Wholesale 101

We have noticed that something interesting, perhaps strange, is going on with Amazon.  Here's what we know:The other day my buddy who owns a wholesale company in New Jersey asked me if our wholesale company is still getting nailed with Invoice Verifications from Amazon (which is how Amazon Ungates new sellers. You can learn more about how the Ungating Process works BEHIND THE SCENES here.)  When my friend asked this question, it dawned on me that the amount of invoice validations …

eBay has forever claimed that it wants to end sellers being abused by buyers, so this is nothing new, in fact, I was able to quickly locate plenty of sellers posting about eBay abusive buyers dating back to 2014 and even before that.  And, being that we are a couple days away from 2022, clearly eBay has somehow managed to never find a successful way to protect their sellers from verbal abuse, threats of harm, in addition to fraudulent returns and outright feedback extortion, despite en …

If you're an online seller, Twitter is an excellent place to market your company and products, 100% free of charge! The key to generating the most views for your products on Twitter is to post (schedule) your tweets to go out during peak hours.  BEST DAYS TO TWEETIf your time is limited because you're a small business and you simply don't have time to spend on Twitter, schedule your Tweets in advance to be posted Monday - Friday because weekdays get the most engagement. Specifically, a …

Since you're an online seller, chances are you are a small business and your time is stretched thin.  That means that ordering inventory, listing, shipping and responding to customers takes priority over marketing.  However marketing is still essential and choosing not to market means you are missing out on sales.  The key is to market wisely by posting (or scheduling posts) to appear during the most popular time to maximize views. If you're not utilizing Facebook for your …

If you’re an online seller and you try to shave a couple bucks off shipping by cheating the system just a little, or if you are happy to mark international orders as “gifts” on the Customs Forms, you could be facing some serious jail time, as the USA Government is cracking down on mail fraud.On November 15, 2021 the Department of Justice issued a press release regarding the prosecution and incarceration of an eBay seller who was cheating on postage. Here’s the highlights from the press release: …