Short description
Purchase Analysis shows you at a glance how much you purchased in a period — broken down by category, brand, purchase source, sourcing method and sheet. You can immediately spot which areas dominate your purchase volume and where focus is shifting.
Requirements
Google Sheets permission (for sharing with family members)
At least one Sourcing Mastersheet with recorded purchases
Overview page layout
Purchase Analysis consists of several cards, all evaluating the same time range and the same sheet.
Filter bar at the top
Sheet selection — choose a single Sourcing Mastersheet or all sheets
Date range — quick selection or custom range
"Your KPIs" card
Shows the key metrics for the selected time range:
Purchase volume — total of all purchases
Average per day — volume divided by days
Average per unit — volume per purchased unit
Units purchased
Purchased ASINs — number of distinct products
Via the share icon at the top right you open the share overlay (see below).
Top cards
Per card you see name, units purchased, percentage share of purchase volume and euro amount:
Top categories — grouped by product category
Top brands — grouped by brand
Top purchase sources — where you bought from (source shop)
Top sourcing methods — which strategy led to the purchase
Sheet analysis — purchase volume per Sourcing Mastersheet
Clicking the magnifying glass icon in a card opens the detail page with the full list.
Detail page (PRO)
When you click the magnifying glass icon, you land on the corresponding detail page. At the top you see the sub-navigation with all dimensions — Categories, Brands, Sources, Methods, Products, Sheets — and can jump between them directly.
The detail table extends the overview with profit KPIs (PRO feature, recognizable by the 🚀 symbol):
ASINs, Units, Ø / unit, Ø / day, Purchase volume
ROI %, Margin %, Profit / unit, Profit (total)
Via Search and the filter icon you narrow the list further.
Share / download KPIs
Via the share icon on the KPI card you open the share overlay. Choose a format and click Share (system share dialog) or Download (PNG):
Story (16:9) — for Instagram/TikTok stories
Post (4:3) — standard social posts
Post (1:1) — square (Instagram feed)
Step-by-step: Purchase analysis for a time range
Step 1: Open the module
→ Open directly in the app: app.arbitrageone.de/purchaseanalysis
In the navigation, go to Purchase Analysis.
Step 2: Select sheet
At the top left choose the desired Sourcing Mastersheet — or all sheets to see everything aggregated.
Step 3: Set time range
Click the date button and choose a quick range or a custom range.
Step 4: Open the detail view
Click the magnifying glass icon on one of the top cards to see the full list with all brands, categories, sources, methods, products or sheets — including profit KPIs (PRO).
Important notes
Data is based on Record Purchases from your Sourcing Mastersheets — only recorded purchases flow into the KPIs.
Values are shown in the currency of your home marketplace.
VAs only see the sheets they have the view_analysis right for.
Common issues
Issue: "Purchase volume is 0 even though I recorded purchases." Solution: Check that the date range covers the purchase days and that you selected the right sheet.
Issue: "A brand / source doesn't appear in the top list." Solution: The overview only shows the top entries. Via the magnifying glass icon, open the detail page with the full list.