six Figures in Profit 28:00 - The Q4 House in Florida That Unlocked a New Niche 30:45 - Going Deep: Tracking Sales Cycles and Controlling the…

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Chris Racic

Guest: Gavin

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Organizations: Amazon, Popeye's, StockX

Places: Florida

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