One of my favorite scenes from the movie Thank You For Smoking is when Nick Naylor, a lobbyist for big tobacco, discusses with his son Joey which ice cream is better: chocolate or vanilla. Their argument goes as follows: Nick Naylor: OK, let’s say that you’re defending chocolate, and I’m defending vanilla. Now if I were… Read More


This post will cover the basic supplies to sell on Amazon FBA. There are only a few basic supplies that you need in order to get started selling on Amazon FBA. Amazon has a dedicated store for purchasing Amazon approved supplies for third party sellers, or these products can be found at office max or… Read More


I have defined three different types of sellers on the Amazon FBA marketplace which are categorized by the type of goals they are interested in pursuing, types products listed on Amazon and the activities performed by the sellers. From Amazon’s most recent quarterly report, ChannelAdvisor executive chairman Scot Wingo, who follows Amazon closely, estimates that… Read More


Where to buy products to sell on Amazon is a question I often get asked. This post will list a few resources and I will discuss the pros and cons of each. In our internet driven world it is easy for an individual or small business to find and contact any supplier in the world.… Read More


This post will teach you how to prepare products for Amazon FBA. Preparing products can be a difficult task becasue each products category has a different set of rules that must be followed or else Amazon reserves the right to refuse or destry your inventory immediately upon arrival. This post will show you step by… Read More