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Sales dropped from the beginning of July.Anyone same?

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As I have always said, the amount of Sales you receive is COMPLETELY a function and result of the products you have listed.

For example, If you Sell a Brand Name Laundry Detergent that is regularly purchased, then your sales SHOULD be fairly consistent throughout the year, depending on the amount of your direct competitors.

We, on the other hand, Sell products that NO ONE NEEDS, and, except for the T-Shirts, have NO "Intrinsic Value" at all.

These products are DESIRED by many, but no one NEEDS an Action Figure.

Due to this fact, I have been bracing for a major Slow-Down in Sales due to the various Negative Economic downturns that have occurred since January 2026, specifically the Tariffs (almost ALL our products are mfg in China), and the inflation caused by the Straight of Hormuz / Iran War Disaster, which increased the cost of virtually EVERYTHING that is Manufactured using, or Transported with, Oil and/or Gasoline.

Which is virtually EVERYTHING!

But at the risk of "Jinxing" myself, this "Slow-Down" has not occurred for us, in fact, our Sales are UP Year-to-Date, both in the number of Items Sold, AND in Total Gross Sales amounts received.

But NOT ALL is what it seems...

While my Numbers are UP, my average per-sale numbers are DOWN.

Since it takes almost the same amount of time to retrieve, photograph, process and post a $10.00 order as it does a $1,000.00 order, by our receiving MORE orders than before, but for a LESS average Order amount, means we are working that much Harder.

So, for US, people ARE "Still Buying"...

The difference is, they are Buyer CHEAPER products.

At the same time, Amazon has altered the "Fair Pricing Tool" so that now when there is only ONE (1) Amazon Seller of a particular item, and NO OTHER Seller of that particular item on Earth (when web searched), the NEW Amazon "Fair Pricing Tool" is unable to fix a "Reference Price", and then DEACTIVATES the existing ASIN as "Potential High Price", and defaults to the Original Suggested Retail Price point.

Once again, IF you are the Last One on Earth with the item, Amazon will ONLY allow you to sell it at the Original Suggested Sales Price (which was ONLY a suggestion when it was available, and has NO weight once the item is "Sold-Out" everywhere else.

For those of us who Sell Collectibles, this is a DISASTER. The ENTIRE POINT of investing in Collectibles is that IF you do your job right, the product Value INCREASES over time, ESPECIALLY as the available Supply dwindles.

In the REST of the World (outside of Amazon's control), this is known as "The LAW of Supply and Demand".

What if the "Fair Pricing Tool" were applied elsewhere in the Real World?

Imagine the few owners of "Action Comics #1" or similar ONLY being able to Sell it for $.10 cover price.

Imagine for a second if EVERYONE who held Amazon Stock could ONLY EVER SELL IT at the ORIGINAL IPO price.

Now imagine if EVERYTHING that was Sold could ONLY be Sold at the original Suggested Price Point?

The answer: NO ONE WOULD SELL, and the value would PLUMMET!

It would be the END of the Stock Market, the Commodities Exchange, Bonds investment, Real Estate Investment, etc.

Oh, and it would ALSO trigger a Global Economic MELTDOWN that would CRASH the entire World Economy.

EVERY Economy in the entire world works off of INVESTMENTS, which are ONLY purchased IF the Buyer expects the investment to INCREASE in value.

Everywhere else in the World certain items/products are purchased SPECIFICALLY as Investments, in the expectation that the item will INCREASE in Value, and thus the Profit realized at the eventual Sale will more than make-up for the costs of investing and storing the inventory.

WHY does the rest of the World get to operate according to the "LAW of Supply and Demand" and the "Invisible Hand of the Free-Market", but Amazon is allowed to Control ALL Resale pricing at THEIR "Discretion" (read: their whim).

For all I know, there is someone at Amazon that is forcing Collectible prices DOWN so that THEY can Buy them cheaper themselves. Sounds Crazy, but how would we ever know?

So, our Sales are UP, but not only are we working HARDER with all of the "Small" Orders, but in addition, by Amazon deactivating over 140 ASINs that we are the LAST and ONLY source for on Planet EARTH (and since none of these items are being re-manufactured, we are likely to remain the LAST PLACE to ever buy these items) means that we do NOT get the (fewer but regular) LARGE Orders to Help Balance our Sales.

Amazon, YOUR "FAIR PRICING TOOL" is HOPELESSLY BROKEN!

I DO recognize the NEED of this Tool to prevent "Price-Gouging", but this legally ONLY applies to "Essential Goods and Services", and even then, ONLY in times of "Declared Emergency".

So, rather than trying to Fine-Tune the "Fair-Pricing Tool", I have an MUCH easier and More elegant, not to mention grammatically correct solution:

REINSTATE THE "COLLECTIBLE" CATEGORY FOR "TOYS & COLLECTIBLES" SO THAT THESE "OUT-OF-PRINT" PRODUCTS CAN BE SOLD AT THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE.

I have already noticed some of my long-time Competitors in our Category have pulled-out and Left Amazon, and are now listing these deactivated items elsewhere, rather than to allow Amazon to FORCE them to Sell these items at significantly LESS than current Market Value.

And Every Day I get that much Closer to joining them on the other side of Amazon.

Amazon, you DO realize that you receive ZERO financial benefit from Sales that occur OUTSIDE of Amazon, right?

@Jameson_Amazon, I would LOVE a response from a MOD concerning this matter. I believe I am being Reasonable and logical.

Everyone realizes that Rare Collectibles increase in Value when they became RARE.

Everyone EXCEPT Amazon!