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The Biggest Amazon FBA Sourcing Mistake You Can Make

February 11, 2016 By Rebecca Smotherman 19 Comments

As Amazon FBA sellers, we have all made this sourcing mistake at one point or another. Especially as we’re just getting started in the business, without much experience to give us confidence. Typically, we start out selling items that are familiar to us. Many sellers come to Amazon as book lovers, looking to get profits

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Filed Under: Business, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Mindset, Sourcing

The Best Items to Buy on Craigslist and Sell via Amazon FBA

February 3, 2016 By Stephen Smotherman 10 Comments

If you’re like me, you get tired of chasing the next clearance sale at the big national retail chains, only to have your retail arbitrage finds “tank” in price before you even get your inventory sent in to the Amazon FBA warehouse. Sure, there are times when you can beat other sellers to the punch

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Oversized Items, Sourcing

Overcoming Your Fear of Going Deep on Inventory Items

December 1, 2015 By Rebecca Smotherman 1 Comment

“Should I go deep on this item?” “How deep should I go on this item?” “What does it mean to ‘go deep’ on an item?” These are all questions we get on a regular basis, whether in blog comments, in the Full-Time FBA Facebook group, or on our YouTube channel. One of the universal fears

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Filed Under: Exercises, Fears, Finding Inventory, How To, Inventory, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing

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

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