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Amazon Boot Camp by Jessica Larrew

February 28, 2014 by Nathan Holmquist 4 Comments

New to FBA?  Want to get started but don’t know how?  Are you a visual learner? Amazon Boot Camp  is a complete video based step-by-step course that teaches you how to sell on Amazon FBA.  Everything is covered in this program.  Things like.. 1.  Opening your Amazon Seller Account 2.  Sending in your First Shipment Read More

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazon Boot Camp, Jessica Larrew, Pat Flynn, Smart Passive Income

5 Tips to Boost your Library Book Sale Profits

February 15, 2014 by Nathan Holmquist 9 Comments

Storage Fees and Profits from a Library Book Sale

Back in 2002-2005 I played a lot of internet poker.  A lot.  I loved the idea of making money from home.  Plus, there was a unique blend of strategy and luck that I found fascinating.  In poker, there is one format of the game that was my favorite: tournament poker. In a poker tournament, everybody Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale Tagged With: Amazon FBA, Library Book Sales

Buying Textbooks on Craigslist and Selling on Amazon

February 5, 2014 by Nathan Holmquist 17 Comments

This post was updated on 1/12/2015 Lately, I’ve been buying textbooks on Craigslist and reselling them on Amazon.  I’ve been consistently purchasing the books in the $10-40 range and reselling them on Amazon FBA for over $100. Here are some winners. I bought this textbook, Understanding Business, for $40 and sold it for $149.95.

Filed Under: craigslist, Sourcing Tagged With: Amazon FBA, Craigslist

How to Travel and Pay all Expenses Using Amazon FBA

January 3, 2014 by Nathan Holmquist 22 Comments

This is the 3rd update of the Amazon FBA road trip that I took last summer.  Some of the lodging and gas expenses were left out in the previous update; and, therefore included in this one.  Also, I went into more detail about the day to day book sale/thrift store schedule.   Last summer I Read More

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Books, FBA, Travel

Inventory Lab – Track your Amazon Sales

December 6, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 20 Comments

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been tracking my Amazon FBA profits to the penny. Every single library book sale, thrift store, and other sources are tracked so I know whether to return to the same place in the future.  It also helps me to make informed Read More

Filed Under: Listing Tools Tagged With: FBA Listing Program, Inventory Lab, InventoryLab

Profit Margin for FBA Items Vs. Merchant Fulfilled Items

November 19, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 21 Comments

Here’s a video that I made comparing the FBA sale price and the current merchant fulfilled price.  This is based on the last 1200 books that I sold on Amazon.  All these books were purchased at library book sales.  You can view the spreadsheet that’s in the video right here.  

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazon FBA, Merchant Fulfilled

Book Sale in Wilmington, NC

November 17, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist Leave a Comment

Here are the statistics from a book sale in Wilmington, North Carolina.  This sale lasted from Friday through Wednesday.  I attended this sale on two of those days. Setting City: Wilmington, NC Type of Sale: Library Sale Advertised on: BookSalesFound.com Date: September 27th – October 2nd Prices Friday: $2 for softcover books and $3 for Read More

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Amazon Lost My FBA Inventory

November 5, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist Leave a Comment

I drove up to Halifax, Virginia for a regular advertised book sale on BookSaleFinder.com and did fairly well.  I bought 120 books for $65.  Plus, I found this book in the children’s section for 10 cents.  A book titled, The Roman Empire (Make It Work! History Series).  The lowest used price is $265 with a high Read More

Filed Under: FBA Refunds, Library Book Sale Tagged With: Amazon Lost FBA Inventory

Book Sale Results in Pittsboro, NC

November 4, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist Leave a Comment

Goal:  To see the exact profits from library book sales.  All books are sold on Amazon FBA Setting City: Pittsboro, NC Place: Library Date:  9/26 and 9/28 Advertised on:  BookSaleFinder.com Prices: Soft Cover Books: $2 Hard Cover Books: $3 $5 Bag Day on the last day Equipment: Dell Axim X51 PDA with a Socket Scanner Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale Tagged With: Amazon FBA, Library Book Sale, North Carolina, Pittsboro

Book Sale Results in Lincolnton, NC

November 4, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 2 Comments

Goal:  To see the exact profits from library book sales.  All books are sold on Amazon FBA. Setting City: Lincolnton, NC Place: Civic Center Advertised on:  BookSalesFound.com Date: September 2013  Prices: Soft Cover Books: $.50 Hard Cover Books: $1 Equipment: Dell Axim X51 PDA with a Socket Scanner Attached.  The Neatoscan Software was installed on Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale Tagged With: Amazon FBA, book sale, Lincolnton, NC

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