question

I'm currently working on a hobby project in my free time and I would like to use some shopping data from Amazon. My project is a web application that allows users to save product links in a "wish-list". I've looked into joining your Product Advertising API, but it appears I need my site already working before I can be allowed access. I've tried web-scraping for product data, but you don't allow access that way either. Is there another method for my web app to view Amazon products so I can refer customers? I'm in a bit of a catch 22 here since I can't get API access without a working website, and I can't get a working website without access. I would really appreciate any help.