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Forged Documents: Fast-Track to a Permanent Block of Your Amazon Seller Account

No matter who tells you to “spiff up” those invoices, just say NO to forged documents. As happens all-too-often at Riverbend, recently I was assigned

Fake ungating invoices are the new fast track to losing an Amazon seller account

“You are an Amazon counterfeiter.” Do you assume your Amazon seller account would never be labeled as fencing counterfeit goods? Think again. You could be

Are automatic reimbursements a smart Amazon strategy?

This may sound like a good idea. But allowing software to file cases for automatic reimbursements can take down your Amazon seller account. Amazon’s FBA

Rebates are Risky – and often against Amazon Terms of Service

Whether you’re manually providing rebates via PayPal or using a rebate service, Amazon has the technology to find what you’re doing – and deactivate your

No, Virginia, there isn’t a 30-day grace period before Amazon suspension.

The updated Business Solutions Agreement may signal minor operational changes like a “grace period”, but Risk Management still prevails. This week, Amazon announced changes to

The False Promises of the Toothless “California Sellers Bill”

If you were looking for a legislative rebuke of Seller Performance…keep looking. The Amazon Seller Community rejoiced this week when a California state senate committee

Amazon Infringement Claims: Design Patents, Retractions, and more

Sorry sellers, retractions aren’t enough Amazon wants invoices to disprove design patent infringement, blocks accounts with retracted IP claims Infringement claims on Amazon have grown

UPS, USPS and the making of an Amazon shipping nightmare

Sellers are no stranger to Amazon shipping challenges. But lately, some new hassles are rearing their ugly heads. One of these seems to be a

Amazon FBA Reimbursements – Amazon Owes You Money!

If you have been selling on Amazon using FBA, Amazon owes you money! Click Here to View Demo Video You are most likely entitled to

Amazon permanently holding funds for a wide range of “sins”

If your Amazon seller account gets suspended, will you get your funds? Maybe not. Amazon is now permanently holding funds for a wide range of “sins”.

Why liquidation inventory can be 3P kryptonite

As major retailers clean out their warehouses post-Q4, the secondary markets are filled to bursting with liquidation inventory. Third-party sellers can find a treasure trove

Amazon can permanently hold sellers’ funds

Sellers beware. Amazon can permanently hold sellers’ funds for a growing number of accounts. Even more frightening, the path to recovering that money is long,

Follow the rules

Being honest has become one of the most critical values for Amazon sellers. Why follow the rules? Because Amazon is increasingly cracking down on sellers

Big dogs & IP issues

Amazon allows big dog retailers to break rules, hurt small 3P sellers Not all players on the Amazon platform are treated equally. And the larger

A simplified SMART plan can help your business in 2018

We are one week into 2018. Do you know where your business plan is? A simplified SMART plan can help your business in 2018. A

Restricted products, don’t let them blow up your Amazon seller account.

When you’re a third-party Amazon seller, it’s easy to make poor assumptions on restricted products. For example, you might assume that you can sell anything

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