High-volume sales and a large catalog don’t protect your Amazon account
As we head into peak season, it’s easy for large third-party Amazon sellers to be over-confident about their position with Amazon. Many assume that their high revenue, large order volume or wide selection of offers protects them from enforcement actions by Amazon … [Read more...]
Don’t believe the Amazon boosters who say only “bad guys” are deactivated
By: Lesley Hensell
While cruising seller groups on Facebook, I saw a disturbing comment from a “guru.” It followed a news article about seller account suspensions from the Amazon platform.
This highly respected businessman said that Amazon suspends … [Read more...]
How many millions does Amazon owe to its 1P vendors, and why won’t they pay out?
By: Lesley Hensell
For years, I’ve heard horror stories from Amazon third-party sellers about inventory lost, damaged or destroyed by Amazon fulfillment centers (FCs). But just when I thought these tales couldn’t get any worse, we started … [Read more...]
As predicted, the California legislation will not make Seller Performance any friendlier
By: Lesley Hensell
This summer, optimistic Amazon sellers believed there was change in the air. Amazon made changes to its Business Solutions Agreement (see our previous blog post), and the … [Read more...]
Sellers cannot turn off repackaging, but should turn off new “refurbishment” setting ASAP
By: Lesley Hensell
Amazon has recently (and quietly) eliminated third-party sellers’ ability to turn off the horrific “repackaging” settings for FBA returns. This means, Amazon’s repackaging service … [Read more...]
Don’t update credit card and banking details in Amazon unless you contact AMZ first
By: Lesley Hensell
The change seemed so harmless and simple. Patti recently switched banks for her business account to get a better deal. But when she went to … [Read more...]
Flipping products such as cheap or free inventory is tempting, but carries significant risk
By Lesley Hensell
It seemed like the ideal way to get started selling on Amazon – flipping deeply discounted or free products purchased right on Amazon itself! But this tempting method of sourcing … [Read more...]
