Amazon Wants 9 Years of Seller Data | $3,900 Box of Rocks | eBay Steps Up

Hello All

1. A federal judge has scheduled a hearing over more than $711,000 tied to a trademark lawsuit against roughly 100 sellers. Amazon says some of the money was already frozen for unrelated reasons. Link ; Some good behavior from the suits this week on various previously unresolved issues; Many related account issues the past few weeks.
 
2. “Walmart is restricting certain Beauty items, including Cosmetics, Fragrances and Skincare manufactured by Clarins, Estée Lauder and L’Oréal Paris. Affected items may be unpublished. To review impacted listings, visit your Unpublished Items page or check your Item Report.”
 
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4. Amazon acknowledges that some brand owners received NWD removal warnings by mistake. The remaining question is whether anyone with the correct Brand Representative role actually lost listings or encountered inventory restrictions when enforcement began. Link
 
5. Buried in Amazon’s £2.7 BILLION UK lawsuit: a request for nearly nine years of sellers’ competitor sales data. The tribunal called it extremely burdensome. No kidding. Link
 
6. From a concerned ASGTG seller: “I’m finding return-label charges for 2025 orders never returned. My suspicion? USPS recycled old tracking numbers, triggering bogus Amazon charges months later. I’m uncovering these only by auditing transactions. Could this be widespread? Check your accounts!” Link.
 
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8. A seller reports being hit with a $2,420 UPS shipping adjustment after paying $394 through eBay. Ebay did the right thing. Link
 
9. An Amazon seller reports receiving rocks instead of a $3,900 automotive intercooler in a customer return.

The seller says they documented everything and reported the suspected fraud, but Amazon denied their reimbursement claim because of how they processed the refund. Link.
 
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Wishing You A Great Weekend, ED Rosenberg Voice of the Seller