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Overcoming Your Fear of Selling Oversize

November 5, 2015 By Rebecca Smotherman 4 Comments

Raise your hand if this has happened to you before (don’t worry, none of us can see you sitting there at your computer). You’re out doing some sourcing, and you scan an item with your Amazon Seller app. The rank is good, and the return on investment (ROI) is decent. You buy the item (or

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Filed Under: Add On Items, Business, Fears, Oversized Items, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing

Overcoming Your Fear of Selling Used Items on Amazon

October 19, 2015 By Stephen Smotherman 31 Comments

I’ve heard it many times before, both online and in person: “Selling new items on Amazon is easier.” “Selling new items on Amazon is much safer than selling used items.” “Does Amazon even allow me to sell used items?” “Selling used items on Amazon is a pain. It’s not worth my time.” “Isn’t it easier

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Filed Under: Fears, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing

The 4 Biggest Myths Stopping You From Growing Your FBA Business

April 12, 2015 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

One of the best parts of running your own business is that you’re the boss. While it’s true that you are your company’s owner, president, CEO, and CFO… it’s also true that you’re the accountant, secretary, intern, and janitor. Most of the time, when we start out working at home, we start out alone. Once the

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Filed Under: Business, Myths, Next Level, Outsourcing, Sourcing

Tips for Working with a Partner or Spouse at Amazon FBA

May 8, 2014 By Stephen Smotherman 3 Comments

Perhaps you came to the Full-Time FBA blog because you’re wanting to grow your Amazon business into your full-time income. Or maybe you’re wanting to take it from a hobby to a good source of side income. Regardless, it’s one thing if you decide you’re ready to get further into selling on Amazon, but how does your

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Filed Under: Beginner, Business, Family Involvement, How To, Ideas, Sourcing, Spouse, Tips & Tricks

App Review: Shopkick

January 14, 2014 By Stephen Smotherman 25 Comments

Today’s post comes from Stephen’s wife, Rebecca, who works alongside Stephen in their full-time FBA business. We’ve posted in the past about ways to get “free money” to use for sourcing, and I’ve also posted about how I incorporate sourcing into my day-to-day schedule running a household with four kids. Today I want to share

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Filed Under: App Reviews, Resources, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

To Share or Not to Share a BOLO

November 18, 2013 By Stephen Smotherman 9 Comments

In our last blog post, we talked about how to capitalize on a BOLO. We shared many ideas of how to make the most out of both your time and your money when it comes to a BOLO.  Note: In today’s blog, we’ll be discussing retail store BOLOs (not garage sale, thrift store, or other

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Filed Under: BOLO, How To, Ideas, Retail Arbitrage, Sales Rank, Social, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

How to Capitalize on a BOLO (Be On the Lookout)

November 12, 2013 By Stephen Smotherman 6 Comments

Last week we talked about how to have a highly profitable Q4, and this week we’ll talk about another timely topic: how to capitalize on a BOLO. What is a BOLO? It’s an acronym for “Be On the Look Out” and generally refers to a product that a reseller should be looking for to buy

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Filed Under: BOLO, How To, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized

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, How To, Ideas, Sourcing, Thrift Stores, Tips & Tricks

How to Fit FBA Sourcing into Your Busy Schedule

August 19, 2013 By Stephen Smotherman 21 Comments

Today’s post comes from my wife, Rebecca, who will write on this blog from time to time. Her post is full of great tips for all of us busy entrepreneurs. Part of the way we’re able to make full-time FBA a possibility for our family is by strategically planning our time each week. One way I

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Filed Under: Beginner, Family Involvement, How To, Ideas, Sourcing, Thrift Stores, Tips & Tricks, Travel, Uncategorized

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