In the ever-evolving landscape of online retail, staying ahead of compliance regulations is paramount. The recent enactment of the Integrity Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act, better known as the Inform Act, is a testament to this ongoing challenge. Designed to curb the sale of counterfeit and stolen goods, this legislation is a significant milestone for e-commerce platforms and their sellers. But, what does this mean for you, the diligent seller striving to maintain integrity in your business? Understanding the Inform Act The Inform Act, effective from ..read more

Amazon’s Unsuitable Inventory Policy has been a source of concern and frustration for many sellers, allowing for Amazon to dispose of or withhold inventory (and funds) due to suspected counterfeit, illegal, or unsuitable products for its platform. This policy, with its broad definition of “unsuitable,” encompasses issues from damage and expiration to violation of Amazon’s policies. Understanding the Impact and how Appeal Wizards Can Help The implications for sellers are significant. Loss of inventory value and potential suspension from Amazon are real risks. Navigating this policy requires a p ..read more

Monthly account monitoring services can provide valuable insights and support for sellers looking to optimize on e-commerce platforms like Amazon. Here are some of the key benefits of these services: 1. Early Detection of Account Issues: Monthly monitoring services can help you identify potential issues with your account before they become serious problems. This includes issues related to product listings, inventory management, account health, and more. Catching these issues early can save you time, money, and headaches down the line. 2. Improved Account Health: Monitoring services can help ..read more

Whoa whoa whoa…Amazon just hit supplements like a tycoon! The dreaded: “This product has been identified as a supplement, consumable product, cosmetic, or topical product that makes prohibited disease claims. Products that make disease claims are prohibited from sale and listing on Amazon. “   But we don’t make any prohibited disease claims. Or wait…do we?    Here’s the thing, Amazon will flag and remove your product detail page if you have claims, explicit or implicit. So what do you do here?  That’s where the Appeal Wizards team comes in. We stay up-t ..read more

The Basics of Amazon Repricing and How Repricers Benefit Your Business Amazon repricing can be a confusing issue for sellers to face. Amazon shoppers initially compare prices of items listed on the Amazon platform before deciding whether to purchase the item or not. If an item is priced too high, shoppers usually skip that item in favor of another. Shoppers skipping an item due to price is a common experience for Amazon sellers. However, despite this shopping behavior, sellers have the opportunity to optimize their listing price and offer a competitive product price through Amazon repricing ..read more

This is a guest post from our partners at Awesome Dynamics. Once upon a time, dressing up your storefront and posting billboards was what business owners did to draw in customers. The world has changed quite a bit since then, and adapting to the new structure of sales can be quite an adjustment. Listing products on Amazon is an essential step for success for many business owners. Amazon enables owners to promote their products on a greater scale, monitor progress, and gain feedback from customers all over the country. While a great deal of information is available regarding how to get set up ..read more

Last week, we gave 6 tips to help Amazon sellers avoid counterfeit complaints. This week, we’re trying to increase counterfeit complaints. What’s going on? Well, brand owners sell on Amazon, too, and we want to help protect them from black hat sellers looking to profit illegally off of their products. The bottom line is we’re always on the side of the good guys: innocent sellers brought down by false counterfeit claims AND legitimate brand owners looking to stop real counterfeits. As we discussed last week, Amazon cares much more about the second group, at the expense of the first. In an effo ..read more

This post is co-written by MirageID and Appeal Wizards. Picture this: After months of grinding on your Amazon store, you finally have things in a great place. Sales are flowing, packages are going out, reviews are coming in. This is what you’ve been working for! You decide you’ve earned a mini vacation after all those late nights and weekends working, so you get an Airbnb a few hours away, hop in the car, and head for a beautiful weekend in the country. After a few nights of stargazing and mornings sleeping in – and forcing yourself to only login and check on your Amazon accoun ..read more

Since at least 2007, when Tim Ferriss popularized the idea of drop shipping in his book The 4-Hour Workweek, drop shipping has been a primary means of fulfillment for countless Amazon sellers. And what’s not to love? You can work from anywhere, don’t have to have any inventory on hand or handle the difficult tasks of packaging and shipping, and can make good money with the right products – or so the story goes. Alas, it is rarely that simple… From our vantage point, where we help hundreds of sellers a year with Amazon account suspensions, it is clear that Amazon takes a skeptical view of drop ..read more

This is a guest post from Ashley Scorpio, Senior Vice President of Partnerships at Hawke Media As the world’s largest ecommerce retailer, Amazon netted profits of $33.36 billion in 2021. And founder Jeff Bezos isn’t the only entrepreneur earning money on Amazon. While Amazon makes money from its subscription service, Amazon Prime, plus sales of items it lists and sells itself (along with many other revenue streams, including a stake in electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian), not to mention Amazon Web Services (AWS), third-party sellers can also earn a healthy living using Amazon marketplace. Ju ..read more