Rocket Source data points

Where the data comes from:

Profit and fees

Profit

Derived

The estimated profit for this product, after accounting for all fees.

How to use it

One of the most important metrics to look at. You will want to ensure that the items you are selling are meeting your minimum profitability criteria.

Calculation
Profit = Sale Proceeds - Cost - Inbound Shipping - Prep Cost - FBA Storage Fees

ROI

Derived

Estimated return of investment at the current selling price.

How to use it

An extremely important measure of how much profit your can expect from this item, relative to your purchase price. Higher ROIs are generally preferable to lower ROIs, as you can grow your capital quicker. Be aware of items with ROIs that are "too good to be true." ROIs greater than 200% or so should generally be looked at with suspicion. Ensure that the listing matches what your supplier is selling and that the Amazon Pack Quantity is correct.

Calculation
ROI = Profit / Cost

Margin

Derived

Estimated margin at current selling price.

Calculation
Margin = Profit / Buybox Price

Profit per Month

Calculated

Estimated profit per month for this product across all sellers.

Calculation
Profit per Month = Units per Month * Profit

Sale Proceeds

Derived

The amount of money you receive by Amazon when the item/product is sold, after Amazon fees

Calculation
Sale Proceeds = Buybox Price - per item fee + FBA fees + variable closing fee + referral fee

Referral Fee

Amazon

The fee that Amazon charges for each item sold. Generally 15% of the sale price, but it does differ depending on the product's categoy and price.

FBA Fees

Amazon

The amount Amazon charges you to fulfill an item through the FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon) program

Inbound Placement Fee

Amazon

The inbound placement fee to send products to FBA.

FBA Storage Fees

Derived

Estimated fees to store this item.

Per Item Fee

Amazon

If you aren't a Professional Amazon Seller, the additional fee that Amazon charges per item sold

Variable Closing Fee

Amazon

An additional, per-unit fee that Amazon charges for certain categories

Inbound Shipping

Derived

The estimated shipping cost to ship one unit to Amazon.

Prep Cost

Derived

The etsimated fee to get the product ready to meet Amazon's requirements.

Demand and history

Amazon Monthly Sold

Amazon

The minimum number of purchases in the last 30 days, according to Amazon. This metric is specific to the variation.

Sales per Month

Calculated

Estimated sales per month for this product across all sellers.

Calculation
Sales per Month = Units per Month * Buybox Price

Units per Month

Calculated

Our estimation of number of units sold per month for this item across all sellers.

Rank / BSR

Amazon

The current ranking of the product.

BSR Percentage

Derived

The product's BSR, divided by how many products are in the category

How to use it

Items with lower BSR Percentages will generally tend to sell better than items with higher BSR Percentages.

Return Rate

Calculated

The return rate for a product. Some have a "High" or "Low" return rate. Most products do not have this

BSR 30D

Calculated

The average BSR of this product over the past 30 days. -1 indicates insufficient data

BSR 60D

Calculated

The average BSR of this product over the past 60 days. -1 indicates insufficient data

BSR 90D

Calculated

The average BSR of this product over the past 90 days. -1 indicates insufficient data

BSR 180D

Calculated

The average BSR of this product over the past 180 days. -1 indicates insufficient data

Average Price 30D

Calculated

The average average price of this product over the past 30 days. -1 indicates insufficient data

Average Price 60D

Calculated

The average average price of this product over the past 60 days. -1 indicates insufficient data

Average Price 90D

Calculated

The average average price of this product over the past 90 days. -1 indicates insufficient data

Average Price 180D

Calculated

The average average price of this product over the past 180 days. -1 indicates insufficient data

Sales Rank Drops 30D

Calculated

The number of times the sales rank (or BSR) has dropped over the past 30 days. An empty cell indicates insufficient data

How to use it

Each sales rank drop can be assumed to be one order. A single order may be for one or more units. This sets a minimum level of estimated units sold over the prior 30 days. The actual number of units sold could be higher, but not lower.

Sales Rank Drops 60D

Calculated

The number of times the sales rank (or BSR) has dropped over the past 60 days. An empty cell indicates insufficient data

How to use it

Each sales rank drop can be assumed to be one order. A single order may be for one or more units. This sets a minimum level of estimated units sold over the prior 60 days. The actual number of units sold could be higher, but not lower.

