I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This week, the New York Times talks about shoppers using smartphones, Twinkie sales get a big boost and Amazon does Black Friday all week. The Shrewd Shopper Carries a Smartphone - The New York Times reports that many shoppers are using their...

We all dream about striking gold when we're out thrifting finding a rare or valuable item that'll net us a few hundred (or even a few thousand dollars). While those moments can be thrilling, it's important to remember that many smaller profits can add up to a big score!...

Profit Bandit for Android has been highlighting Amazon's offers for a few weeks now and our users have been loving it! Now those of you with iPhones and iPads won't be left behind any longer. Update Profit Bandit and start seeing exactly what Amazon's selling and for how much. In...

This week in Amazon news, FBA launches in Canada. Monthly Amazon Prime subscriptions, big book sales for Nate Silver and much more. Amazon tackles review problem, deletes wrong reviews - This article from Forbes touches on the problems that Amazon has had with fake reviews (both positive and negative)....

**This promotion is no longer running This week, we returned to Grocery Outlet and came away with these compostable cleaning wipes. If you were at SCOE this year, you may have heard Lisa Suttora's keynote about identifying and profiting from trends. And "green" items are certainly one of those trends....

This week we hit up Grocery Outlet here in Portland and while we didn't find any vintage puzzles or crazy board games, we did find a few profitable household items that make up the bread-and-butter of many sellers' inventories. Today's find is a rechargeable LED flashlight that doubles as...

This week in Amazon news, the US Supreme Court reviews an important case, Amazon posts a quarterly loss and Black Friday sales are starting sooner than you think! Supreme Court Weight First Sale Doctrine - First Sale Doctrine is what gives all of you the right to sell on...

Another trip to the local GoodWill and our 1990s nostalgia continues! And this time we found this giant (2x3 feet, assembled) jigsaw puzzle featuring the Dream Team for only $2.99. It's used but has all the pieces and is in good condition. In case you're not a basketball fan,...

Before we get to the news, today is the last day to nominate someone for the SellerEngine Spark award! Help someone you know (it could even be you) get everything they need to launch or build their Amazon business. You can nominate someone in less than a minute! Now, on...

Yesterday was a lovely day in Portland, so I led a field trip of SellerEngine employees armed with Profit Bandit down to our local Goodwill. We started off scanning books and boy, did we not find anything at all. We thought we found a score when we came across...