Guest post by Travis J. Stockman of Amazon Sellers Lawyer Amazon Sellers are increasingly fighting counterfeit claims on a regular basis. This often is followed by account suspensions and the need to fight for account reinstatement. These account suspensions are typically the result of selling inauthentic or counterfeit items. However, most sellers are unaware the […]
Amazon seems to be rather hot and cold as of late when it comes to emailing buyers. First, Amazon allowed its buyers to opt-out of unsolicited seller messages, which created panic and confusion when sellers started receiving a copious amount of bounced emails. Then it seemed Amazon abandoned its endeavor. As of the writing of […]
Amazon Sponsored Products has many moving parts. Understanding its nuances and intricacies takes times and practice. One of the more difficult aspects of running successful Sponsored Products campaigns is getting your bid spend right in order to win the auction. We frequently get asked by sellers what the right bid spend should be. But there […]
Amazon recently updated how it enables sellers to authorize third-party access through MWS. When a seller authorizes a third-party service like Seller Labs to access their seller account through MWS, they now receive an email with the subject “Enabled MWS Developer Access Confirmation”. Here’s what the email says: In order to complete sign-up for MWS […]
Amazon updated its Buyer-Seller Messaging system on March 28, 2017, to allow shoppers to opt-out of unsolicited emails sent from third-party sellers. Up until the announcement, shoppers were not able to opt-out of unsolicited seller emails.Amazon is still allowing sellers to send critical emails even if a shopper has opted out. Amazon deems a critical […]
This article was originally contributed by CJ Rosenbaum, Attorney & Partner at Rosenbaum, Famularo & Segall, P.C., BrandProtectionAmazon.com & AmazonSellersLawyer.com. Amazon has finally adjusted their policies when it comes to Intellectual Property complaints. Until recently, Amazon would immediately suspend a seller’s listings, and sometimes accounts, once they receive an IP complaint. Amazon would not provide […]
Amazon will now be charging a non-refundable, one-time application fee of $1,000 to $5,000 for third-party merchants to sell popular brands on its site. And even then, merchants aren’t guaranteed access without the necessary documentation proving permission to sell from the brands. Ecommerce Bytes reported on the Amazon brand gating policy update and was able to […]
Importing products from Chinese manufacturers to fuel private label Amazon FBA business has become the preferred strategy for many sellers over the past 18 months. As simple as many sellers may make it seem to start this kind of business, there are many unseen nuances involved that can stall sellers and their products quickly—product liability […]
I communicate with sellers on a daily basis. I find it deflating when I see poor reviews on an account because a seller is sending too many emails. But this can be easily avoided. Sending more than three emails to your customers may be doing more harm than good to your Amazon feedback and reviews. In […]
Back in March, I wrote up a petition and blog post detailing how complicated it is for a third-party seller on Amazon to determine who has been granted API to their selling account. As a security-conscious software developer, I expressed concern for the lack of visibility sellers had with who had been granted access to […]
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