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Podcast Episode 218 – Items Beginner Amazon Sellers Should Avoid Reselling

December 8, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

When Amazon sellers first get started with their Amazon business, the foremost thing they tend to ask is, “Which items should I sell for a profit?” But an equally important question (and one that is often overlooked) is whether there is anything a new Amazon seller should avoid selling on Amazon — and if so,

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Filed Under: Beginner, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Sourcing

Podcast Episode 214 – Top Cyber Monday Online Arbitrage Sourcing Strategies

November 10, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman 2 Comments

What if we told you Cyber Monday could be your most profitable Amazon sales day of the year? Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we discuss our top Cyber Monday online arbitrage (OA) sourcing strategies! Cyber Monday, which takes place the Monday following Thanksgiving and Black Friday, represents a prime (get it?) occasion for resellers

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Filed Under: Cyber Monday, Online Arbitrage, Podcast, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

Top Amazon FBA Mistakes – Why Most People Fail FBA & How to Succeed

September 26, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman 15 Comments

This probably isn’t the news you wanted to hear – the reasons why your Amazon FBA business could fail. No one likes to focus on the negative. We would all much rather hear the good parts of any story about running an FBA business – the money you can make, the big house or the

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Filed Under: Business, Increase Sales, Mindset, Next Level, Outsourcing, Sourcing, Troubleshooting

Podcast Episode 207 – How to Get the Most from Your Online Arbitrage Subscriptions

September 23, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman 2 Comments

Online arbitrage (OA) is a great way to buy inventory online with the purpose of selling that inventory for a big profit on Amazon. With OA being such a popular way to source for Amazon inventory, there are many possible tools that you can  subscribe to that promise you both time saved and money made!

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Filed Under: Deal Lists, Finding Inventory, How To, Online Arbitrage, Sourcing, Tactical Arbitrage, Tools

Podcast Episode 202 – How to Source a “Going Out of Business” Sale Successfully

August 18, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Since 2020, increasing numbers of brick-and-mortar retail stores have gone out of business. When this happens, it’s often accompanied by a huge “Store Closing Sale,” where the store is shutting its doors and you’ve got one last chance to get some really good deals. You might be asking yourself: what can resellers do to take

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Filed Under: Clearance Sourcing, Finding Inventory, Sourcing

The Biggest Mistakes I Made With My First Wholesale Order

August 14, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman 29 Comments

I’ll never forget when my very first wholesale order was delivered to my house… Of course, I had to take a picture – that’s me to the right standing in my garage with my first wholesale pallet order. It was the summer of 2015 and I was super excited about receiving my first wholesale order.

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Filed Under: Inventory, Sourcing, Wholesale

9 Reasons Why You Should Add Wholesale to Your Amazon FBA Business

August 1, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman 45 Comments

The more you talk with Amazon FBA sellers from all walks of life, the more you understand why each seller prefers the sourcing model used in their business. Some folks love the thrill of the hunt, and they thrive on getting out there and scanning to their heart’s content at garage sales and thrift stores.

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Filed Under: Advanced, Business, Inventory, Replenishables, Restrictions, Sourcing, Wholesale

Podcast Episode 188 – Overcoming Analysis Paralysis in Your Amazon FBA Business

May 12, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Having too much information or too many decisions to make can be overwhelming and cause you to simply freeze up. In this episode, we list three aspects that tend to cause analysis paralysis in Amazon sellers, and we share tips on how to overcome it in each given scenario. Whether you’re just starting your business,

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Filed Under: Beginner, Business Growth, Outsourcing, Podcast, Sourcing

How to Get Approved to Sell Restricted Brands on Amazon

April 12, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman 85 Comments

It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. You find a great product to list for amazing profits via Amazon FBA, but there’s one not-so-tiny catch: You’re restricted from selling the item on Amazon. Restrictions for selling on Amazon are one of the biggest annoyances for FBA sellers, regardless of whether you’ve

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Filed Under: Advanced, Finding Inventory, How To, Inventory, Restrictions, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting

Podcast Episode 179 – How to Follow Rabbit Trails to Find More Inventory to Sell

March 7, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

A rabbit trail is when you’re focusing on sourcing one type of item to sell on Amazon and somehow you end up buying something completely different — but it still works out as a really good purchase. The longer you sell on Amazon, the more rabbit trails you begin to discover, and today we want

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Filed Under: Advanced, Deal Lists, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Sourcing, Tactical Arbitrage

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