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Last week I left all kinds on money on the table at these yards sales, Just one had over 250 movies for a Buck and If I bought more then 10 it when to 50 cents. I not ungated yet, still waiting but I going to start buying. My wife For real my need a pair of those hoarse Blinds, She claims I don't miss a yard sale sign, LOL. I have watch a lot of Book related Videos from the time I've started, You get right to the point, Very informant,. Here's a tip For shipping. I use Liquid Nail caulking on my Boxes, Just a dap under the flaps before you close. I never tape the bottoms, and only use a little tape to hold the top flaps down till the caulk dries. I'm sure I tiss off the person who opens this, but no damage during shipping. I also use the Heavy duty small boxes from Lowes or Home Depo. Thanks for you do
[And for context insert Captain Planet Theme Song] Books! DVDs! CDs! Video Games! Not VHS! GO Mike! With your powers combined I am Captain Mike! Captain Mike, he's our hero, Gonna take our e-scores up from zero, He's our powers magnified, And he's fighting on the planet's side Captain Mike, he's our hero, Gonna take our e-scores up from zero, Gonna help him put asunder, Goodwill guys who like to loot and plunder "You'll pay for this Captain Mike!" (chanting) We're the Book Scanners, You can be one too! 'Cause selling me your books is the thing to do, Looting and polluting is not the way, Hear what Captain Mike has to say: "THE POWER IS YOURS!!"
I would leave it on zero. I’ve been sending books to fba for about a month. My first shipment was a box of book sets with no escore at about 600k rank. They’ve been selling one a day on average since I’ve been live. I’m pretty sure it’s because they’re new books. I heard there won’t be an escore until an item has 6 months of sales history, so if you’re seeing green and it has no escore, double check what other sellers are doing because it could just be a new item; and you still stand the chance for the books to become popular and the sales rank to drop for a bit
@@TheUsedBookGuy I believe this only applies if there is a dash underneath the escore. Otherwise I would not want to buy something that doesn’t have an e score.
I'm going to try these exact triggers today, only with a couple of differences. In Books, I'm making the profit $5 in Trigger 2 just so that it won't be the same as #1, and then moving #3 up to about $6. I'll be going to the local GW, and so I'll definitely be using my mental "times buy cost" trigger as well, lol.
Love your videos you’re a great teacher. I recently got ungated in dvd’s and I’m having to “apply to sel” most of the ones I am buying using scoutiq. Most of my applications are rejected and I’m waisting money trying to sell the dvds. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you
If you recently got ungated it will take time for Amazon to auto ungate you in said DVDs. The Q4 gates are still up as well so that could be affecting you as well. Tons of money in DVDs wouldn't give up quite yet.
You are a good teacher, to get ungated in DVDs we have to buy at least 10 in a bundle with receipts correct? Know of a good place to buy DVDs in bundles?
Most times the lowest FBA will be under my minimum for the repricer. Also I have since changed my repricer settings to match the BB so a lot has changed since this video but it is a good baseline to go off of!!
I wish the scanning apps had a "times buy cost" factor built into the triggers. Using your example of that $3 GW book (which will soon be their price for paperbacks), I wouldn't want the green "Accept" to light up unless the profit was at least $9 or three times the buy cost and shipping figured in. Four times for books under $2, and maybe 2 or 2.5 times once the book price hits about 7 or 8 bucks on up. Then you'd really have some ultimate triggers.
It's telling me i have to enter E scores for that #6 trigger or it won't take it.. same thing with dvds, and cds.. need to enter an escore. Thinking must have been an update to that platform since you did this video
I am a newbie. Did you make these spreadsheets to show us your triggers or ScoutIQ comes with the spreadsheets for customers to fill in? If scoutID comes with it can you show how to get to this page please.
With the update you have to have escore for the trigger. What would you escore be for the dvds ,cd and video. I’m trying to copy your ultimate trigger.
Min 1 Max 180. Feel free to raise the Min to what you are comfortable with. Min 6 would be atleast 1 sale a month and that would be fine by me as well. I price and reprice aggressively so do what's best for you!!
Here ya go I stand by these triggers to this day. Its the most popular video on my channel I explain things better in this video as well. As you learn and grow I am always here to help with any questions or concerns!! th-cam.com/video/mm9BEdCB-a4/w-d-xo.html
Just started using these for music and DvD's as I was just ungated in DVDs yesterday thanks to your video!! I do have a question, I was just scanning a few dvds and cds on my lunch break and noticed I was getting greens with a zero eScore. should the min eScore be 1 on these? just curious and thanks again!!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy okay just making sure lol. Cause I know that for say books triggers go something like 40-180, then 20-39, 10-19, 5-9, 1-4. Not my actual set up just an example. I wasn’t really sure if Escore overlaps on one or more triggers if it would mess up the triggers. Sorry I know this question is difficult to understand!
