War on Good Actors Escalates? | FBA Fees on Unshipped Shipments | Critical Review Contact Removed

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1. PSA: Cancel every unused FBA shipment. Sellers report being charged inbound defect fees on shipments never tendered to a carrier or received by Amazon. Link. ; Some sellers are advocating for Amazon to remove the fuel surcharge since oil is way down. link; Amazon’s relentless war on good actors has reached a new level. Must See;

2. “Effective immediately, the ability to initiate customer contacts on critical reviews has been removed. ” Link.

The ability to initiate customer contacts on critical reviews has been removed to align with Amazon’s communication policies. You can still respond when customers contact you first via the Messages. Link

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4. This is new! Business-hour delivery rate for business customers. Link. Amazon’s response that it’s impossible. Link

5. The TikTok Shop Lunch exceeded expectations. Sellers met directly with TTS reps, learned how to launch quickly, and many left with live accounts. Thanks to everyone who attended and made it a great event. Sign up for TTS and claim your $100 Pixii credit.

6. Amazon shoppers: read this. It details how current reimbursement practices may hurt brands, reduce competition, and lead to higher prices for consumers over time.

7. A seller reported getting this 30+ times, but there is nothing to appeal, and funds are being held. Link

8. Amazon tells a desperate seller to contact the suicide prevention team, and that the internal team is working on his issue. link.

9. A seller is reporting a Transparency issue: they import a brand from Europe to the U.S., but the European products do not have Transparency codes. Amazon is still deactivating listings and issuing a policy violation because the U.S. listing requires codes.

10. Cut shipping costs without changing carriers. Link

Wishing You A Great July 4th Weekend, ED Rosenberg Voice of the Seller