Understanding Keepa

January 5, 2023

The ultimate guide to using Keepa for maximum profits

Keepa is a massively powerful (and massively free) tool, that you'll want to refer to for literally every purchase.

It looks a little intimidating when you first see it, so in the video below I aim to simplify it down to the basics.

Spoiler alert: You can ignore about 90% of what's in Keepa. Most of the data is a distractions, and the basics are really simple.

What will Keepa do for you?

1. Helps you avoid buying an overpriced item. At its most fundamental level, Keepa is a pricing history tool. So you can look at Keepa and say, "Okay, if I'm going to spend $30 on this book now, what is the average price for this book? Am I actually paying too much? Is the average price $15? Am I overpaying?" This is one of the most valuable aspects of Keepa.

2. Helps you see when an item is undervalued. This is the flip side of #1, allowing you to see if the price you'll pay now is a great deal.

3. Gives you historical sales history. We show a 12-month average sales rank in Zen Arbitrage. Keepa gives you a more zoomed-in view of 6 months, as well as a visual display of sales history in graph form.

This is the extremely abrdiged version, and for a (much) more in depth look, and a recorded tour of the Keepa interface, enjoy this video:

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