These videos have been the best. Can you quickly explain the video game trigger? Since it says always reject, does that mean I never send in a 75001-5000000 game?
This is what I needed. Dvds come in today so we'll see. Also, missed the premiere cause the wife's car battery haha. Hey quick question, I bought 40 Wii games and a console for 40$ at you know what a garage sale. Anyways, a couple of the games are only listed on Amazon as "disc" only, well I have the complete set. I tried to create my own listing and it'll only let me pick merchant fulfillment??? Normal, or did I mess something up? Thanks
Messed up something should atleast be a normal listing. Also hopefully car battery is fixed up!! Try scanning the cover when adding a product on Amazon.
I have a few questions about the triggers, 1. If I am looking for any book with a sales rank between 1 and 2,000,000 would it be smart to just set up every trigger as the min rank 1 and the max rank 2,000,000? The reason I am asking is say I scan a book that has an e score of 25 but a sales rank of 1,200,000. Based on your triggers it would reject but to me it’s a buy because it has a decent sales rank and an e score below 2,000,000. 2. Why does the used slot go from highest to lower slots? To me it seems like it would be advantageous to always look at the highest price so I was wondering what your opinion is and why you have it set up that way.
1. Correct I have since modified these. Your approach is basically what we do now. So find what your most comfortable Escore and rank is and set every trigger based off that only changing target profit you are looking for. 2.As we get into higher rank books most don't have FBA offers so I have it set to lower used to get a more accurate look at the price vs. highest. A lot of the highest wind up being way out of line in higher ranks causing a bunch of false accepts. 3. Appreciate you taking the time to dissect these and build out on your own!! If you want the exact ones I am using now to see the difference shoot me an email I'll gladly send em over!! wepayforyourbooks@gmail.com 4. Thanks for supporting the channel as well I appreciate it!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy 2. My confusion in this case has to do with the buy box. It was my understanding that whatever the buy box price is will most likely get the buy. Does this mean that once we get to a higher ranked book it is less likely to sell at the buy box price and that is why you lower the used slot? Also, is the sales rank is only factored in if there is no e score?
@@dabarc02 Usually the longer a book sits without a sale the BB concerts to lowest price even if MF. So at higher ranks we want to know for sure even if we compete with MF we will still make money and get the sale when it comes once a month. The lower the price we can get to on slower moving inventory the higher chance of selling it when the time comes. That is really the only time MF is even on my mind when sourcing is the longer tailed stuff because we only get 1-3 chances to sell it before disposal in 6 months.
@@dabarc02 No I'm pretty sure it's factors in both every scan. That's why like what you said maybe an eScore or rank is out of line the possibility of getting a Reject instead of a Accept.
so what is a trigger set? what does this "set" do for you? I'm looking to get into used books but people keep mentioned triggers and I don't know how "trigger sets" help you, can you clarify that for me?
It's parameters in which you can set up. It allows you to scan and the phone app ScoutIQ will tell you whether to buy an item or not. So here is an example you have a trigger set for all books ranked under 1,000,000 but you have it set that you want the book to be atleast $5 profit. By having that trigger set when you scan the app will automatically let you know whether it's an accept or reject based on how you have your trigger set made up.
@@TheUsedBookGuy so copying your sets 1-6 for books would essentially give us the best parameters for profit that you yourself like to use? And I would need to copy each set correct?
Good day Mike. Do you have a video on getting Ungated in Video Games? Say I wanted to sell a game published by Activision on Nintendo Switch... Would I have to provide a wholesale invoice for both Nintendo and a separate one for Activision or just for Nintendo and Activision would be automatic approval (similar to approval for most book brands)? Or do I submit a Wholesale invoice for getting approved in the Video Games category in general? -Thanks!
Everyone is ungated in most video games. Now the bigger names of the bigger companies Mario, Pokemon, Halo, God Of War any of the major titles they will gate you in. I always scan them in the seller app and believe it or not a lot of them we can sell right away. The trick to ungating in these is like you said Double Dip so get a Nintendo Game Made By Activision that will get you Nintendo & Activision.
@@TheUsedBookGuy Ah, excellent, thanks Mike! Did you have to use a similar method to getting ungated in DVDs or Music where you buy 10 units and send them to get ungated in Nintendo and Activision for example or just over time you applied and you were just automatically approved?
