Amazon Overreacting on Multi Pacs / Nike Re-Gated / $100m Seller Suspended For Not Receiving Postcard

Weekly Summary 09/05/2024

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Ephraim (ED) Rosenberg
September 05, 2024

  1. Here is an important update on the mass bundling suspensions in consumables. Please watch. Stay far away from multi-packs of a brand name where you use your own PL brand or a minor add-on to own the listing. ; Please deal with restricted items warning as they come in as once suspended it becomes difficult to reinstate.

     

  2. New “We removed your listings because of concerns that it uses a trademarked term ("iPhone 16") to refer to products that are not available for sale. In order to avoid customer confusion, products are not permitted to use that trademarked term in Amazon's stores until after the public availability of any such product. Such items will be eligible for sale only after the trademarked products are officially launched and will be inactive until then to avoid customer confusion. “

     

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  4. Some level of gating for Nike, Aveeno, Neutrogena, and L'oreal, many with only a 6-hour warning.

     

  5. On Aug 29 / 30, some sellers received this “We are writing to inform you that your account is undergoing a 14 day review, and during this time, your funds will not be eligible for disbursement and any in-progress disbursements have been cancelled. We appreciate your patience during this time, and will notify you when our review is complete”

     

  6. 9-figure seller suspended for not receiving a postcard from the INFORM Act.

     

  7. There were some sporadic issues with Brazil's marketplace showing up again mysteriously, even trying to disable it.

     

  8. Fed Ex / UPS rates have gone up; ASGTG Slack channel

     

  9. From a seller “Amazon asking to log into bank account during virtual verification, share the screen, and show a payment to the supplier. Where will this end?

     

  10. New interesting Pilot program to be exempt from low inventory fees.

Wishing You A Great Weekend, ED Rosenberg Voice of the Seller

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