Sales Rank Drops 90D

Calculated

The number of times the sales rank (or BSR) has dropped over the past 90 days. An empty cell indicates insufficient data

How to use it

Each sales rank drop can be assumed to be one order. A single order may be for one or more units. This sets a minimum level of estimated units sold over the prior 90 days. The actual number of units sold could be higher, but not lower.

Sales Rank Drops 180D

Calculated

The number of times the sales rank (or BSR) has dropped over the past 180 days. An empty cell indicates insufficient data

How to use it

Each sales rank drop can be assumed to be one order. A single order may be for one or more units. This sets a minimum level of estimated units sold over the prior 180 days. The actual number of units sold could be higher, but not lower.

Amazon in Stock Rate 30D

Calculated

The percentage of time Amazon has been in stock on this product over the past 30 days. An empty cell indicates insufficient data

How to use it

If you don't want to compete against Amazon, look for low values here, indicating that Amazon has not been on the listing very often.

Amazon in Stock Rate 60D

Calculated

The percentage of time Amazon has been in stock on this product over the past 60 days. An empty cell indicates insufficient data

How to use it

If you don't want to compete against Amazon, look for low values here, indicating that Amazon has not been on the listing very often.

Amazon in Stock Rate 90D

Calculated

The percentage of time Amazon has been in stock on this product over the past 90 days. An empty cell indicates insufficient data

How to use it

If you don't want to compete against Amazon, look for low values here, indicating that Amazon has not been on the listing very often.

Amazon in Stock Rate 180D

Calculated

The percentage of time Amazon has been in stock on this product over the past 180 days. An empty cell indicates insufficient data

How to use it

If you don't want to compete against Amazon, look for low values here, indicating that Amazon has not been on the listing very often.

Competition and pricing

Buybox Price

Amazon

The current price that the item is selling at.

Buybox Price New

Amazon

The current price that the item/product is selling at if it is brand new.

Buybox Price Used

Amazon

The current price that the item/product is selling at if it is used.

Competitive Sellers

Derived

Number of current sellers that are competing for the same price.

# of Total Offers

Amazon

Number of offers that are currently selling the same item/product.

# New FBA offers

Amazon

# New FBM offers

Amazon

Lowest Price New FBA

Amazon

The current lowest price for a new item, fulfilled via FBA

Lowest Price Used FBA

Amazon

The current lowest price for a used item, fulfilled via FBA

Lowest Price New FBM

Amazon

The current lowest price for a new item, fulfilled via FBM

Lowest Price Used FBM

Amazon

The current lowest price for a used item, fulfilled via FBM

Restrictions and checks

FBA Eligible

Amazon

Whether or not the product is eligible to be sent into FBA. This will most commonly be false for hazmat items, if you do not have hazmat approval.

How to use it

If you cannot send a product into FBA, then you will need to sell it via FBM

Small and light eligible

Derived

Optional fulfillment program offered by Amazon, allowing for lower cost FBA fees for small and light items.

Small and light eligible reasons

Derived

A list of reasons why the item is not eligible for the Small and Light program

Is Brand Blocklisted

Your BrandBlocklist

Whether or not the Brand that this item belongs to is on the Blocklist.

Meltable

Amazon

Is the item meltable or not (true/false).

How to use it

You cannot sell meltable products using FBA during the summer months, from April 15th to October 15th.

Has Prop 65

Amazon

Whether or not the listing has California Proposition 65 requirements. The absence of a value for this column can mean that either Amazon does not have the Prop 65 info for this product OR that it does not require Prop 65 labeling. If this is empty, the product could still require Prop 65 labeling.

How to use it

Items with a Prop 65 requirement need extra labeling. There have been reports of legal firms going after sellers who do not correctly adhere to the Prop 65 labeling requirements!

Has Expiration

Amazon

Whether or not the listing has an expiration date

How to use it

If the product requries an expiration date, then that needs to included as a label when sending the product in to FBA.

IP Complaints

Crowdsourced

Whether or not this brand has a history of submitting IP complaints against sellers (true/false).

How to use it

You will generally want to avoid selling products that have a history of IP complaints, unless you have specific authorization to sell that brand.

