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Product Research Overview

Purpose​

Evaluate whether a product is worth sourcing before you commit money to it — before it's in your Inventory or linked to a Supplier.

Who this page is for​

Anyone sourcing new products to sell, whether adding to an existing catalogue or starting a new one.

What Product Research shows​

Search for a product by title, ASIN, or barcode (see Searching by Title, ASIN or Barcode) and Tymmerce returns:

  • Current BSR and category
  • Estimated monthly sales based on BSR and category benchmarks
  • Current sellers/offers on the listing
  • Fee estimate (referral fee + estimated FBA fee)
  • Estimated profitability, once you enter a sourcing cost

:::info Screenshot placeholder [Product Research result card showing BSR, estimated sales, and a profitability calculator] :::

See Understanding Metrics for exactly how each figure is calculated and its margin of error — these are estimates, not guarantees.

A typical research flow​

  1. Search for a candidate product.
  2. Check BSR and estimated monthly sales against your minimum volume threshold.
  3. Enter your expected sourcing cost to see estimated profit per unit and margin.
  4. If it clears your bar, add it to a Supplier to move it toward being purchasable — see Linking Suppliers to Products.
tip

Save products you're evaluating but haven't decided on yet to a Watchlist rather than losing the research when you navigate away — accessible from Product Research → Watchlist.

On the go​

Doing research at a trade show or in a supplier's showroom? See Mobile Product Research Workflow for barcode-scan based lookups from your phone.