I’ve talked about the benefits of unadvertised library book sales many times before. Since there is a less likelihood of other sellers present, you have a much better chance of getting all of the valuable books for yourself. There’s also another element as well. Most library book sales are a yearly event. So, if you Read More
Asellertool’s FBAScan with the Socket 8Ci Scanner
Here’s a scanner setup that I’ve been using lately. It’s just as fast as a PDA, yet it has all the advantages of current technology. This video shows a demonstration of an Android Phone with the Socket 8Ci scanner. I’m using Asellertool’s FBAScan as the software. Here are some benefits to using FBAScan: 1) Read More
Inventory Lab Contest Results
Here are the results from last month’s Inventory Lab Contest. There were 174 comments made before the deadline. Thank you for all the great comments – I read them all. The winning numbers were: 45, 115, and 132. As a result, the winners are: 1st Place: Caroline K. 2nd Place: Carl C. 3rd Place: Carol G. Read More
Inventory Lab – Win a Free 6-Month Subscription
It’s time for another comment contest! This time you have a chance to win a free 6-month subscription to InventoryLab.com. This is currently priced at $40/month. So that’s a $240 value. There will be one grand prize winner and two runner up winners. 1st Place: 6 month subscription to Inventory Lab 2nd Place: 3 month Read More
Book Sale Experiment – One Year Later
It’s already been one year since my first Book Sale Experiment. In June of 2013, I started documenting the month to month results of a local book sale that I attended. For this particular sale, my overall strategy was to scoop up all books with lower Amazon value and set a minimum FBA price of Read More
Amazon Sales Rank Experiment (Updated on 10/8/14)
It’s been a while since I’ve done a library book sale experiment. I decided to do another one with a focus on the Amazon sales rank. How long does it take a high-ranking book to sell? More specifically, how long does it take a book with a sales rank above 1 million to sell? Last Read More
How a Trip to the Recycling Center Yielded $3,000 in Books
For the very first time on this blog, I am excited to have a guest blog post. His name is Peter Valley, and he has been selling used books on Amazon since 2007. He is also the author of several books and writes a blog over at FBAMastery.com. If you get the chance, I would Read More
Advice for New Amazon FBA Sellers
My advice for new Amazon FBA sellers… Turn off notifications from all your Amazon related Facebook groups Don’t buy any equipment Don’t pay for any listing or scouting programs Simply find a book or CD that you already own. List it on Amazon. Don’t sign up for FBA yet. If it sells – ship it Read More
Scouting Tools for Amazon: PDA or Smartphone?
Should you use a PDA or a smartphone? That is one of the most popular questions related to scouting. Here are some quick pros and cons of using a PDA. Pros 1. Easy to hold (fits in one hand) 2. Super fast 3. No internet required Cons 1. Expensive 2. Data uploads required 3. Old Read More
How to Profit from the Trade-In Program at Used Book Stores
In the past, I always avoided looking for inventory in used book stores because I assumed the owner(s) would know the exact value of each book on Amazon. After all, they are in the used book business. Surely, they wouldn’t sell a book for a $1 that has an Amazon value of $30. Right? Well last Read More