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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 28 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

Podcast Episode 176 – Top 2 Secrets for Finding More Inventory to Sell on Amazon

February 16, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Every Amazon seller wants to find as much profitable and in-demand inventory to sell as possible, and today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are giving you our top two secrets to do just that. Listening today, you’ll hear about how making two tweaks to your sourcing guidelines can open up an opportunity for you

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Filed Under: Advanced, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Podcast, Sourcing

Podcast Episode 175 – What to Unlearn to Successfully Sell Wholesale on Amazon

February 10, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

If you’ve been in the retail arbitrage space for a while and you’re thinking of switching over to wholesale, listen to this episode before you start! From your budget to your sourcing tools to the method by which you purchase your stock, wholesale is a completely different ball game and it requires unlearning a whole

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Filed Under: Inventory, Podcast, Sourcing, Wholesale

Podcast Episode 164 – How the Right Relationships Can 10x Your Amazon Profits

November 25, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

It’s easy to see that one can only grow so far in their Amazon business when they’re on their own. But making business-related relationships isn’t as easy for some as for others. Contrary to what people think, FBA is not an isolated and purely transactional job, but requires important relationships and interaction with everyone involved.

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Filed Under: Growth Hacks, Podcast, Sourcing, Uncategorized

Online Arbitrage Tips for Black Friday Sourcing

November 16, 2022 By Rebecca Smotherman 7 Comments

Not everybody wants to go out and bust the doors and brave the crowds on Black Friday or any of the other big shopping days of the season. Actually, you count me in that number – I am not a huge fan of the big Black Friday crowds and just don’t want to have to

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Filed Under: Black Friday, Online Arbitrage, Resources, Sourcing

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