Seems like Amazon is using 3rd party sellers for research then kicking them off when they want to be the only seller.
Amazon used to be a great platform for third-party sellers, but that’s slowly starting to phase out. Now, you constantly have to keep shifting to different products. Something you’ve sold for three years can eventually get blocked for everyone. There are over 100 million products on Amazon, so I don’t think everything will be blocked, but eventually, people will get fed up with this and move on to other platforms like Walmart.
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If this is true and happening in one market, it will slowly be implemented in all markets, just like Nike being gated everywhere! I sell LEGO, and now I think I’ll have to get rid of it as soon as possible.
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Private label seems only way on Amazon.
Walmart may allow this time, but you never know when they too strike back.
So will all existing listings be pulled and our stock stranded?
It is useless to get rid of it. Even if you delete the link, you will still be asked to provide the LEGO authorization you sold before. Without your store, it will be gone. Currently, there are many such problems on x platform, including in the Amazon forum.
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Yes, they will investigate, it’s just a matter of time. This is a very troublesome problem. It can only be the brand. If you have sold other brands, you can’t provide brand authorization, or even if you have it, it may not restore your account.
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