No New Fees / Mass Brand Gating / Ruthless Suspensions

Hello All

1. Amazon announced no fee increase in 2025 and will be lowering some fees, likely because of increased competition. Upside down Amazon; A group of sellers are starting a sellers association, and I am helping them get it off the ground. Some info here.; E-commerce ASGTG sellers event is March 20.

2. There has been a flurry of ruthless false-related account suspensions that decimated some businesses needlessly. 8 Year seller destroyed. This seller is connected to a seller in a different continent. Calling on suits to review again.

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4. There are many reports of large brands being re-gated, including Nike, Under Armour, adidas, Puma, Oral-b, etc, without any notice and a lot of chatter on X. It may even be a glitch. This seller is out 1.5M because of an unfair Funko ungating. Larger sellers seem to be affected harder.

5. “We cannot accept this invoice because: It was issued over 365 days ago.”

6. “To maintain a safe and trustworthy shopping experience, certain products cannot be listed or sold on Amazon or may be subject to additional requirements because of supply chain authenticity risks. Your account does not currently meet the criteria required to list these products due to account metrics, distribution pathways of the brand, or other factors.”

7. Amazon restricted hundreds of items overnight in the UK. The items are active, but we can’t send new inventory (crest, Listerine, Aquaphor,solgar, Phillips, etc.)

8. It is never a good idea for your supplier to type the ASIN on the invoice.

9. This seller received a notification from Amazon that they missed the virtual interview even though the date was in the future.

10. Poll on why Amazon is gating so many brands. Why no new fees?

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