When this happens to me it’s usually because of all the free shipping listings that cause mine to be highest. My shipping of $3.99 pushes me up to highest price.

I also consider it price fixing also, and have made 2 threads complaining about it.

I end up deleting my item (takes more time to delete, as all that is offered is close and it takes more of my time to figure a way to get it deleted)

After I delete the item, I look for another Amazon catalog fit. Sometimes I can’t find one.

Price fixing is conspiring between competitors to keep the price inflated and subsequently harming consumers who pay more.

Forbidding price gouging is not price fixing nor would businesses for some reason agreeing to all cut their prices to stay under a maximum. It is when the practice harms consumers that it is illegal.

Open a case, I have 3 that continually get deactivated for high price. I change price by a penny and reactivate, used to work, but not now. Two of the books have my price of $6.99 with free shipping and even though I got the books for free there is almost no profit. The other is an autographed book at $39.95. Yesterday I opened 3 separate cases to see what response I would get. On several other instances I had to delete the book and relist it, if entering minimum and maximum didn’t work. There are still sellers who put the price at over $500 for $15 books, so why delist a $7 book? Hoping enough people will open cases on this problem so it will get noticed.

Are you selling something pandemic-related? There are price gauging rules in effect – which are legal and are enforceable.

We have an item we sell for 3.99 plus 3.75 shipping.

Actual shipping charge is at max 3.25
Amazon’s cut from shipping 0.56
What’s left 3.18
Cost of shipping materials 0.17
What’s left 3.01

we take an 0.24 loss on each shipment for shipping

our profit on the item is about 0.50
So a net gain of 0.26

Per Amazon since Chinese sellers are selling their own version at 2.99 each with free shipping our price is too high.
Yes this is a branded item i purchase from the manufacturers I have tried the test purchase ETC…
Amazon’s answer:
This is a dispute between sellers and we do not get involved. Even the Manufacturer has tried to get them removed and gotten nowhere.

I can’t sell the item now because unless I lower the price to 2.99 with free shipping it instantly closes it.

You are correct!!!

Ive been accused of high pricing on an item that no one else had any of but me!!!

It could be Amazon has determined that the item is too high of price for the category/item type compared to other similar items, in order to determine price gouging. Just because an item has a private label does not mean it is a rip off to consumers based on the entire market for that item. Just a guess, as I know nothing of your product or item.

Amazon has real lawyers, lots of them, so I would consider hiring one instead of quoting internet definitions when trying to resolve the claims of price fixing or collusion you are making.

It is not price fixing. Manufacturer’s routinely have MAP policies which sets the minimum price, so Amazon enforcing a maximum price is more consumer friendly than MAP, Just because you do not like it or agree with it, does not mean it is against the law.

In my opinion, having any Party, such as Amazon, etc. being both a Market Facilitator (Amazon Marketplace), as well as, a Seller (Shipped by and Sold by Amazon) is akin to this:

Hint: Conflicts of Interest; Insider Marketplace Information & Collusion, Manipulation, and more.