Yes scan everything the same exact way!! Here is how easy and cheap it is to get ungated in DVDs/CDs I have a full tutorial video th-cam.com/video/9YSZuORzaA0/w-d-xo.html
@@TheUsedBookGuy Thank you for your quick reply. When I make all of these triggers do I need to switch between them the different triggers or will the app know what I’m scanning? Also, are these the most up to date triggers? Thanks again I really appreciate it!
@@Natedavis4444 No switching. I have a more updated trigger set I can email you. I have a few emails I need to catch up on later today. wepayforyourbooks@gmail.com
@@TheUsedBookGuy Ok so I can scan books then just start scanning DVDs and the app will recognize the switch? Sorry for all the questions! Ok I sent an email asking for the updated triggers 👍🏽
For $999.99 I can tell you lol of course. eScore works the same so do what is comfortable for you. Start at Min 6 Max 180. 6 means 1 sale a month so I would be fine if you went to maybe a 12 min. I reprice aggressively so I can willing to take a 1 Escore but that isn't for everybody!!
Thanks for the info. I changed all mine to yours but now the books i scanned today show rejects when they used to show profit (default setting) I guess as a test i could just switch back to default. I see your reasons, its allowing less books in that didnt have much to begin with.. My scoutiq looks different then yours but i figured it out. Ill give it a try.
I feel like your triggers for CD’s, DVD’s and Video games are a bit too picky and possibly not picky enough for books. Considering how much space books take up the storage fees would be greater on books. I’m still kind of new so could you explain your way of thinking a bit for me?
My triggers are just a generalization for what works and prices in my area. You should always be adjusting them to your own standards and costs in your area. If your CDs are .50 it is perfectly ok to set profit to 3.50-4. Same goes for DVDs. Now the storage fees don't matter they are so minimal even on books that it does not need to be taken into consideration. As long as you do not have long term storage fees on items it has no effect. Test things out see what works for you. One last thing I will say is leave more profit to account for prices going down which they will 95% of the time. That $4 profit is probably 3.50 or lower depending on the book.
I just upgraded to Professional Amazon account and subscribed to ScoutIQ yesterday. Some of the 'Accepts' from ScoutIQ are for books that I'm restricted from selling. Is this normal? I thought linking the app to my Amazon account would prevent this.
ScoutIQ does have something built into it, you will see a red circle with a white R inside of it over the image of the book on the bottom left!! BUTTTTT This doesnt work all of the time. As a new seller there will be a lot of things gated. What I need you to do is apply for approval for every single one of them because they will auto approve you in a lot more than you would expect. Whenever you hit high profit items $25+ starting out it would be good to just double check on the app before you check out!!
ScoutIQ has since updated. The difference is the database. If you have internet everywhere you source you only need the Live plan. If you don't have internet you need the database as that lets you download it and source without an active internet connection.
@@TheUsedBookGuy thank you so much for the quick response! Do I need to access Scout IQ from a desktop in order to access all of the trigger options? I can’t see the options you’re showing us from the app on my iPhone.
Ok ok $29.99 special price for you!!! This will be in an upcoming video but let's just spoil the whole damn thing!! All discs included and in working order. Comes in original packaging.
@@TheUsedBookGuy Lol. Well, that sounds fine, but how do you know for sure that the disc is in "working order" and that it's not a pirated copy or even just a blank disc? I've heard of all these things happening before, and without playing every single disc and testing them out then how can one know for sure?
@@GoldAndSilver988 Well we should atleast be looking at the actual CD/DVD inside to make sure it looks legit. I would never send in a CD or DVD that is blank on both sides. As long as we are using our best judgement you will be fine. When it comes to working order anything that looks scratched I run through resurfacer. If you are not resurfacing I would only take ones that look very clean.
@@GoldAndSilver988 It actually is amazing. Fe I have resurfaced didn't need to sand just buff pad made em all look brand new. Definitely a good investment if you need the write off for taxes. JFJ Easy Pro is what I bought off Amazon it was 199. Probably could have waited but I need write offs lol.
@@TheUsedBookGuy i am almost at 1400. I know sales are still decent but i meant daily sales compared to inventory. For me daily sales are a little down this month compared to my invetory of last month. So for me sales a lillte slower this month. Maybe it's just i been sending in more slow movers recently 🤣
That is for Merchant Fulfilled triggers what you are seeing. If you are doing merchant fulfilled this is where you put in the cost to ship items. So it would be 3.19 Fixed Cost and .63 per pound. That covers Media Mail shipping rates!!
Hey Mike, do these automatically get used, those default triggers are in the app and cannot be deleted. Just curious if these automatically override those default ones or do I need to select these somehow?
Select them. When you load up ScoutIQ on the phone app hit triggers. Then you will see all available trigger sets. Choose the one you created. It has a black circle next to the one that is currently selected.
