Suits Ax SKINCEUTICALS / #AmazonGlitch / Potential Trademark Text Misuse

Hello all

1️⃣ Overall sellers reported a better-than-expected prime day sales; amznsellerHelp was up early this week and started responding to issues as early as 7:30am Eastern time and have been quite helpful in resolving seller issues; Overall I thought SP was pretty chilled this week and did reinstate a decent number of accounts.

2️⃣ There have been more instances of very large payments held in reserve for no apparent reason that nobody at Amazon can explain. The only thing that has worked was Twitter and then they escalate it and the funds get released.

3️⃣ Sharing that a new program has launched that invests in Amazon businesses. Plaza aims to selectively invest in sellers with a CEO mindset and potential to grow to be their categories’ unicorn, and is currently accepting applications until 9/25. For more information please contact, sina@plaza.exchange . (Sponsored)

4️⃣ The suits have seen enough of SKINCEUTICALS . They have gated this for almost everyone with no chance of appealing. This likely happened because of a rash of obvious counterfeits “You are not approved to list SKINCEUTICALS products and we are currently not accepting applications.”

5️⃣ Some sellers are reporting “Potential Trademark text misuse” on old listings, which they did NOT create.

6️⃣ Before primeday sellers throughout the various forums reported many pending orders that were eventually cancelled. This was the result of #AmazonGlitch viral tiktok in which it was incorrectly reported that Amazon would ship an item on a credit card that is valid but does not have enough funds. All orders were cancelled and was just a hassle for 3p sellers.

7️⃣ More and more brands are filing RO complaints and it’s super important for branded sellers to research which brands are abusive and are not worth fighting before they buy inventory. A great way is by emailing search@asgtg.com and placing the brand name on the subject.

8️⃣ “This product has been identified as a license plate cover, frame, or spray that blocks or obscures a license plate from photo detection. Amazon policy prohibits the listing or sale of license plate sprays, license plate covers, and license plate frames that block or obscure license plates from photo detection.”

9️⃣ There have been multiple reports of abusive BH sellers that have manipulated long standing listings right before prime day.

🔟 Oy vey “${You have been found to be related to an account beginning with ${INSERT BEGINNING OF ACCOUNT}.”

Good Shabbos — Ed Rosenberg – ASGTG – The Voice of the SANE Seller