Kilkka: Arbitrage System Initially Required at Least a $5 Price Spread
Alex Kilkka · 1176 How this Developer Made $250k+ Selling Powertools He Didn't Own Via Amazon Ebay Arbitrage · Oct 13, 2018 · at 6:58
Alex Kilkka explains to Nathan Latka how he configured algorithmic scraping parameters for Amazon-to-eBay e-commerce arbitrage.
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“We set certain parameters, like we needed at least a five dollar price difference to make it even worthwhile. And then we increased that over time.”
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