Didn't know where else to put this. Has anyone received the following message: "Important information about your Amazon listings Hello, As part of our ongoing efforts to provide the best possible customer experience, we have implemented additional approval requirements for Free Spirit Publishing products. Effective 2022-04-13, you will need approval to list the affected products. If you do not obtain approval by this date, your listings will be removed. This action does not impact your account health." This is the second message like this I've received in the past several days. I'm guessing everybody's getting it. The first one resulted in a profitable Warhammer book being deactivated. These new requirements regarding certain companies are probably going to start being a regular thing, or so it appears. Who knows which or how many books we've already paid for will be deactivated, resulting in either disposing and forgetting about the books; or, going through the expense and hassle of getting ungated (which I know I won't be doing). Disappointing again to go out in the field and never know whether what you buy is going to get taken down, even if everything looks good when you make the purchase.
I have gotten those types of messages for other brands I have never even sold. Dont know exactly how it works. I have sold Warhammer and continue to sell it. I think you are right though it will continue to happen within all categories and all different types of items!!
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Thanks for taking the time to help other sellers!
I am a man of the people!!!
I'm gonna give these a try
Last week I left all kinds on money on the table at these yards sales, Just one had over 250 movies for a Buck and If I bought more then 10 it when to 50 cents. I not ungated yet, still waiting but I going to start buying. My wife For real my need a pair of those hoarse Blinds, She claims I don't miss a yard sale sign, LOL. I have watch a lot of Book related Videos from the time I've started, You get right to the point, Very informant,.
Here's a tip For shipping. I use Liquid Nail caulking on my Boxes, Just a dap under the flaps before you close. I never tape the bottoms, and only use a little tape to hold the top flaps down till the caulk dries. I'm sure I tiss off the person who opens this, but no damage during shipping. I also use the Heavy duty small boxes from Lowes or Home Depo. Thanks for you do
Good tip with the boxes!! And definitely start buying especially when you are getting them for that cheap!!
[And for context insert Captain Planet Theme Song]
Books!
DVDs!
CDs!
Video Games!
Not VHS!
GO Mike!
With your powers combined I am Captain Mike!
Captain Mike, he's our hero,
Gonna take our e-scores up from zero,
He's our powers magnified,
And he's fighting on the planet's side
Captain Mike, he's our hero,
Gonna take our e-scores up from zero,
Gonna help him put asunder,
Goodwill guys who like to loot and plunder
"You'll pay for this Captain Mike!"
(chanting)
We're the Book Scanners,
You can be one too!
'Cause selling me your books is the thing to do,
Looting and polluting is not the way,
Hear what Captain Mike has to say:
"THE POWER IS YOURS!!"
Lmao this is priceless!!
Mike, The "Ultimate" Used Book Guy! Thanks Mike. This video was worth waiting for. Be nice not to get the green on zero eScores anymore!!!
Yep figured id fix that for all of us!! No more fake greens although even getting fake green gets the blood flowing lol
@@TheUsedBookGuy That's true, too. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. Yea, it's green; damn, it's zero.
I would leave it on zero. I’ve been sending books to fba for about a month. My first shipment was a box of book sets with no escore at about 600k rank. They’ve been selling one a day on average since I’ve been live. I’m pretty sure it’s because they’re new books. I heard there won’t be an escore until an item has 6 months of sales history, so if you’re seeing green and it has no escore, double check what other sellers are doing because it could just be a new item; and you still stand the chance for the books to become popular and the sales rank to drop for a bit
@@bigslickphoto1519 Yep you are 100% correct!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy I believe this only applies if there is a dash underneath the escore. Otherwise I would not want to buy something that doesn’t have an e score.
As always, another helpful video. Thanks Mike!
Appreciate it!! 👊
Best vid man!!!!!!!! SOoooooooo helpful for a novice like me!
Appreciate it!! Triggers are important and feel free to modify them to your needs!!
I'm going to try these exact triggers today, only with a couple of differences. In Books, I'm making the profit $5 in Trigger 2 just so that it won't be the same as #1, and then moving #3 up to about $6. I'll be going to the local GW, and so I'll definitely be using my mental "times buy cost" trigger as well, lol.
Hopefully them prices aren't to high!!
Love your videos you’re a great teacher. I recently got ungated in dvd’s and I’m having to “apply to sel” most of the ones I am buying using scoutiq. Most of my applications are rejected and I’m waisting money trying to sell the dvds. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you
If you recently got ungated it will take time for Amazon to auto ungate you in said DVDs. The Q4 gates are still up as well so that could be affecting you as well. Tons of money in DVDs wouldn't give up quite yet.
