The Full-Time FBA Show - Amazon Reseller Strategies & Stories

Why would anybody sell an item on Amazon for such a low price that they're actually losing money on the transaction? If you've ever been sourcing, found an item, but see it's for sale on Amazon at or around the same price you're seeing it sold for in the store you're at, then you've probably felt very confused as to why these sellers would be selling products at a loss. Today, we walk through why sellers may be inclined to use this "sell at a loss" strategy and how it affects you. There are actually several smart strategies that some sellers employ (at the right times) when they are deciding to sell an item at such a low price. In today's show, we'll discuss multiple reasons why a seller would sell at a loss and how these strategies could impact your own Amazon business. To learn about this and more, tune in today!

You don't have to buy and/or sell on eBay to benefit from the platform! Creating an account and downloading the eBay app is free, and today we're going to talk about how you can leverage this app to support and boost your Amazon business. Not only can you use the eBay app to check the profitability of an item with no product page, but it can also help you overcome the hurdles of restricted or damaged/used items that are a no-go on Amazon. Some products are not a good fit for Amazon, and that's where eBay and its app can help you fill in the gaps. Be sure to tune in to learn more!

Find out the top nine free tools for Amazon FBA resellers to help you make more money and save some time. These simple, easy-to-use, and – best of all – free tools will help you grow your Amazon business by calculating your FBA fees and potential profit, comparing prices, checking your sales, and comparing competition stock levels, as well as finding fantastic cash back benefits, coupons, promo codes, and deals. From the tools that Amazon provides, to mobile and desktop apps and browser extensions, plus some surprising tools you probably wouldn't have ever thought about, tune in to find out more!

Today we are following up on last week's show on online arbitrage. While we explored beginner strategies in that episode, today we are taking things a step further and going deep on some advanced tips and tricks for your OA endeavors. Rebecca is once again in the hot seat and answering all the questions on online arbitrage, tools, and mindset, so get ready for a whole lot of useful information! In this episode, we cover some of the basics of what makes OA so useful to your Amazon business before getting into potential hurdles that you can run into. Rebecca shares some great ways to minimize trouble issues and keep going when something comes up — mindset is key! From there, we talk about a host of tools, both paid and free that can make your OA experience that much easier and profitable, so make sure to look out for that. The last part of the episode is spent considering what the next few years might look like in the online arbitrage world. This episode is sure to help the OA aspect of your FBA business grow.

Getting started with online arbitrage (OA) can feel overwhelming. From not knowing where to look for inventory to feeling like you don't have enough time, it may seem like there are many roadblocks in your path. This does not have to be the case if you break your online arbitrage into easy-to-manage steps when you're first starting out. In this episode, Rebecca is in the hot seat, and Stephen picks her brain to learn the best beginner strategies for OA success. Rebecca does almost 100% percent of the online arbitrage in the business, so she is well-positioned to provide expertise. Rebecca shares more about her OA journey and how she put theory into practice. For Rebecca, OA has suited her perfectly because she often found herself drained from conventional retail arbitrage. From there, she also discusses the importance of consistency and digging deeper than just the big-name online stores. Along with this, Rebecca shares some lessons she has learned and how you can avoid her mistakes. If you're interested in dipping your toes into the OA waters, this show is definitely for you.

Could Amazon's return policy actually be a good thing for Amazon sellers? We all know that sinking feeling attached to a return notification from Amazon. While returns may not be our favorite part of the job of being an Amazon seller, it is a necessary aspect of business to deal with. Amazon's amazing return policy, as we explain in today's show, actually contributes to what makes Amazon such a great platform in the first place. Amazon is well-known for the ease with which a return can be logged, and the flexibility of this service is one of the ways Amazon is such a great place to shop! In our conversation on the topic of returns, we talk about the somewhat obvious drawbacks of having to deal with returns, before we dive into the silver lining of these features. We also chat about the small amount of policy abuse when it comes to returns and the best course of action to deal with a customer's potential abuse of Amazon's return policy. We have a number of helpful and free resources to share with you throughout the episode, so stay tuned to the end to make sure you don't miss out.

Looking for the best ways to source profitable wholesalers for your Amazon FBA business? This episode is especially for you. Finding these wholesale sources can make all the difference for you and your income, so we wanted to share multiple methods for tracking down those wholesale accounts to get you ahead in the Amazon game. All of the methods we discuss on today's show can bring replenishable inventory into your Amazon business, so why not give each strategy a spin and see what works for you?

