How She Dominates With No Competition Listings on Amazon
From Clear the Shelf with Chris & Chris by Chris Grant & Chris Racic
March 16, 2026 · 1h 12m
About this episode
Elizabeth Thompson shares her expertise on creating Amazon listings from scratch and her unique approach to retail arbitrage.
35% of Elizabeth's Amazon sales come from listings she created from scratch. She buys $20 items at TJ Maxx and sells them for $85 on Amazon. And she's never had more than 5-6 sellers on any listing she's built. Most have 2-3. Often it's just her.Elizabeth Thompson has been selling on Amazon for 20 years. She specializes in something most RA and OA sellers never even try: creating Amazon listings from scratch for products she sources through arbitrage. Today she walks through the entire process step by step, from brand approval to GTIN exemptions to using Amazon's AI tools to build a complete listing in 10 minutes. Chapters: 00:00 - What If the Product Doesn't Have an Amazon Listing?02:10 - 20 Years on Amazon: From eBay to FBA04:27 - 35% of Sales From Listings She Created08:05 - Amazon Consulting: What She Teaches Other Sellers10:36 - When to Create a Listing vs. When to Walk Away14:00 - The First Sale: Testing Demand With Just One Unit16:09 - The GS1 Mistake That Ghost Listed 400 ASINs19:08 - The Math of Listing Creation22:03 - How to Actually Create a Listing From Scratch (Step by Step)26:00 - Brand Approval vs. Selling Approval (They're Different)31:00 - GTIN Exemptions: When…
People in this episode
Hosts: Chris Grant, Chris Racic
Guest: Elizabeth Thompson
Topics covered
- Amazon sales
- listing creation
- retail arbitrage
- e-commerce strategies
- AI tools
- brand approval
- GTIN exemptions
Keywords
- Amazon listings
- retail arbitrage
- e-commerce
- AI tools
- GTIN exemptions
- brand approval
- sales strategies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Amazon, TJ Maxx, GS1
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