Thank you!
Thank you for supporting the channel!! If you ever need anything reach out!!
You are a good teacher, to get ungated in DVDs we have to buy at least 10 in a bundle with receipts correct? Know of a good place to buy DVDs in bundles?
I have a full video covering it!! th-cam.com/video/9YSZuORzaA0/w-d-xo.html
Amazing, thank you
Things have changed a little since this video just a heads up profit and sales score have increased across the board!!
This video is great! If you scan for the lowest FBA why do you BB Compare?
Most times the lowest FBA will be under my minimum for the repricer. Also I have since changed my repricer settings to match the BB so a lot has changed since this video but it is a good baseline to go off of!!
There's an option for MF trigger sets now. Are you using that?
MF shouldn't be a concern unless you are maxed out on restock limits.
@@TheUsedBookGuy good call
I wish the scanning apps had a "times buy cost" factor built into the triggers. Using your example of that $3 GW book (which will soon be their price for paperbacks), I wouldn't want the green "Accept" to light up unless the profit was at least $9 or three times the buy cost and shipping figured in. Four times for books under $2, and maybe 2 or 2.5 times once the book price hits about 7 or 8 bucks on up. Then you'd really have some ultimate triggers.
I agree I feel like there could be a lot of things done with these apps to make them much better. I need a MF/FBA profit not just FBA profit.
@@TheUsedBookGuy There's a simple answer here. We need the Used Book Guy App to be developed with all the bells & whistles.
It's telling me i have to enter E scores for that #6 trigger or it won't take it.. same thing with dvds, and cds.. need to enter an escore. Thinking must have been an update to that platform since you did this video
Yes app has changed since this video! Enter 6 for minimum!
I am a newbie. Did you make these spreadsheets to show us your triggers or ScoutIQ comes with the spreadsheets for customers to fill in? If scoutID comes with it can you show how to get to this page please.
It has to be ScoutIQ on the desktop version!!
Just wanted to say thanks, I got ungated in dvds thanks to you. Will that same site work for music cd’s?
Awesome glad it worked for you and yes it will work for CDs as well!!
Sealed VHS are worth a scan sometimes
True true I rarely come across them or any of my favorite horror franchises!!
Thank you🫡
No problem!! If you ever need anything dont hesitate to reach out!!
With the update you have to have escore for the trigger. What would you escore be for the dvds ,cd and video. I’m trying to copy your ultimate trigger.
Min 1 Max 180. Feel free to raise the Min to what you are comfortable with. Min 6 would be atleast 1 sale a month and that would be fine by me as well. I price and reprice aggressively so do what's best for you!!
set 0 if there is a "-" listed
I just signed up with scoutIq. Do you have beginner video. Having hard time to grasp it all. Thx for your help..
Here ya go I stand by these triggers to this day. Its the most popular video on my channel I explain things better in this video as well. As you learn and grow I am always here to help with any questions or concerns!!
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Is there an option for “new books only”?
I dont sell New books as I dont have legitimate invoices.
Thank you, just a few questions.. for some reason I am ungatted on dvd and cds, do you clean these? Or just do sealed?
I own a JFJ resurfacer but starting out buy ones that aren't completely scratched!
Just started using these for music and DvD's as I was just ungated in DVDs yesterday thanks to your video!! I do have a question, I was just scanning a few dvds and cds on my lunch break and noticed I was getting greens with a zero eScore. should the min eScore be 1 on these? just curious and thanks again!!!
You could do that I suppose that would leave the 0 Escore junk out!! Good catch!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy so if I were to do this, would I just put say min 5-180 for the first trigger then 1-180 for the second?
@@JohnnyFlips Correct!!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy okay just making sure lol. Cause I know that for say books triggers go something like 40-180, then 20-39, 10-19, 5-9, 1-4. Not my actual set up just an example. I wasn’t really sure if Escore overlaps on one or more triggers if it would mess up the triggers. Sorry I know this question is difficult to understand!
These videos have been the best. Can you quickly explain the video game trigger? Since it says always reject, does that mean I never send in a 75001-5000000 game?
Correct it should always show in ScoutIQ!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy I do mostly games and I have sold some games over 75000. What if I did a trigger from 75,000 to 100,000 and above that reject?
@@MichaelConroy24 Go for it by no means is my trigger set LAW lol. They are more a less a guideline for those looking for one!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy you the man. Thank you so much. This is how I started on amazon and now I’m back doing it
Do the CD triggers work for Vinyl as well or would you need to set one up?
I believe they do since it's considered music but I have never scanned a single record so don't take that as the truth!!
