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FaryalBukhari1
FaryalBukhari1

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I built a tool to stop ecommerce sellers from guessing profit before listing products

While working with online sellers, I noticed a recurring problem.

Most people price products using incomplete marketplace calculators or complex spreadsheets.

Amazon, eBay, and Etsy calculators usually show platform fees — but real profitability depends on much more:

• advertising costs
• VAT and taxes
• returns
• sourcing costs
• target profit goals

Many sellers only discover their real profit after listing products.

Sometimes after losing money.

So I built ProfitPilot — a lightweight pricing intelligence tool that helps sellers understand real profit before publishing listings.

Instead of tracking performance after sales, the goal is decision-making before committing inventory.

Key ideas behind the tool:

✅ Platform-independent pricing

✅ Reverse pricing (target profit → required price)

✅ Bulk scenario testing

✅ Simple assumptions instead of complex analytics

✅ One-time unlock instead of subscriptions

I'm currently looking for feedback from builders and sellers:

How do you currently calculate profitability before listing products?

You can try it here:
https://profitpilot.ukwebtools.com

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