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Podcast Episode 123 – Pros and Cons of Wholesale Sourcing Strategies

February 11, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

There are multiple wholesale sourcing strategies out there, and we’ve tried them all! In today’s episode, we break down the pros and cons of each respective strategy. The most common go-to for most things is Google, and wholesale sourcing is no exception. We explain why Google isn’t a particularly strong strategy, and why we absolutely

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Filed Under: Podcast, Sourcing, Wholesale

Beginner Lessons For Selling Shoes on Amazon FBA

February 5, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 19 Comments

When it comes to sourcing and selling shoes on Amazon, some of the hardest lessons are learned during the early stages of adding shoes to your Amazon business model. Many of you know that Rebecca and I are a team when it comes to our Amazon FBA business. While I mainly focus on retail arbitrage

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Interviews, Shoes, Sourcing

Selling Shoes on Amazon FBA – Should You Do It?

February 4, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 25 Comments

Many of you know that Rebecca and I (Stephen) are a team when it comes to our Amazon FBA business. While I mainly focus on retail arbitrage and wholesale sourcing, she is the specialist when it comes to online arbitrage… and specifically sourcing and selling shoes on Amazon. Since Rebecca has such a wealth of

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Selling Shoes through Amazon FBA: Buying Decisions

February 3, 2022 By Rebecca Smotherman 35 Comments

Let’s get down to the nitty gritty details of sourcing shoes for FBA, shall we? As I (Rebecca) mentioned in a previous post of this series, I personally don’t source for shoes using retail arbitrage (RA). I tried it and came up dry. I use 100% online arbitrage (OA) for my shoe sourcing strategy. The

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Inventory, Shoes, Sourcing

Selling Shoes through Amazon FBA: Why We Added Shoes to Our Sourcing Strategy

February 2, 2022 By Rebecca Smotherman 61 Comments

Back in 2015, Stephen and I (Rebecca) decided to add shoes to our Amazon FBA inventory. Since our initial experiment with shoes, we have learned so much about how to source and sell shoes on Amazon. In fact, over the past 6 years, shoe are our second most item on Amazon (the first being toys).

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Inventory, Shoes, Sourcing

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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Podcast Episode 112 – Six Q4 Pricing and Sourcing Strategies to Increase Your Profits

November 23, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

When it comes to selling on Amazon, Q4 is a whole different ballgame than the rest of the year, and that also applies to your pricing and sourcing strategies. In today’s episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, we let you in on six Q4 pricing and sourcing strategies that will help you to increase your

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Top 6 Tips for Amazon FBA Sourcing in November

November 2, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 17 Comments

Wow! I can’t believe it’s already November. While the weather may be getting cooler, the opportunities to make big profits via Amazon FBA are getting hotter and hotter. You probably noticed a slight increase in sales in October, and this month the numbers of sales will continue to rise. This is an exciting time. To

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Filed Under: Beginner, Black Friday, Holiday, Ideas, International, Inventory, Q4, Retail Arbitrage, Seasonal, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

Podcast Episode 105 – Overcoming Your Fear of an Empty Cart

October 9, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Welcome to the second installment of our October Fears Series! This week, we’ll be talking about a fear that many of us are all too familiar with: the fear of leaving a sourcing expedition with an empty cart. It’s easy to think that this fear only applies to physical retail shopping, but it’s actually relevant

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Filed Under: Fears, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Mistakes, Podcast, Sourcing, Troubleshooting

Podcast Episode 104 – Overcoming Your Fear of Going Too Deep on a Buy

October 2, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

It’s Halloween season, and this week we kick off our four-week October Fear Series. For many people, fear holds them back from turning their part-time selling into a full-time income. In this episode, we address how you can overcome your fear of going too deep on an inventory item. Stephen and Rebecca take us through

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