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…

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

(Note: CDs are a partially gated Amazon category, and not all sellers are allowed to sell them) When I saw the ad, I knew this was going to be big: “1,000 CDs – Prog Rock, Metal, Psychedelic, More – $100.” This one seemed too good to be true. And on Craigslist, that means it usually […]