Some of you are being required to fill out a dangerous goods section for every item that you are sending to FBA. Here’s a video on how to bypass this. I also show you how to go back and fix it if you are in the middle of this tedious process. .
Hiring Someone to Buy Books for your Amazon Business
(The eBook below has been updated to reflect the FBA Fee Increase in February of 2017) Here’s a quick video on how I hire someone to find books at thrift stores. I hired my first book-sourcer in November of 2015. As of today, he has now purchased over 20,000 books for me. This has been Read More
When Selling Merchant Fulfilled is more Profitable than FBA
With the new FBA fee increase last February, I have found that in some situations, it is more profitable to sell books via merchant fulfilled (MF) than FBA. When there is a combination of these factors: The weight is over one pound Amazon is selling the item Sales rank is very good Read More
6 Ways to Create a Useful SKU Number on Amazon
When you first start selling on Amazon, it can be overwhelming. There are all sorts of new terms you need to understand. There’s the SKU number, ASIN number, FNSKU number, UPC number, etc. For this blog post, I’m going to focus on the SKU number and how to make it useful to your Amazon business. Read More
How to List Items on Amazon with a Bluetooth Scanner
Traditionally, bluetooth scanners are used out in the field at library sales and thrift stores to scan books. However, many people have asked me if you can use those scanners to list on Amazon. The answer is Yes. You can use a bluetooth scanner to list on any third-party listing program like ScanLister, InventoryLab, or Read More
How to Collect Book Donations for a Good Cause
Here’s a way that I’ve been getting used books for (almost) free and making a difference in the community. In short, I ask people to donate their books, and in return, a percentage of the profits go to charity. Here’s how it works. Put an ad in the local paper offering to pick up unwanted Read More
Does Amazon owe you Money?
FBA Inventory Reimbursements are difficult to find. If you sell on Amazon with FBA, you are owed money for destroyed, lost, and others due to Amazon errors. AMZRefund is an Amazon seller tool designed for this problem. Here’s how it works: 1. Sign up and give your Amazon credentials 2. Generate a report 3. The report will Read More
Hiring a Book-Lister and Renting Office Space
For the first time in 10 years as an Amazon seller, I decided to rent some office space and hire an employee to list books. In this video, I go over: A tour of the office space The cost of the office space The benefits of working outside the home Why I didn’t want an Read More
Going Broke and Listening to Podcasts to Recover
Back in 2012, I was in a really big financial slump for my online business. I had just moved to a new town, and all the thrift stores seemed to be dry. I lost my confidence, and I wasn’t sure where I was going. I wasn’t making enough to pay the bills, and I was Read More
The $900 FBA Markup
Last July, I had a couple crazy FBA book sales. One book sold for $969 and the other sold for $395. The kicker is that the lowest merchant fulfilled price was low (very low). Meaning that the customer could have saved a lot of money buying the merchant fulfilled book. Here are the books: Title: Beyond Read More