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Podcast Episode 162 – Q4 Sourcing Strategies for the Busy Amazon Seller

November 11, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Are you struggling to find the time to balance family, friends, health, and an extremely busy Amazon Q4 season? Today’s episode is made especially for you! We are sharing Q4 sourcing strategies that will put more time back into your day to help you focus on other important aspects of the festive season. We discuss

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Filed Under: Black Friday, Inventory, Podcast, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

Podcast Episode 161 – The Top Five Toys to Resell on Amazon Every Q4

November 5, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 1 Comment

Are you wondering how you can find profitable toys to resell on Amazon during Q4? Well then, this episode is for you! We all know that toys sell very well during the Q4 holiday buying season, and today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we’ll be discussing all things reselling toys during Q4. Listening today, you’ll

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Filed Under: Inventory, Q4, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

Top Benefits of Using Rakuten (formerly Ebates) in Your Amazon FBA Business

October 18, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 10 Comments

Did you know that you could get paid to buy stuff online? This includes online arbitrage sourcing too! In this post, we’ll talk about earning money via online buying through Rakuten (formerly Ebates). But first I want to give you a hypothetical sourcing scenario. Let’s say you have a BOLO (Be On the Look Out)

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Ideas, Inventory, Online Arbitrage, Resources, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks, Tools

How Much Inventory Do I Need to Make a Full-Time Income via Amazon FBA?

October 10, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 12 Comments

One of the most frequent questions I get asked is this: “Stephen, you’ve made a full-time income on Amazon since 2012. How much inventory do I need to have in stock in order to make a full-time income with Amazon FBA?” This is a great question because it really gives me an opportunity to share

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Filed Under: Inventory, Keepa, Sourcing

Podcast Episode 154 – Why You’re Not Finding Any Inventory to Sell on Amazon

September 15, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Are you struggling to find inventory to sell on Amazon? Our focus today is to answer many of the questions we get via email as to why you might be unsuccessful in finding stock to sell. Join us as we go through the top three reasons why you are not finding inventory. We’ll discuss some

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Filed Under: Inventory, Podcast, Sourcing, Troubleshooting

Podcast Episode 147 – Creative Places to Find Profitable Inventory to Sell on Amazon

July 28, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

At times, sellers may feel uninspired by regular inventory and not know where to find something different to sell on Amazon. Believe it or not, you can find inventory to sell virtually anywhere you go! Today, we are looking at some creative places you can find inventory to sell on Amazon. We discuss the importance

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Inventory, Podcast, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing

More Ways to Get “Free” Money to Use For FBA Sourcing

July 25, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 14 Comments

If you resell products online, then you always want to buy your inventory at the lowest price possible. Not only that, but you also want to be able to buy as much inventory as you can at the lowest price possible. During my many years as a reseller, I’ve come up with many ways to

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Filed Under: Beginner, Finances, Getting Started, Inventory, Sourcing

Podcast Episode 146 – Strategies to Reduce Excess Inventory at Amazon FBA Warehouses

July 21, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Is Amazon’s excess inventory algorithm getting you and your FBA business down? We’ve got you covered on today’s episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, where we look at the best ways to handle excess inventory at the FBA warehouses. You’ll hear all about how to find out if Amazon has deemed your inventory excess, five

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Filed Under: Account Health, Inventory, Inventory Performance Index, Podcast

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

April 25, 2022 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

How to Find Profitable Wholesale Accounts For Amazon FBA

February 20, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 49 Comments

Finding profitable wholesale accounts is not as hard as you think it is. Most people make that assumption because they first focus on trying to secure wholesale relationships with super big name brands (like Lego, Apple, Nike, etc.), which is almost impossible for normal Amazon sellers. While landing a wholesale account with a big name

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Inventory, Sourcing, Wholesale

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