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Podcast Episode 288 – What is a Good Sales Rank?

April 20, 2025 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

When it comes to selling on Amazon, understanding sales rank is crucial—but it’s also one of the most misunderstood aspects of reselling. Many new sellers rely on simple rules like “only buy items ranked under 100,000,” but is that really the best strategy?  In this episode, we’re taking a look at what makes a sales

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Filed Under: Beginner, Finding Inventory, Getting Started, Sales Rank

Podcast Episode 156 – The Most Expensive Sourcing Mistake You Could Ever Make

September 30, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Today we’re talking about the most expensive sourcing mistake you could ever make. It is all about the Amazon sales rank: what it is, why it’s important to you and your FBA business, and how it can be deceiving. We talk about some of the key attributes of a sales rank and the ones you

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Filed Under: Keepa, Mistakes, Podcast, Sales Rank, Sourcing

Podcast Episode 153 – What Does an Amazon Sales Rank of Zero Mean?

September 9, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 1 Comment

What happens when you have a sales rank of zero? Not sure? Then you don’t want to miss today’s episode where we discuss what happens when the sales rank of an item on Amazon is zero (or missing completely) and how to use other pieces of information to make the best sourcing decision possible. Today,

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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 107 – Overcoming Your Fear of Buying Items with High Sales Ranks

October 24, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 2 Comments

As a reseller on Amazon, you’re predominantly going to be looking for low-ranking inventory items to resell. Generally speaking, the lower the rank, the faster the item will sell. For this reason, many people are afraid of buying inventory with a high sales rank. This week on The Full-Time FBA Show, we bring you the

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Filed Under: Fears, Podcast, Sales Rank

Podcast Episode 087 : Wrong Questions Amazon Sellers Ask (And What To Ask Instead)

June 4, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 1 Comment

Here at The Full-Time FBA Show, we get lots of questions from the Full-Time FBA community. What we have found is that often those questions are based on misunderstandings. In today’s episode, we’ll address the three most common wrong questions that Amazon sellers ask, explain why they are wrong, and tell you what questions you

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Filed Under: Beginner, Business Growth, Mindset, Podcast, Sales Rank

Why I Bought a Toy Ranked 1.2 Million for Resale on Amazon

May 4, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 19 Comments

When it comes to sales rank, every Amazon seller has their own idea of what a “good” sales rank is. For me, I’ll almost always buy a toy that is consistently ranked under 150,000. I’ll even buy a toy that is ranked much higher, as long as the number of competing sellers is low and

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Filed Under: Ideas, Pricing Tips, Sales Rank, Sourcing, Thrift Stores, Tips & Tricks

The Five Times You Should Buy an Item with a High Sales Rank

March 19, 2020 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

I’m like any other Amazon FBA seller out there – if I could source and sell only low ranking, fast turning items at 100% ROI (return on investment) or higher, I would choose to do that every day, all day. That’s what we all want to do, right? Maximize our ROI and maximize the speed

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What Does a Sales Rank of Zero (or “Not Available”) Mean?

March 17, 2020 By Stephen Smotherman 11 Comments

Most Amazon resellers use sales rank as a major factor in deciding whether or not to buy an item to resell. But what happens if the sales rank for an item is zero, “N/A” (Not Available), or Rank Unavailable? Are there any other ways to decide if this item is worth reselling on Amazon? For most

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Podcast Episode 021 : Amazon Sales Rank: The Top 8 Things You Need to Know

March 14, 2020 By Stephen Smotherman 3 Comments

Sales rank on Amazon can be one of the most perplexing aspects of selling on Amazon. In today’s episode, we clear up the confusion by unpacking this phenomenon, describing what it is and how it works so that you know how to best leverage this information to make faster sales and more profits. Sales rank

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