Ethical Chinese Seller Slams Amazon | Variation Management Simplified | NRTL Rules Impact Sellers

Hello All

1. Amazon is demanding testing from a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL), yet many toy manufacturers and producers of battery-powered products do not have NRTL testing or certification. Link:  A seller reported Nike product restrictions have expanded to cover both shoes and apparel; Another seller reported USPS Ground Advantage delays are causing OTDR issues; DD+7 possible solution

2. We are seeing a surge in Rights Owner complaints which can be resolved with invoices and an appeal explaining the supplier validity. My team is also successfully appealing gated brands, sometimes gated for as long as 9 months.

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5. Nice improvement from Amazon for catalog management.

Sellers can now download an existing variation family, update it with new products or offers, and upload it back using a pre-filled spreadsheet.

This should streamline one of the more cumbersome catalog tasks. Link

6. Amazon has created incredible opportunities, and many sellers continue to thrive. But I’m hearing from more former sellers who say rising fees, advertising costs, and increasing complexity made the business no longer viable.

Is this becoming a broader trend? Please vote in the poll.

7. A third-party marketplace I have a relationship with is looking for sellers of La Roche-Posay, COSRX, K18, and Yves Saint Laurent. If you carry these brands a nd are interested in selling off Amazon, please let me know

8. There are complaints from our sellers about Amazon’s new Seller Central UI.

9. BSR is now rolled up at the title level for products sharing the same title. Different editions or regional versions will display the same BSR, reflecting their combined sales performance.

This clarification came after a seller raised the issue and Amazon’s engineering team investigated.

10. An Ethical Chinese seller asks Amazon in Chinese.
“How can an ethical seller survive if Amazon’s pricing system appears to reward lower prices over higher-quality products?” Link

Wishing You A Great Weekend, ED Rosenberg Voice of the Seller