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Selling Shoes through Amazon FBA: Why We Added Shoes to Our Sourcing Strategy

February 2, 2022 By Rebecca Smotherman 61 Comments

Back in 2015, Stephen and I (Rebecca) decided to add shoes to our Amazon FBA inventory. Since our initial experiment with shoes, we have learned so much about how to source and sell shoes on Amazon. In fact, over the past 6 years, shoe are our second most item on Amazon (the first being toys).

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Inventory, Shoes, Sourcing

How to Find Profitable Inventory for Amazon FBA Sourcing

January 31, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 30 Comments

In the course of just one week (or even a day!), it is possible to come across thousands of items you could potentially resell on Amazon. Obviously, not all of those items are going to make the cut and end up in your shopping cart. Some items are a no-brainer purchase. Some are definitely NOT

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Filed Under: CamelCamelCamel, Finding Inventory, How To, Inventory, Keepa, Retail Arbitrage, Sales Rank, Sourcing

Podcast Episode 105 – Overcoming Your Fear of an Empty Cart

October 9, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Welcome to the second installment of our October Fears Series! This week, we’ll be talking about a fear that many of us are all too familiar with: the fear of leaving a sourcing expedition with an empty cart. It’s easy to think that this fear only applies to physical retail shopping, but it’s actually relevant

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Filed Under: Fears, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Mistakes, Podcast, Sourcing, Troubleshooting

Ways to Save Money So You Can Spend More on Inventory

August 30, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 13 Comments

Who doesn’t love to save a little time and money? I would prefer to save a lot of time and money, but hey, every little bit counts when we’re trying to make a profit at Amazon FBA. Any time I can save money on shipping supplies or other areas of my business, I can use

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Filed Under: Beginner, Finding Inventory, Getting Started, Inventory, Tips & Tricks

Podcast Episode 097 : 7 Ways to Find More Inventory to Sell on Amazon

August 15, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

If you feel like you are in a rut when it comes to sourcing inventory, then this episode is especially for you. While it’s good to get into a routine of what you buy and where you source goods, it can limit your options and cause you to lose out on potential selling opportunities. In

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Growth Hacks, Podcast, Sourcing

How to Find Which Items are Out of Stock on Amazon

June 29, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 52 Comments

Unfortunately it looks like, as of July 2024, Amazon has removed this feature. If it ever comes back, let me know and I’ll update this blog post. Thanks! ———————- It really happens. Amazon, from time to time, goes completely out of stock on items that sell often. Not only does Amazon go out of stock,

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The Power of Selling Replenishable Inventory on Amazon

June 15, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 2 Comments

When I first started selling on Amazon, I mainly focused on buying items from garage sales, thrift stores, estate sales, and the clearance aisles in my local retail stores. I loved how I could buy something for $1 to $5 that I could sell on Amazon for $15 to $20. I was making amazing ROI

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Filed Under: Advanced, Business Growth, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Replenishables, Replens, Sourcing

Podcast Episode 088 : How Replens Boost Your Sales and Profits in Your Amazon FBA Business

June 10, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 3 Comments

In today’s episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, we talk about how replenishables (or “replens” for short), can boost your sales and your profits in your Amazon FBA business. We kick off our episode by defining the term “replens” and unpacking what constitutes a good replen. Next, we talk about our 2020 top sellers and

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Filed Under: Business Growth, Finding Inventory, Growth Hacks, Increase Sales, Podcast, Replenishables, Replens, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

Why Clearance Items Tank in Price on Amazon (and What to Do About It)

November 2, 2020 By Stephen Smotherman 1 Comment

Chances are, if you like to do retail arbitrage as a sourcing strategy for your Amazon FBA business, you love a good clearance sale. There’s nothing like finding items marked down 50% or more on a retail shelf that you can then sell for an awesome ROI (return on investment) via Amazon FBA. But if

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Filed Under: Clearance Sourcing, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Keepa, Pricing Tips, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

How to Find More Inventory to Resell via Amazon FBA

October 27, 2020 By Stephen Smotherman 18 Comments

As Amazon FBA sellers, we are always looking for more items to add to our inventory to sell on Amazon. But sometimes we just can’t seem to find those profitable items fast enough. This can be discouraging, but it doesn’t always have to be this way. Usually, Amazon sellers start off selling items that are

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