I don't sell many items on Amazon so I haven't kept up with sales here too well. But I recently checked and discovered I had made about five sales of books since 2021 and hadn't been paid since then.

Looks like funds are held in a reserve account for whatever reason. My bank info and other info are updated. So not sure what the issue is.

I should say that I have sold some items, about three per year, going back to about 2010. So it worked for me before 2021.

I contacted support and only got replies that I couldn't reply back to, which didn't fix the problem. I made another case for what that is worth. Maybe doing this post will help.

eBay has problems, but its payment plan is a breath of fresh air compared to Amazon. And you can still get someone on the phone with eBay.

I plan to downgrade from a professional selling account to an individual account and wish to avoid the problems I see in other messages. I don't use FBA and don't believe that I have any issues where Amazon is holding funds in reserve. I sell only books and media. I plan to quickly delete all my inventory under $25 and will then have less than 400 items for sale. I've been selling books and media since 2009, but I no longer have enough sales to justify a professional account.

Since the discussion boards have always been helpful, I'm hoping for any advice about potential problems and how to avoid them. I know that others have asked the same question, but I also know that Amazon frequently changes its policies.

Thanks for any help. Michigan Librarian

Hi

I'm trying to look up addresses from previous orders (maybe 2+ years but more recent is fine too) so I can input them into a map. I've looked through the reports but can't seem to find them. Can anyone please provide some insight?

Thank you!

Dave

Hi everyone,

I’m having an issue with the FBA fees on three of my listings that are basically the same product in different sizes: handmade metal ladders for Orisha Ogun, used in spiritual practices. The problem is that the FBA fees for the 21-inch version are extremely high compared to the other two, even though the difference in size is minimal.

Here’s a breakdown:

7-inch ladder (ASIN: B0DSTY9DXP) – Size: 7 x 2 x 2 inches – Price: $9.99 – FBA Fees: $4.41

14-inch ladder (ASIN: B0DSTXPYHK) – Size: 14 x 2 x 2 inches – Price: $12.99 – FBA Fees: $5.63

21-inch ladder (ASIN: B0DSTYHL9F) – Size: 21 x 2 x 2 inches – Price: $18.99 – FBA Fees: $12.46

The fees on the 21-inch version represent over 65% of the selling price, which is killing any margin. All three products are made of the same material, shipped the same way, and only differ in length. I opened a support case on March 18 asking Amazon to check if this is an error in the fee calculation, but I haven’t received any answer yet.

It feels like the 21-inch item might be misclassified in dimensions or weight, and it’s affecting my ability to keep it on FBA.

Has anyone else had a similar issue where FBA fees are way off for one variation?

Would love to hear any tips or if Amazon support is more responsive through this forum.