Thanks for the video, I've set up all the triggers exactly, but everytime I scan something I get a $NaN error. I'm I doing something wrong?
I have since switched to scoutly. NAN means an error of some sort if I remember correctly.
Your dvd triggers lacks escores which have to be added or iqscout won't let you continue. What escores should I input for the triggers you suggest.
Yes video was made before Escores were required!! 10 if you are buy box eligible 20 if you dont not have the buy box!!
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Do you have a newer version of this tutorial? ScoutIQ is requiring me to put in Min and Max eScores, any suggestions?
Yes check the channel!! Another one will drop January for 2025 as well!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy sweet, thank you!
This is what I needed. Dvds come in today so we'll see. Also, missed the premiere cause the wife's car battery haha. Hey quick question, I bought 40 Wii games and a console for 40$ at you know what a garage sale. Anyways, a couple of the games are only listed on Amazon as "disc" only, well I have the complete set. I tried to create my own listing and it'll only let me pick merchant fulfillment??? Normal, or did I mess something up? Thanks
Messed up something should atleast be a normal listing. Also hopefully car battery is fixed up!! Try scanning the cover when adding a product on Amazon.
I have a few questions about the triggers,
1. If I am looking for any book with a sales rank between 1 and 2,000,000 would it be smart to just set up every trigger as the min rank 1 and the max rank 2,000,000? The reason I am asking is say I scan a book that has an e score of 25 but a sales rank of 1,200,000. Based on your triggers it would reject but to me it’s a buy because it has a decent sales rank and an e score below 2,000,000.
2. Why does the used slot go from highest to lower slots? To me it seems like it would be advantageous to always look at the highest price so I was wondering what your opinion is and why you have it set up that way.
1. Correct I have since modified these. Your approach is basically what we do now. So find what your most comfortable Escore and rank is and set every trigger based off that only changing target profit you are looking for.
2.As we get into higher rank books most don't have FBA offers so I have it set to lower used to get a more accurate look at the price vs. highest. A lot of the highest wind up being way out of line in higher ranks causing a bunch of false accepts.
3. Appreciate you taking the time to dissect these and build out on your own!! If you want the exact ones I am using now to see the difference shoot me an email I'll gladly send em over!! wepayforyourbooks@gmail.com
4. Thanks for supporting the channel as well I appreciate it!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy 2. My confusion in this case has to do with the buy box. It was my understanding that whatever the buy box price is will most likely get the buy. Does this mean that once we get to a higher ranked book it is less likely to sell at the buy box price and that is why you lower the used slot?
Also, is the sales rank is only factored in if there is no e score?
@@dabarc02 Usually the longer a book sits without a sale the BB concerts to lowest price even if MF. So at higher ranks we want to know for sure even if we compete with MF we will still make money and get the sale when it comes once a month. The lower the price we can get to on slower moving inventory the higher chance of selling it when the time comes. That is really the only time MF is even on my mind when sourcing is the longer tailed stuff because we only get 1-3 chances to sell it before disposal in 6 months.
@@TheUsedBookGuy that makes perfect sense, thanks. Do you know if the sales rank is only factored in if there is no e score present?
@@dabarc02 No I'm pretty sure it's factors in both every scan. That's why like what you said maybe an eScore or rank is out of line the possibility of getting a Reject instead of a Accept.
which level of scout Iq would you recommend for a part time reseller?
Live only it's cheaper and works great. Database is just for people that don't have access to internet where they are sourcing.
@@TheUsedBookGuy thank you very much. Just tried to dvd ungating, hope it work.
@@MichaelConroy24 It will keep me posted!!!
so what is a trigger set? what does this "set" do for you? I'm looking to get into used books but people keep mentioned triggers and I don't know how "trigger sets" help you, can you clarify that for me?
It's parameters in which you can set up. It allows you to scan and the phone app ScoutIQ will tell you whether to buy an item or not. So here is an example you have a trigger set for all books ranked under 1,000,000 but you have it set that you want the book to be atleast $5 profit. By having that trigger set when you scan the app will automatically let you know whether it's an accept or reject based on how you have your trigger set made up.
@@TheUsedBookGuy so copying your sets 1-6 for books would essentially give us the best parameters for profit that you yourself like to use? And I would need to copy each set correct?
@@adrian_567_2 Correct each set needs to be copied. If you run into any trouble don't hesitate to reach out!
Are triggers for dvd only for dvd sets, or could it be just for individual ones?
Individual ones as well. Just make sure you are ungated in the category first.
