9 FREE Ways to Source Inventory to Sell on eBay or Amazon

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"I think that all the great adventures can be written on the back of a beer soaked napkin"

- David Lee Roth

Online sellers:

Click on this, then print it out and keep it handy.

Sometimes I marvel at how simple things are, yet we're afraid to try them because they seem too simple. (We're trained to think that becoming successful at selling online requires deep complexity, aren't we?)

But really, the fundamentals are simple: Learn what sells well online, source the crap out of it, and sell it, again and again.

I have a handful of my favorite niche-hot, out-of-production toys that I source locally (for $10 or less ea.) and sell (and  repeat again and again) for 125- 175%+ ROI (Return on Investment).

Because my eBay/Amazon listing stays the same, I just keep replenishing my inventory, and relisting the item.

Now I'm giving you the same method I use. All you have to do is think of one of your favorite things to sell online (particularly something rare, used, or out of production):

- Maybe it's a VHS copy of a rare film

- Maybe it's an older appliance that still sells like gangbusters on eBay

- Maybe it's an out-of-production Spiderman action figure.

- Maybe it's various broken iPhones that eBay buyers demand for parts

So whatever your 'favorite item to sell is' use my ideas (in the diagram above) to "source the crap out of it."

Good luck and keep me posted,

-Jordan



Amazon Begs Sellers, Part Two: 277 Software Titles Wanted

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Some/all Amazon FBA Sellers (including myself) got the below email from Amazon today. This is a gold mine of information - Amazon is essentially giving you the exact information about 270 HOT HOT HOT Software items that they are running low on. Read more below. 


Why is this information a 'gold mine'?  Because these items have extremely good sales ranks AND they are in short supply in Amazon, you (as an Amazon seller) can essentially 'name your price' (within reason) if you are able to source any of these. (Good-bestseller-ranked items in short supply mean that customer Demand is far outpacing Supply. Pure 'economics' lets you raise the price of an item in short supply, that is in high demand. That's just the nature of efficient markets). 

How can you find some of these 277+ toys? Some are impossible to find, of course, but you can do a search on TheFind.com (which searches multiple online stores), or place a Craigslist.org wanted ad in your local neighborhood (a successful method many of my subscribers have had via my instructions in this guide).

Amazon's email to sellers is below:

Dear FBA Seller,

Thank you for selling on Amazon.com with our Fulfillment by Amazon service (FBA).

Right now, there are Software products that have high customer demand but that aren't being fulfilled by Amazon (but may be in the future). If you have any of these products or can get them, you might want to list them on Amazon.com and fulfill them using FBA.  Note that, at this time, we are looking for products in new condition only.   

We know that customers love buying items with FBA benefits, such as FREE Super Saver Shipping, Amazon Prime, and Guaranteed Accelerated Delivery, so this is a great time to consider testing a small quantity of these items in FBA.

See the list of 277 products here:  (Link will expire in 14 days)

Thank you again for selling on Amazon.com.

Sincerely,
Amazon Selling Coach

Amazon Begs Sellers, Part One: 9,231 Toys Wanted

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Some/all Amazon FBA Sellers (including myself) got the below email from Amazon today. This is a gold mine of information - Amazon is essentially giving you the exact information about 9200 HOT HOT HOT 'Toys and Games' items that they are running low on. Read more below. 


Why is this information a 'gold mine'?  Because these items have extremely good sales ranks AND they are in short supply in Amazon, you (as an Amazon seller) can essentially 'name your price' (within reason) if you are able to source any of these. (Good-bestseller-ranked items in short supply mean that customer Demand is far outpacing Supply. Pure 'economics' lets you raise the price of an item in short supply, that is in high demand. That's just the nature of efficient markets). 

How can you find some of these 9,200+ toys? Some are impossible to find, of course, but you can do a search on TheFind.com (which searches multiple online stores), or place a Craigslist.org wanted ad in your local neighborhood (a successful method many of my subscribers have had via my instructions in this guide).

Amazon's email to sellers is below:

Dear FBA Seller,

Thank you for selling on Amazon.com with our Fulfillment by Amazon service (FBA).

Right now, there are Toys products that have high customer demand but that aren't being fulfilled by Amazon (but may be in the future). If you have any of these products or can get them, you might want to list them on Amazon.com and fulfill them using FBA.  Note that, at this time, we are looking for products in new condition only.   

We know that customers love buying items with FBA benefits, such as FREE Super Saver Shipping, Amazon Prime, and Guaranteed Accelerated Delivery, so this is a great time to consider testing a small quantity of these items in FBA.

See the list of 9,231 products here:  (Link will expire in 14 days)

Thank you again for selling on Amazon.com.
Sincerely,
Amazon Selling Coach