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Podcast Episode 113 – Should You Take Out a Loan For Inventory to Sell on Amazon?

December 4, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

The topic of whether or not to take out a loan to buy inventory for your Amazon FBA business is one that comes up pretty regularly, especially for some newer sellers. Discerning if that loan offer is a good idea, from Amazon or any other source, needs some careful consideration, so we’re here to help

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Filed Under: Beginner, Inventory, Podcast

Top 6 Tips for Amazon FBA Sourcing in November

November 2, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 17 Comments

Wow! I can’t believe it’s already November. While the weather may be getting cooler, the opportunities to make big profits via Amazon FBA are getting hotter and hotter. You probably noticed a slight increase in sales in October, and this month the numbers of sales will continue to rise. This is an exciting time. To

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Filed Under: Beginner, Black Friday, Holiday, Ideas, International, Inventory, Q4, Retail Arbitrage, Seasonal, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

The Q4 Snowball – How to Make this the Best Q4 Ever!

October 26, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 11 Comments

Q4 is short for Quarter Four, or Fourth Quarter, and is the term describing the final 3 months of the year: October, November, and December. And simply put, is the most amazing time of year to be an Amazon seller. The best method for preparing for Q4 is to have as many quality items in

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Filed Under: Holiday, Inventory, Q4, Seasonal, Tips & Tricks

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 089 : Four Replens You Need to Sell on Amazon

June 18, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 2 Comments

Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we follow up on last week’s discussion on the topic of replens: items you can source and send to Amazon which sell so quickly that they continuously need replenishing. In this episode, we’re going to talk about four types of replens that you should be selling on Amazon; not

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Filed Under: Inventory, Podcast, Replenishables, Replens, Sourcing

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

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

Online Arbitrage: How to Know Which Items to Buy for Amazon FBA

May 15, 2020 By Rebecca Smotherman 3 Comments

You’re ready to try sourcing via online arbitrage (OA) for your Amazon FBA business – but what you should buy? That’s the question we all want to answer, right? If we can find great items to buy and resell on Amazon, we can build a sustainable FBA business and steadily grow our profits so that

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Inventory, Online Arbitrage, Sourcing

Spring Cleaning for a Profitable FBA Business

March 2, 2020 By Stephen Smotherman 42 Comments

It’s almost spring! This is the perfect time of year to do a little spring cleaning of your Amazon FBA inventory. Let me ask you a question. How often do you look at your inventory at Amazon? For most sellers, we don’t take a look all that often. Sure, we might look at our inventory

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