@@TheUsedBookGuy Oh okay cool. Yeah I'm waiting for my DVDs to come in from the Christian site. Thanks for all the advice
Good day Mike. Do you have a video on getting Ungated in Video Games? Say I wanted to sell a game published by Activision on Nintendo Switch... Would I have to provide a wholesale invoice for both Nintendo and a separate one for Activision or just for Nintendo and Activision would be automatic approval (similar to approval for most book brands)? Or do I submit a Wholesale invoice for getting approved in the Video Games category in general?
-Thanks!
Everyone is ungated in most video games. Now the bigger names of the bigger companies Mario, Pokemon, Halo, God Of War any of the major titles they will gate you in. I always scan them in the seller app and believe it or not a lot of them we can sell right away. The trick to ungating in these is like you said Double Dip so get a Nintendo Game Made By Activision that will get you Nintendo & Activision.
@@TheUsedBookGuy Ah, excellent, thanks Mike! Did you have to use a similar method to getting ungated in DVDs or Music where you buy 10 units and send them to get ungated in Nintendo and Activision for example or just over time you applied and you were just automatically approved?
@@prolitify Nope these are locked no natural ungating invoice is only way. Watch items and look for a good sale and that's when you buy your 10.
Great video!!
Appreciate it!! Let me know if there is ever anything I can help with!!
I need supporting more than y'all do, lol.
LOL
why does Escore not matter with DVD?
It does!! Things have changed much since this video!! If buy box eligible set it to 12 if not buy box eligble set it to 20!!
How do you get ungated from DVDs, video games and CDs? Also, do you scan DVDs, video games and CDs the same way you scan books?
Yes scan everything the same exact way!! Here is how easy and cheap it is to get ungated in DVDs/CDs I have a full tutorial video th-cam.com/video/9YSZuORzaA0/w-d-xo.html
@@TheUsedBookGuy Thank you for your quick reply. When I make all of these triggers do I need to switch between them the different triggers or will the app know what I’m scanning? Also, are these the most up to date triggers? Thanks again I really appreciate it!
@@Natedavis4444 No switching. I have a more updated trigger set I can email you. I have a few emails I need to catch up on later today. wepayforyourbooks@gmail.com
@@TheUsedBookGuy Ok so I can scan books then just start scanning DVDs and the app will recognize the switch? Sorry for all the questions! Ok I sent an email asking for the updated triggers 👍🏽
@@Natedavis4444 Correct no need to switch trigger sets!!
Scout IQ now wants min escore and max escore trigger sets listed for DVDs and cds. Do you know how to set those?
For $999.99 I can tell you lol of course. eScore works the same so do what is comfortable for you. Start at Min 6 Max 180. 6 means 1 sale a month so I would be fine if you went to maybe a 12 min. I reprice aggressively so I can willing to take a 1 Escore but that isn't for everybody!!
set 0 if there is a "-" listed
Do you put zero for the escore on DVDs?
No you have to put a number in now. I would do 6 or 12 depends on your business model
@@TheUsedBookGuy I'm fairly new to this so wasn't sure. Thanks!
Thanks for the info. I changed all mine to yours but now the books i scanned today show rejects when they used to show profit (default setting) I guess as a test i could just switch back to default. I see your reasons, its allowing less books in that didnt have much to begin with.. My scoutiq looks different then yours but i figured it out. Ill give it a try.
If you need more detailed help shoot me an email I can send you a more updated trigger set that I currently use!! wepayforyourbooks@gmail.com
I feel like your triggers for CD’s, DVD’s and Video games are a bit too picky and possibly not picky enough for books. Considering how much space books take up the storage fees would be greater on books. I’m still kind of new so could you explain your way of thinking a bit for me?
My triggers are just a generalization for what works and prices in my area. You should always be adjusting them to your own standards and costs in your area. If your CDs are .50 it is perfectly ok to set profit to 3.50-4. Same goes for DVDs. Now the storage fees don't matter they are so minimal even on books that it does not need to be taken into consideration. As long as you do not have long term storage fees on items it has no effect. Test things out see what works for you. One last thing I will say is leave more profit to account for prices going down which they will 95% of the time. That $4 profit is probably 3.50 or lower depending on the book.
I just upgraded to Professional Amazon account and subscribed to ScoutIQ yesterday. Some of the 'Accepts' from ScoutIQ are for books that I'm restricted from selling. Is this normal? I thought linking the app to my Amazon account would prevent this.
ScoutIQ does have something built into it, you will see a red circle with a white R inside of it over the image of the book on the bottom left!! BUTTTTT This doesnt work all of the time. As a new seller there will be a lot of things gated. What I need you to do is apply for approval for every single one of them because they will auto approve you in a lot more than you would expect. Whenever you hit high profit items $25+ starting out it would be good to just double check on the app before you check out!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy thanks Mike! I just bought my DVDs to get ungated for DVDs. I'm going to apply for that later today. Thanks for all your help
What is your max rank for CDs?
