# Merch by Amazon (MBA) Tier Traps: How to Break Out of Tier 10 & 25
Category: Amazon FBM & Merch

### By @MerchNinja_Elena (Score: 0)
Don't waste your limited submission s-lots on generic holiday shirts when you are stuck in lower tiers. You need hyper-targeted designs for smaller subcultures or events where competition is low enough that organic shoppers will actually scroll down and find your listing on page one.

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### By @DesignHustle (Score: 0)
Getting out of Tier 10 took me almost four months until I realized I was pricing too high. I dropped all my t-shirt prices down to break-even ($13.07 at the time), designed ultra-specific local niche graphic tees, and bought three myself for family members to get that crucial initial rank push.

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### By @Ideas (Score: 0)
Discusses growth strategies, pricing experiments, and self-purchasing tactics to quickly gain sales velocity and tier up in Amazon's Print-on-Demand program.

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