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Start a Guided Search – Tactical Arbitrage Lite

Use Guided Search in TA Lite to set up a product search step by step, starting from a category or a retailer.

Guided Search is designed for sellers who are new to Tactical Arbitrage or don't know where to start. Instead of finding category URLs yourself, you choose from popular categories and major retailers, and TA Lite builds the search for you.

Use Guided Search to:

  • Run your first product search quickly, without setting up a full Product Search.

  • Explore a category or retailer to see if it has profitable products.

  • Test which categories work best for you before scanning more sites.

Tip: Start with categories you know, or look for high-demand, non-perishable products with smaller pack sizes and repeat-purchase potential.

Guided Search shows a selection of popular categories and major retailers. To scan more sites, use Product Search.

Using TA Classic? See Guided Search.

Choose how to start

  1. Click Guided Search in the left sidebar.
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  2. Under How do you want to start?, select a search type:

    • By category: Pick a category, then up to 2 retailers that sell it.

    • By site: Pick a retailer, then up to 2 of its categories.

Search by category

  1. Under Choose a category, select a category, such as Toys.

  2. Under Choose up to 2 retailers, select one or two retailers.

  3. Under Choose up to 5 subcategories, select up to five subcategories.
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Tip: Check Your search summary on the right to review your selections and the number of Category pages to scan.

Search by site

  1. Under Choose a retailer, select a retailer, such as walmart.com.

  2. Select up to two categories.

  3. Select up to five subcategories.
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Apply filters (optional)

Under Apply filters to your search, set any of the following:

  • Profit and ROI: Minimum Gross ROI.

  • Amazon filters: Hide products with low estimated sales in the past 30 days, or products under a certain Amazon rating.

  • Expand your search: Turn on Include Amazon out-of-stock products to show products Amazon currently has out of stock.

  • Promotions and adjustments: Enter a Discount, Cashback, or Giftcard percentage to adjust the source price.

Tip: Click Clear filters in Your search summary to reset all filters.

Start the search

  1. Enter a Search name in Your search summary (optional). If you leave it blank, TA Lite uses the category name.

  2. Click Notifications to get an email or SMS when the search is complete (optional).

  3. Click Start search.

Track your search progress in Search History. When the search is complete, open it to view the results.

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