Wholesale 101

Welcome to our second edition of Battle of Buyer Sob Stories, where we rank Sob Stories sent to online Sellers in hopes of getting a discount. If you're not familiar with "Sob Stories" its when a buyer reaches out to a seller to try to get a discount beyond what the listing is priced at.  THE POINT SYSTEMWe judge each Sob Story based on only two criteria: Creativity and Believability. The buyer will earn a score of 1 through 5 points, based on how creative and unique their S …

This has got to be the coolest photo chart that easily shows you what to call the length of the necklace you are listing! The wonderful chart shown above is from Handmade Bridal Jewelry.  If you are listing bridal jewelry (or fancy jewelry) I strongly encourage checking out their site because it is a seemingly endless wealth of free info!    …

This wild case started in 2020 when the USPS Inspector General began an investigation into a USPS manager based on suspicions that he was stealing parcels containing drugs. Yes, you read that correctly. This crazy behavior was confirmed when special agents assigned to the case observed the USPS manager, Anthony Sharp, arrive at a Postal Service processing facility to help sort Express Mail by hand, then proceeded to remove two packages then place them into his own mail cart.& …

It’s January 2022 and along with the new year comes new Amazon seller arrests.If you read our December 2021 blog post called 9 Amazon Sellers and Buyers Who Went to Prison you already know that the Amazon DVD category was dominated by a handful of sellers who decided to work together to “price fix” the market. If you’re not familiar with price fixing, its when multiple businesses collude to raise the price, and keep it firm, so there becomes no way for a buyer to purchase it without paying the …

If you are an avid reader of our blog, you already know that you can sell anything you own, without getting permission from the brand. The exception to this rule would be one of the two following situations: You signed a contract not to sell the brand, or not to sell it in a certain way or on a certain site.You are selling on a marketplace and their rules state you cannot list that brand. This rule applies because when you made your account you clicked the famous “Agree to Terms” box, and if …