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Been selling item for six years. Now it's blocked and I can't even TRY to request approval for it. Why?
I've been selling a particular item for over six years. Sometime in the last week or so, it changed to "Inactive" in Manage Inventory, and when I click "Fix listing issue" it says "Request selling approval for policy compliance". No problem, I can do that. I have invoices from an authorised supplier.
Oh, except that when i click on "Request approval" it just says "We are not accepting applications to sell: [this brand]"
If I try to add it anew, it just says "Not available."
Others are still selling it. Why aren't I even allowed to try requesting approval? Is it a Christmas thing?
The other thing is I checked back through old emails and can't see any indication of any prior warning. So thanks, Amazon.
I'd appreciate an explanation of why any of this is a good thing...
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Seller_WDo6kiNNjgqZ6
Just found another. I only created the listing 3 three weeks and there were zero issues then (I always check before ordering new items).
Now my stock has arrived, I go to create an FBA shipment, and that's how I find out it's now "not available". Great. That's $200+ down the drain, basically.
Is there no way to get some kind of prior notice?
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
"Is there no way to get some kind of prior notice?"
There is one way to TRY and protect yourself and that is to do two things --
Have an LOA from the brand allowing you to sell on here, and
Source from AUTHORIZED wholesale sources that your rep at the brand says are OK.
As for advance notice pay attention to this recent story in the Amazon 'news' from September 25, 2024.
Sellers were given all of a massive 5 day warning that this was being put in place. Sellers have posted that LOAs are required in Europe, you can see the handwriting on the walls -- this is coming for EVERYTHING on Amazon eventually!
"Updates to listing products with compliance requirements, effective September 30, 2024"
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/headlines.html?id=GTF566XNEPCPXKDM&ref=nslp_at_6_GTF566XNEPCPXKDM_en-US_ttl_rf_recent_news_7
This has been happening for well over a year (probably 2 years) now. This
was from an Amazon response in a post almost a year ago now so it is nothing new.
Manny_Amazon
Hello @Seller_WDo6kiNNjgqZ6,
Thanks for posting to the Forums. Amazon requires approval to sell in many categories, brands, and products and in some instances restrictions and policies change. While you may have been approved in the past, as the Amazon catalog grows, we continuously make new determinations on which products should be restricted, which is based on a number of factors. Amazon does this to ensure authenticity and customer satisfaction.
For this reason, you may be required to gain approval to sell certain products. You can see if there's an option to apply to sell through Seller Central, going to Catalog>Add a Product. Next, find the ASIN you would like to sell and then apply to sell if there is an option.
You will find more details about this using the resources below:
Products that require approval
Invoice requirements for when you apply to sell
Regards,
- Manny
Seller_WDo6kiNNjgqZ6
There is no option to request approval. It just says "Not available."
Seller_WDo6kiNNjgqZ6
I've got those things, but it's not even possible to request approval. It just says "Not available" or "We are not accepting applications"
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
""We are not accepting applications""
Well, Amazon house, Amazon rules. We are all guests here and can sell elsewhere.
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