350,000
@The Used Book Guy Yeah, 350K is pretty long tail. I would sell something at that rank for under $30.00
@@stevedavenport1202 Merchant Fulfilled all day long!!
@@TheUsedBookGuy I guess it depends on how much space you have
Is there are big difference between the $14 & $44/month plan? My Scout IQ looks different than yours.
ScoutIQ has since updated. The difference is the database. If you have internet everywhere you source you only need the Live plan. If you don't have internet you need the database as that lets you download it and source without an active internet connection.
@@TheUsedBookGuy thank you so much for the quick response! Do I need to access Scout IQ from a desktop in order to access all of the trigger options? I can’t see the options you’re showing us from the app on my iPhone.
@@normaalicia888 Computer is a lot easier to set up in my opinion. Phone is a little bit more of a hassle.
I'm a total greenhorn at DVD's, lol. What are you using as a condition note if any, if you don't mind telling me without charging me $49.95, lol.
Ok ok $29.99 special price for you!!! This will be in an upcoming video but let's just spoil the whole damn thing!! All discs included and in working order. Comes in original packaging.
@@TheUsedBookGuy Lol. Well, that sounds fine, but how do you know for sure that the disc is in "working order" and that it's not a pirated copy or even just a blank disc? I've heard of all these things happening before, and without playing every single disc and testing them out then how can one know for sure?
@@GoldAndSilver988 Well we should atleast be looking at the actual CD/DVD inside to make sure it looks legit. I would never send in a CD or DVD that is blank on both sides. As long as we are using our best judgement you will be fine. When it comes to working order anything that looks scratched I run through resurfacer. If you are not resurfacing I would only take ones that look very clean.
@@TheUsedBookGuy Yeah, that's what I've been doing for the few I've bought so far. How's the resurfacer been working so far? I might have to get one.
@@GoldAndSilver988 It actually is amazing. Fe I have resurfaced didn't need to sand just buff pad made em all look brand new. Definitely a good investment if you need the write off for taxes. JFJ Easy Pro is what I bought off Amazon it was 199. Probably could have waited but I need write offs lol.
Eh have sales been a little slower for you in April so far? Sales seem slower for me compared to other months. Buy box seems fine also. Hmmmm
Opposite for me. I have been sending more than I ever have in sitting around 1500 in inventory.
@@TheUsedBookGuy i am almost at 1400. I know sales are still decent but i meant daily sales compared to inventory. For me daily sales are a little down this month compared to my invetory of last month. So for me sales a lillte slower this month. Maybe it's just i been sending in more slow movers recently 🤣
@@LevelSmackcom Honestly its weird March was slower for me honestly and I was around the same inventory. Its so weird and random I swear!!
They have updated this section and now asks for MF Fixed cost and MF cost per lb does anyone know what this means and what the values should be?
That is for Merchant Fulfilled triggers what you are seeing. If you are doing merchant fulfilled this is where you put in the cost to ship items. So it would be 3.19 Fixed Cost and .63 per pound. That covers Media Mail shipping rates!!
Hey Mike, do these automatically get used, those default triggers are in the app and cannot be deleted. Just curious if these automatically override those default ones or do I need to select these somehow?
Select them. When you load up ScoutIQ on the phone app hit triggers. Then you will see all available trigger sets. Choose the one you created. It has a black circle next to the one that is currently selected.
@@TheUsedBookGuy ooooff. Just proof even an idiot can make money doing this.
@@pineywoodspicker Live and learn!!
Didn't know where else to put this. Has anyone received the following message: "Important information about your Amazon listings
Hello,
As part of our ongoing efforts to provide the best possible customer experience, we have implemented additional approval requirements for Free Spirit Publishing products.
Effective 2022-04-13, you will need approval to list the affected products. If you do not obtain approval by this date, your listings will be removed. This action does not impact your account health." This is the second message like this I've received in the past several days. I'm guessing everybody's getting it. The first one resulted in a profitable Warhammer book being deactivated. These new requirements regarding certain companies are probably going to start being a regular thing, or so it appears. Who knows which or how many books we've already paid for will be deactivated, resulting in either disposing and forgetting about the books; or, going through the expense and hassle of getting ungated (which I know I won't be doing). Disappointing again to go out in the field and never know whether what you buy is going to get taken down, even if everything looks good when you make the purchase.
I have gotten those types of messages for other brands I have never even sold. Dont know exactly how it works. I have sold Warhammer and continue to sell it. I think you are right though it will continue to happen within all categories and all different types of items!!