Flags

Derived

Potential warning signs of a product. More info here https://rocketsource.io/features/flags

Errors

Derived

Description of the error that is preventing RocketSource to pull data.

Your inputs

Notes

Your file

Custom notes that you or your team have added for this product

Tags

Your file

Various tags or classifications for your products, such as "Breakable", "Requires Polybag", "Glass", or "Christmas"

Listing Match

Your file

Whether or not the product your supplier is selling matches this Amazon listing

Identifier

Your file

UPC, EAN, ISBN, or ASIN for the product.

Cost

Your file

Your cost to purchase a single unit from your supplier.

Adjusted Cost

Your file

Price with the per product discount, supplier discount, and VAT applied.

Total COGS

Derived

Total cost for a whole pack, after accounting for discounts, VAT, and multipacks.

Calculation
Total COGS = Adjusted Cost * Amazon Pack Quantity / Supplier Pack Quantity * Discount * Supplier Discount

Stock

Your file

If the product is available in stock and how much.

How to use it

If you mapped this, it can be a great way to quickly filter out items that your supplier does not have in stock.

MAP (Minimum Advertised Price)

Your file

Recommended minimum price.

Supplier Title

Your file

Title of the item/product

Supplier SKU

Your file

Identifier number

Supplier Image

Your file

Image of item/product

Discount (% per product)

Your file

Discount percentage per item/product.

Supplier Pack Quantity

Your file

The number of items that come in a pack from your supplier. Defaults to 1

Product details

ASIN

Amazon

Amazon's unique identifier of 10 letters and/or numbers for an item

Amazon Title

Amazon

The title of the item on Amazon

Image

Amazon

Image of the item

Size

Amazon

Size of the item

How to use it

This can be very useful in determining which variation of a product the listing is for. A great example would be a "Large" t-shirt size.

Brand

Amazon

Brand of the item

Color

Amazon

Color of item

How to use it

This can be very useful in determing the correction variation of the product. A great example would be a "Navy blue" t-shirt color.

Parent ASIN

Amazon

Parent ASIN that the item/product variation belongs to.

How to use it

If present, the Parent ASIN is an indicator that the listing has variations. Variations require special care in ensuring that you have the correct variation from your supplier and that your sales forecasts are accurate for that particular variation.

Variations List

Amazon

List of ASINs that belong to the same parent ASIN.

How to use it

If present, this will link to all the other variations of this listing.

# of Variations

Amazon

The number of variations that belong to the same parent ASIN.

How to use it

The number of variations available for the listing. Filter on this column looking for # of Variations = 0 to remove any listings with variations from your results.

Amazon Pack Quantity

Mixed

Number of total items in one pack.

How to use it

An indicator for whether an item is considered a multipack. Multipacks require special care to ensure that you are purchasing enough from your supplier to complete the multipack. Filter on this column looking for Amazon Pack Quantity = 1 to remove any multipacks from your results.

Category

Amazon

The category that this item/product belongs to.

Top Level Category

Derived

Whether the category is top level or not. The products that belong to this category have higher selling rate.

How to use it

Items that do not have a Top Level Category will tend to sell very, very poorly. Best to avoid these.

Height

Amazon

Height of the item

Width

Amazon

Width of the item

Length

Amazon

Length of the item

Weight

Amazon

Weight of the item

How to use it

Items that are too heavy can make it hard to store, prep, and ship.

Size Tier

Derived

To which size category does the item/product belong to.

How to use it

Filtering out Oversize tiered items can be a great way to easily remove overly bulky or heavy items, which can be a challenge for your warehousing team or can incur additional costs.

Create Listing

Derived

A link to Seller Central to quickly create a listing for this ASIN

Bullet Points

Amazon

A list of bullet points used in the listing on Amazon

Material

Amazon

The type of material the product is made of, according to Amazon's catalog

Release Date

Amazon

The first date the item appeared on Amazon. Not available for many products

UPCs

Amazon

A list of the UPCs the product has associated with it

EANs

Amazon

A list of the EANs the product has associated with it

ISBNs

Amazon

A list of the ISBNs the product has associated with it

Part Number

Amazon

The product's part number. Most often used with Automotive products

Model Number

Amazon

The product's part number. Most often used with Automotive products