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Top 7 Garage Sale & Thrift Store Sourcing Mistakes for Amazon Sellers to Avoid

September 3, 2018 By Stephen Smotherman 3 Comments

When sourcing for inventory at garage sales and thrift stores, most people make some seriously costly mistakes. Not only do they leave profits behind on items they skip over, but sometimes they also make some mistakes that leads to bad feedback, returns, and other time wasters that cost both time and money. For over a

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Garage Sale Tips, Garage Sales, Inventory, Thrift Stores, Troubleshooting

Garage Sale Tip #3 – Turn $2.50 into $20 Over and Over

October 7, 2013 By Stephen Smotherman 10 Comments

Almost every time I go out to source at garage sales, I see a certain item that I can buy for next to nothing and easily use to turn a few quarters into $20. What am I talking about? Expired printer ink cartridges. If you have a Staples office store nearby, then you can take advantage

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Filed Under: Garage Sale Tips, Garage Sales, How To, Ideas, Sourcing, Thrift Stores, Tips & Tricks

Finding Joy in FBA

September 24, 2013 By Rebecca Smotherman 6 Comments

This post is from Rebecca, Stephen’s wife and business partner. Everybody is born with gifts, talents, preferences, and passions. Sometimes these talents and passions are obvious from childhood. Other talents become clear later in life. Stephen and I truly believe that utilizing those gifts and passions on a regular basis is key to a successful

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Filed Under: Family Involvement, Garage Sales, How To, Ideas, Sourcing, Thrift Stores, Tips & Tricks

Garage Sale Tip #2 – How to Find Profitable Garage Sales

August 22, 2013 By Stephen Smotherman 10 Comments

Today’s tip is absolutely essential in making the most money for the time you invest in sourcing at garage sales.  Garage sale tip #2 is basic: How to find ‘em.  The more garage sales you find, the more profits you can make. Some of the methods I use to find garage sales are pretty obvious,

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Filed Under: Beginner, Garage Sale Tips, Garage Sales, Getting Started, How To, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks, Travel

Selling Seasonal Items on FBA

August 12, 2013 By Stephen Smotherman 9 Comments

It’s August, and you just found some Valentine’s Day themed toys at a garage sale that should bring a nice profit come February. Do you wait until January to send them in to FBA? At another garage sale, you find a profitable Halloween themed children’s movie. Do you send it in now or wait until

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Filed Under: Beginner, Christmas, Garage Sales, Ideas, Seasonal, Tips & Tricks

Garage Sale Tip #1 – How Assumptions Can Steal Your Profits

July 29, 2013 By Stephen Smotherman 27 Comments

Garage sales are one of the best ways to find items to sell on Amazon that have a really high ROI (Return On Investment). Today, I’m going to start an ongoing series of garage sale tips and tricks that I’ve learned from years of garage sale shopping. During this ongoing series, I’ll be offering you

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Filed Under: Beginner, Garage Sale Tips, Garage Sales, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

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