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Recent content by Late Start

  1. Late Start

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Walter, is there a good time and a bad time to ask for credit terms from a supplier? I've been really impressed with my new supplier, who is providing my first custom designed product, and unlike my first supplier these folks have been top notch in terms of professionalism, QA, etc. I've...
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    2017 Fastlane Summit (Official Announcement)

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    I prepared to read the OP with dread due to my recent supplier screw-up pretty much kiboshing any chances of attending this year, but now I'm more worried about MJ. Too much bad stuff going around lately. Praying for you sir!
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    Amazon Made Changes To Review Policy

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    Watching folks dig themselves deeper and deeper while they try and impart "wisdom" on people with decades more experience than them *never* gets old.
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    SUCCESS STORY: Biophase (eCommerce, Real estate)

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    This is what led me down this path, to the book, and everything that has come after. It started when I was 25 and was on the City Commission of my hometown for four years (Fort Scott, KS - little town of about 8500 people about 90 minutes south of KC). I realized during those four years that...
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    Gee, Call Me Not Shocked... (Another Seminar Scam)

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    In my neck of the woods that would *buy* a rental property that about $2-5k in repairs would make viable.
  6. Late Start

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    PMed you all the info I have. Many thanks for the offer of assistance. Hopefully it's all just rookie anxiety on my part and the shipment will be at my door at the beginning of next week.
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    Amazon Made Changes To Review Policy

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    Amazon made another big announcement today (well, not so much as a big announcement as just a blurb at the bottom of the FBA signup page) - any new (as in brand new, just signed up) seller who didn't have a shipment in by today (the 10th) will have to wait until December 19th to get one shipped...
  8. Late Start

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    I've actually had three successful shipments from them prior to this (it was the third that was uncured and led to this mess). This latest shipment was inspected, and actually failed the inspection, but only because I had sent incorrect size specifications, so I waived the failure and told my...
  9. Late Start

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Update: I think I've gotten to the bottom of everything. In doing so, I've decided to write an alternative book to Walter's entitled "Learn Importing As You Go, and Lose Thousands In Missed Sales Along The Way!" Coming soon to a Kindle near you!
  10. Late Start

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Walter, An interesting wrinkle to my story has come up. The new order was inspected, and I approved the shipment despite the inspection failing (which was due to a size specification error on my end). The inpsection was done on the 29th, and the product supposed shipped out the 30th- just in...
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    Amazon Made Changes To Review Policy

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    Man, a guy I've enjoyed conversing with on Facebook who had a pretty solid brand built is worried. I never realized how much of his empire was built on literally thousands of reviews that are likely to vanish overnight at some point in the near future. The day before the announcement he was...
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    Amazon Made Changes To Review Policy

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    I launched my product with a 50 review giveaway promotion from GetBSR. Nothing has disappeared thus far, but I do have my listing paused while I wait for my corrected shipment. Honestly a good chunk of them were Verified anyway - not that that will keep the bots away. Between leading to the...
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    Amazon Made Changes To Review Policy

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    I'm planning a similar approach when I shift manufacturing of my initial product to the US. It will be strictly a cosmetic change (the functionality of the original is solid), but between having a unique look AND being the only one (of what by then will likely be MANY) that is Made in the USA...
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    Amazon Made Changes To Review Policy

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    Ran across a dude ranting and arguing across multiple FBA Facebook groups about how Amazon has made a huge mistake, and how things will only get worse. Out of curiosity, I click his profile, and see: "Chief Strategy Officer at Tomoson"
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    Amazon Made Changes To Review Policy

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    I figure their next step is going to be requiring the reviewer have a non-discounted order on file of said product. Chances are they already have some bots in place sweeping incoming reviews, if I were to guess. A fellow FBAer I've become acquainted with had an incentivized review that was...
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