Really good question Paolo, and you're actually right about the bottleneck. Let me untangle it. First thing: the 4 card rotation is a float system, not a spending system. I'm not maxing each card in its week. The only reason I rotate weekly is so every purchase lands at the start of some card's statement window, which gives me roughly 45 days to pay instead of 14. How much goes on each card is decided by what I'm buying, not by how much room the card has. Second thing: you're right that most banks say keep utilization under 30 to 35%, and you're right that you can't do serious volume on regular credit cards alone without blowing past that. I'm not going to pretend otherwise. That's exactly why the system doesn't run on regular credit cards alone. Two other pieces do the heavy lifting. Charge cards. The Amex Gold and Platinum in Canada have no preset spending limit. No reported limit means there's no utilization ratio to calculate on them, so heavy inventory months don't touch your score the way they would on a Visa with an 8k limit. That's why my biggest inventory spend runs through Amex. The credit cards in the rotation are there for timing and for stores that don't take Amex, not for carrying the bulk of the volume. Line of credit! This is the piece nobody talks about and it's the one that actually matches the 4 card system. A personal LOC is revolving credit, so just having it open adds to your total available credit and pushes your utilization ratio DOWN across the board. And when you draw on it, you're paying single digit interest with no 21 day clock, versus 20%+ on a carried card balance. The cards give me float, the LOC gives me capital. Cards handle the timing of a purchase, the LOC handles the size of the operation. Now your 50k math. You're picturing credit as a bucket you fill once a month, but it's a wheel. You swipe, the inventory sells, Amazon pays you back what you spent plus profit before the card is even due, you pay it off, and that limit is available again. Shipping weekly means payouts roll in continuously, so the same dollar of limit can turn more than once inside a month. So no, you don't need 70k of card limits. You need enough regular card limit that one cycle of buying sits comfortably under that 30 to 35% line, a charge card to absorb the heavy spend, and a LOC underneath it all as the capital base.

1. Yes, but be very careful, if you sell and its OOS, youll be in trouble for canceling orders 2. Consistency is key, CP is too variable in their costs, hence why I recommend Stallion. If you don't have Stallion you can check out ship savvy 3. Experience tbh intelcom via Stallion will range from $5-11, most items land around $7 if in in the same coast line 4. Your packaging for the customer. There's no rules, so just common sense, how would you like to receive the product your sending. Easy spillage, polybag it, breaks easy? Bubble wrap it

@Levi S @Dan Boire ive sold my fair share in the US and I can confidently say its way easier tax wise then canada lol. As in the US, amazon will handle the remittance of tax to the US states. And you paying income tax in canada are still allowed to claim inlut credits for refund on tax paid (assuming its canadian taxes). I used to receive 20k+ chèques from the government every quarter because id be spending taxes on cogs but collecting nothing because amazon would handle it. And theres reports for both the US side and the Canadian side

@Levi S yes I had a store selling on amazon dot Com All the goods were purchased here in canada Goods purchased in canada paying canadian taxes are reclaimable even if designated for sale in the USA Goods purchased in the US, even if paying taxes, are not reclaimable, as the tax portion goes to the US instead of canada. That goes for leads sourced in the US and sold here in canada. If you paid state taxes, thise are not reclaimble here in canada

What you collected or what you spent? - What you collected, you gotta download reports, no escaping that (unless with ai) - What you spent, the best is to use something like quickbooks no line gets skipped. Its long... but the alternative is hiring a book keeper. Heres the template for when I buy, the tax colomns are pretty set to ON. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lUvqduROnHGFHrAa9fNJrp9gEkqoHmXX/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=112547587444762651612&rtpof=true&sd=true File>Make a copy

@Levi S if I had i would give it to you I promise. But like you, I get intimidated by the government lol one of my first big "expenses" was an accountant to help me. I have never dealt with the CRA/RQ personally, I have signed power of attorney over to my accountsnts and they do all the communication