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Epic Story Of How “Book Profits” Hacked Zen Arbitrage (And Got Scammed) – The Scandal of “Textbook Money”

By Peter Valley 127 Comments

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How we caught amateur cons infiltrating Zen Arbitrage, and made them victim to an epic prank.

In this article:

  • Who we busted stealing from Zen Arbitrage
  • How we pranked them in the most epic way
  • The truth behind “Book Profits” (aka “Textbook Money”)
  • After they copied us, how we copied them and made a better trade-in tool at 1/20 the price: View Zen Arbitrage/Zen Trade bundle
  • So much more…

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories, Amazon's trade in program

    Busted: Amazon Seller Support caught quoting FBA Mastery

    By Peter Valley 47 Comments

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    Stranger than fiction: Amazon support is messaging sellers with direct quotes from my last article.

    I was sure this was a hoax when I received this screenshot in my inbox this morning.

    It’s left me wondering: Laugh, or get a lawyer?

    You have to see this to believe it…

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

    My first book score: The time a thrift store employee locked me in their dumpster

    By Peter Valley 11 Comments

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    The pointless, bizarre, and totally true story about the first time I ever attempted to source books.

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

    How I sold the American Sniper book on Amazon for $130

    By Peter Valley 4 Comments

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    How I sold a $15 book for $130 with Fulfillment by Amazon. The American Sniper film – based on a book – came out this week. I don’t really watch movies, but I do know it’s the #1 film right now. And it reminded me of a major coup I pulled almost exactly two years […]

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

    The all-time craziest book I’ve found as an Amazon book seller

    By Peter Valley 117 Comments

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    I found a book on how to make crystal meth in your kitchen. It’s selling on Amazon for $75. And I don’t know what to do. I’ve picked up some weird items to sell on Amazon. This one gets the crown. Here it is: Yes, a book on how to make crystal meth in your […]

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

    What I learned buying a video store, confessions of an Amazon seller

    By Peter Valley 25 Comments

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    Confessions of an FBA seller who bought a video store: Approaching the two year anniversary, I share the lessons I learned driving cross-country for 3,000 DVDs. (If you’re not in the mood for a cool story about a big score, skip to the end for the profitable lessons.) The time: Almost two years ago. A […]

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

    I can’t believe it: Other Amazon sellers found my #1 secret book source

    By Peter Valley 4 Comments

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    A retrospective and obituary, after two sellers discover my #1 secret book source. (Apologies for the delay between posts. Big things in the works. All will be revealed soon….) It happened. I mean, it always happens, but I never thought it would happen to this place. My #1 most profitable book source for over three […]

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

    How I learned to love estate sales: A $1,000 book sourcing goldmine

    By Peter Valley 12 Comments

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    The story of one estate sale and an herbalism-book cash cow. This was the ad on Craigslist: “Mom died and we’re cleaning out her house. She had some nice things, but there’s nothing super expensive. Mom was into alternative health, herbalism, holistic medicine. If you’re looking for some odd, out of print book about herbalism, […]

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

    Whole Foods arbitrage: Amazon sourcing in aisle 11

    By Peter Valley 15 Comments

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    Two stories on finding profitable media in the most unlikely of places (i.e. the bulk foods section). Part I: Whole Foods arbitrage The hidden benefits of “compulsive scanning syndrome” I scan everything compulsively. It doesn’t matter where I am, or even if an item is for sale, I’m always scanning. I’ll scan friend’s bookshelves, private […]

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

    The garage sale experiment that would never work…. but did.

    By Peter Valley 6 Comments

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    I blindly look for books at two-dozen random garage sales, and track the results. Here’s an idea: How many books would you find if you visited 25 random garage sales, pulled out of a hat? Recently I decided to find out. My anti-garage sale stance, in a nutshell In June, I posted an article cautioning […]

    Filed Under: Amazon Sourcing Stories

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