They say the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. But some Amazon strategies are too risky to ever pay off. In this episode, we unpack six risky Amazon strategies and why we don't teach them. We'll talk about everything from the risky strategies that might be obvious to you, to some risks you might not have ever thought were risky. All of these risky strategies have a high possibility of negative consequences. While some of the downsides of these risks are only just annoying, still others could totally cause Amazon to ban you from selling on their platforms ever again. The bottom line is this: there are no shortcuts to creating a successful Amazon FBA business. This is why we believe in a slow, low-risk approach to growing your business into a sustainable one. Avoid these six risky strategies at all costs. We'll break them all down in today's episode of The Full-Time FBA Show.

Today on the show, we give you a behind the scenes look at The Full-Time FBA Amazon business journey: How we got started doing FBA, how we've progressed to working part-time hours with a full-time income, and the key decisions, tools, and systems that have had the biggest impact on getting our business where it is today. We start from the very beginning before we were even married! From browsing thrift stores and garage sales to hunting clearance items, to mastering retail arbitrage, online arbitrage, and outsourcing, to selling via wholesale, automatic-repricing, and much more – get ready to go down the many paths that have guided our business toward success. We're all different, and so our journeys will be different too! This is just our story and since many of you out there have asked us to tell it, here it is! The high notes, the low notes, the things that have made the biggest impact on the business and could help yours to expand and improve too!

There will always be more and more things you can do to be productive, free up time, and accomplish more in your Amazon FBA business. Yet oftentimes we do a few things that are actually counter-productive and ultimately hinder the growth of our businesses. In today's episode, we highlight seven things you should stop doing if you want your Amazon FBA business to flourish. These seven things to stop doing are all easy-to-follow, actionable steps that anyone with an Amazon FBA business can benefit from. When you stop doing these seven things, you'll see just how much they were holding you back from reaching your full success potential.

How confident do you feel as an Amazon seller? In today's episode, we will help you build up the confidence you need to find that success you're looking for. Have you ever felt like you're just fooling yourself when it comes to actually building and running a successful Amazon FBA business? Do you let the success you see in others make you feel bad about your own minor accomplishments? This is called Imposter Syndrome and it's an outright lie that your brain tells you sometimes when you're not currently seeing the results that you're looking for. You see, if you listen to these lies that are causing you doubt, then you're at risk of giving up and actually failing. This ends up being a self-fulfilling prophesy. But today, we'll talk about how to get past Imposter Syndrome and find the confidence you need to see the success you're looking for.

It seems like almost every Amazon seller has to deal with being accused of selling an inauthentic item on Amazon - even if we know for a fact that it's not inauthentic at all. If you've never had it happen to you, then it'll probably happen soon. Today on the show, Stephen interviews Kim Coghlan, an expert on the topic, about how to properly handle inauthentic claims. This episode is probably one of the most note-taking episodes so far on The Full-Time FBA Show. After this episode, you'll be empowered to know exactly what to do when Amazon puts an inauthentic ding on your account, and how to properly remove that ding in order to best protect your Amazon account health.

Amazon announced on March 17th that the FBA warehouses are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into their fulfillment centers so that they can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers. This temporary pause will be until April 5th. With this priority shift, 3rd party Amazon sellers are now temporarily put on hold when it comes to sending in to FBA warehouses any items that are not considered by Amazon as essential. In today's podcast, we'll break down how you can better know what items are allowed to be sent to Amazon and how to best respond to this news in your Amazon business and still keep your business afloat.

With all that's going on in the world right now during the spread of Coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19, we at Full-Time FBA want to take a moment to check in with our listeners and let you know how we are handling this worldwide emergency as it relates to our Amazon FBA business. Usually we focus our podcast episodes on ways you can improve your FBA business and increase your profits, but right now we want to expand our focus to cover the broader impact your actions can have on both your business and the world in general. Not everything in life is about making money, especially during a time of unprecedented public health emergency unlike anything seen in our lifetime – but at the same time, we need to keep our FBA businesses going and feed our families and pay our bills. So how should we respond? Here are 7 ways we are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic in our Amazon FBA business.

