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How to Find Amazon FBA Inventory for Little to No Money

October 29, 2019 By Stephen Smotherman 1 Comment

“I need to buy more inventory, but I don’t have very much money to spend on my business!” We’ve all been there, right? Most of us started out as Amazon FBA sellers with very little capital to spend on inventory. Some folks might start out with a significant chunk of change they want to invest,

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Filed Under: Beginner, Finances, Finding Inventory, Getting Started, How To, Inventory, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

The Essential Retail Arbitrage Sourcing Gear List

May 28, 2019 By Stephen Smotherman 12 Comments

A key component of a successful retail arbitrage (RA) trip is making sure you have all the necessary supplies before you head out on your sourcing journey. Having the right gear can free up your time and energy to make better sourcing decisions and find more profitable inventory for your Amazon FBA business. You may

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Filed Under: Beginner, Getting Started, Resources, Retail Arbitrage, Tools

FBA Sourcing + Road Trip = Increased Profits

May 25, 2019 By Stephen Smotherman 12 Comments

It’s almost summer, and the perfect time to plan a sourcing road trip! Combining a road trip with FBA sourcing is a great idea that combines the fun of a road trip with sourcing in new and exciting places. Imagine driving to a location far from home and stopping at rural Walmarts along the way

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Filed Under: Advanced, Family Involvement, Ideas, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing, Spouse, Travel

Sourcing Strategies For Selling Shoes on Amazon FBA

March 31, 2019 By Stephen Smotherman 4 Comments

You might be convinced that selling shoes on Amazon can be a profitable addition to your Amazon business model, but you may still be asking, “What are the best strategies and methods for sourcing profitable shoes?” Since my last two interview videos (here and here) with Rebecca were so well received, I decided to sit

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Increase Sales, Q&A, Shoes, Sourcing

What to Do When You Buy a Dud for Your Amazon FBA Inventory

February 26, 2019 By Stephen Smotherman 5 Comments

We like to pretend it never happens…but sometimes as Amazon FBA sellers, we will buy a dud to try to resell. We find what we think will be a great piece of inventory, we have great hopes and dreams to get a nice return on our money, but that inventory turns out to be a

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Filed Under: Beginner, Sourcing, Troubleshooting

Review: Tactical Arbitrage Academy

October 2, 2018 By Rebecca Smotherman 9 Comments

Raise your hand if you’ve ever paid for a gym membership, used it once or twice, and then stopped going because it was a lot of effort for not a lot of results (at least not a lot of results right away). It’s ok to admit it; we’ve all been there. The people who get

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Filed Under: Advanced, Finding Inventory, Online Arbitrage, Resources, Reviews, Tactical Arbitrage, Tools

The No-Risk Strategy to Gain Confidence in Your Amazon FBA Sourcing Skills

June 18, 2018 By Stephen Smotherman 6 Comments

One of the hardest parts of learning how to sell on Amazon is the process of gaining confidence in your inventory sourcing skills. When we’re looking for profitable items to add to our Amazon inventory, we might get caught up in worry that we’re making a bad decision. What if the price tanks? What if

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Filed Under: Beginner, Exercises, How To, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

Overcoming Your Fear of Training Your Competition via Outsourcing

April 30, 2018 By Stephen Smotherman 5 Comments

We all need help. Especially when it comes to running an Amazon FBA business, we need help in order for our business to grow. Sure, there are days when I feel like no one can Tetris the contents of an FBA box quite as well as I can, but in reality my business has more

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Filed Under: Business, Fears, Outsourcing, Sourcing

Top Retail Arbitrage Tips for Clearance Sourcing for Amazon FBA

February 22, 2018 By Stephen Smotherman 7 Comments

In my last post I covered 5 retail arbitrage (RA) sourcing tips for Amazon FBA success. Today I want to narrow the focus a bit to talk specifically about clearance sourcing at retail stores. Clearance sourcing is always a lot of fun because you can find items at super low prices that you can potentially

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Filed Under: Beginner, Clearance Sourcing, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

5 Retail Arbitrage Sourcing Tips for Amazon FBA Success

February 15, 2018 By Stephen Smotherman 5 Comments

Although my FBA business has transitioned to become more focused on wholesale over the past couple of years, retail arbitrage (RA) is still one of my top methods of sourcing. I’ve shared some of my favorite RA sourcing strategies with you in blog posts in the past: The 2 Best Retail Arbitrage Sourcing Strategies How

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Ideas, Inventory, Retail Arbitrage

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