--- title: "How much capital did you start with? - Amazon FBA Hub | SideHustlr" description: "I've saved up about $2,000 to start my FBA business. Is this enough? I keep seeing people online saying you need at least $5-10k to really get started,..." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DiscussionForumPosting", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-fba/how-much-capital-did-you-start-with-700b68cf", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-fba/how-much-capital-did-you-start-with-700b68cf", "headline": "How much capital did you start with?", "text": "I've saved up about $2,000 to start my FBA business. Is this enough? I keep seeing people online saying you need at least $5-10k to really get started, but others claim they started with just $500. For those who are now successful, what was your starting budget and what did you spend it on? I'm t...", "datePublished": "2025-12-29T22:32:20.565622+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-01-05T22:44:19.802484+00:00", "inLanguage": "en", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "NewSellerMia", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/NewSellerMia" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 13 }, { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/CommentAction", "userInteractionCount": 2 } ], "isPartOf": { "@type": "DiscussionForum", "name": "Amazon FBA Community Hub", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hub/amazon-fba" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-fba/how-much-capital-did-you-start-with-700b68cf" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "SideHustlr", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai" }, "image": "https://auwlwdihpyweqjalfitu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/side-hustle-logos/hdghr5hhep-1765237091999.jpg", "commentCount": 2, "comment": [ { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-fba/how-much-capital-did-you-start-with-700b68cf#comment-acd9f438-0958-4348-8a6f-94e5f5747e13", "text": "I started with about $800 doing retail arbitrage. Built it up to $5K over 6 months, then moved into wholesale. $2000 is definitely enough to start with arbitrage. Just dont expect to go full private label right away - those product launches can easily cost $3-5K minimum when you factor in invento...", "datePublished": "2025-12-30T22:43:04.70736+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "ArbitrageAndy", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/ArbitrageAndy" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 6 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-fba/how-much-capital-did-you-start-with-700b68cf#comment-118d945f-3921-4d41-be75-65b6c4cd460c", "text": "Started with $5K in wholesale. Honestly, I think $2K is fine for arbitrage but tight for wholesale since you often need minimum orders. My suggestion: start with RA/OA to learn the platform and build capital, then transition to wholesale or PL once youre comfortable and have more funds.", "datePublished": "2025-12-31T22:43:04.70736+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "FBAMarcus", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/FBAMarcus" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 8 } ] } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Hustle Hubs", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hustle-hubs" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Amazon FBA Community", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hub/amazon-fba" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "How much capital did you start with?" } ] } ] --- [$ Earn as a mentor](/become-a-mentor)[How it works](/how-it-works) [![SideHustlr - Earn more. 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I'm trying to figure out if I should: \- Start with arbitrage to build up more capital \- Go straight into wholesale \- Try private label with a very cheap product Any advice appreciated! I don't want to wait forever to start, but I also don't want to set myself up for failure. 2 replies 13 ## Replies (2) AR ArbitrageAndy · 8 months ago I started with about $800 doing retail arbitrage. Built it up to $5K over 6 months, then moved into wholesale. $2000 is definitely enough to start with arbitrage. Just dont expect to go full private label right away - those product launches can easily cost $3-5K minimum when you factor in inventory, photography, PPC, etc. 6 FB FBAMarcus · 8 months ago Started with $5K in wholesale. Honestly, I think $2K is fine for arbitrage but tight for wholesale since you often need minimum orders. 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