Sales rank on Amazon can be one of the most perplexing aspects of the trade. In today's episode, we clear up the confusion by unpacking this phenomenon, describing what it is and how it works so that you know how to best leverage this information. Sales rank numbers can be arbitrary since the same number can mean different things depending on the category: what is considered a good ranking in one category might be deemed below average in another. Today, you'll learn the top eight things you should know about Amazon sales rank and some just might surprise you.

Having a good customer feedback score is a vital part of FBA success on Amazon. Higher scores increase your ability to win the buy box, helps you earn customer trust, and even ensures higher levels of protection for your seller account. In this episode, we'll clarify for you how Amazon's seller feedback works and share with you how to improve your feedback score while staying within the parameters set out by Amazon.

Here are 8 different ways to find profitable inventory to sell on FBA, specifically if you have limited amounts of sourcing capital to work with. The goal with these strategies is to find inventory that you can sell for as high an ROI as possible, after which you can roll your profits back into your business and have more sourcing capital to invest into further inventory.

Here are six ways that you can earn money to fund your FBA pursuits! These are a bunch of fast money-making strategies that you can use to get quick cash in hand to build up your Amazon business and all fit nicely into the type of schedule you are trying to create by selling on Amazon already. Tune in to hear the low down on these great ways to get more money to help build your dreams.

When you're just beginning to sell on Amazon, one of the best ways to start growing your business is to find profitable inventory that costs you zero dollars. The crazy thing is that there are so many possible ways to get free inventory. We'll discuss all of the ways we know in today's podcast.

The numbers are not encouraging. There are over 1 million new Amazon sellers that start every year but almost all of them end up quitting. In today's episode, we'll discuss the main reasons why most Amazon sellers quit and how you can overcome the odds and find success!

The future is bright for Amazon sellers in 2020! While some people think that it's too late to join the Amazon reseller party, the truth is that now is an amazing time to start selling on Amazon. Today, we'll talk about some very exciting reasons why you can be excited about selling on Amazon in 2020.

Q4 is awesome, but let's make it even better! Amazon sellers, if they focus on these strategies, can find that their Q4 sales multiplied 10X from the rest of the year. In this episode, I share with you how to make the most of your Amazon sales during Q4.

Learn the magic words to finally get the help you need from a Seller Central Support rep. In this episode, you'll learn how to lessen the frustrations and find more solutions by tweaking how you communicate with Seller Central support reps.

Finding profitable wholesale suppliers can be hard if you don't know these strategies taught by Dan Meadors of The Wholesale Formula. Learn what wholesale companies are looking for in a buyer and see how to get started selling wholesale items today.

Imagine working less but making more money. It's not too good to be true! Learn exactly what to outsource, who to outsource it to, and how to best use your brand new free time. Stop being a one-person business and grow your profits by getting help.

How to avoid the summer sales slow down every year. In this episode, we discuss multiple strategies to keep your sales consistently high during the summer months. No need to worry about slow summer sales anymore!

Learn how Rebecca overcame her skepticism, started selling, and achieved her goal of making a full-time income on Amazon. We also talk balancing family with an online business, as well as obstacles to overcome working together as a couple.

Your mindset could be the missing puzzle piece you're looking for on the road to success. In this episode, we'll talk about how the growth mindset and the fixed mindset impact different areas of your Amazon FBA business.

From a salesman to making a full-time income selling on Amazon, Chris walks us through his journey to becoming his own boss. He shares his story about doing retail and online arbitrage, plus when he knew he had to make the jump to full-time FBA.

These 7 profit killers are stealing your Amazon FBA profits on a daily basis. We'll share how you can recognize these profit killers and how to respond so that your Amazon FBA business is protected and safe.

Want a boost in your Amazon FBA profits? Take action on these 6 easy-to-implement profit accelerators. Each one of these action steps can help you see a nice boost in your profits if done consistently.

Today, we talk to Jessica Larrew from The Selling Family. Jessica and her husband Cliff have been selling on Amazon for many years. Jessica tells us her origin story and how they were able to transition to making a full-time income selling on Amazon.

In this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, you'll learn about the most important part of an Amazon product page: the Buy Box. We'll share with you how the Buy Box works, and more importantly, how to win the Buy Box. More time in the Buy Box = more sales.

On the first episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, you'll learn more about Stephen and Rebecca Smotherman and their journey to making a full-time income with only part-time hours via Amazon FBA.