How to know what I can sell?
I just got this sellers account & almost everything I scan I can not sell or it’s not pulling up! I really don’t know what to do. Why allow me to create account & tell me I can’t sell NOTHING. Please help!
How to know what I can sell?
I just got this sellers account & almost everything I scan I can not sell or it’s not pulling up! I really don’t know what to do. Why allow me to create account & tell me I can’t sell NOTHING. Please help!
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Seller_kNAboD6kRgVt7
Make sure you have your account set to "Individual" until you figure this out. Amazon sometimes sets up new accounts as "Professional" without you knowing it. The Pro account does have advantages, but also charges you $39.99 US a month, whether you sell anything or not.
In the meantime, I would suggest you watch the Amazon Seller University videos. Not YouTube.
Seller_v95qqMBLFluEx
Are you scanning retail arbitrage?
Not a good business model.
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
As the others have said, go to individual account settings AND put that account on vacation mode. Spend the next six weeks studying what you couldn't be bothered to do before.
Since you appear to be brand new, I will expand and give you my freshman, Amazon Rookie lecture. Please read it.
You are confusing AMAZON allowing you to list (or at least "ungate") an item or category and actually being APPROVED to sell a product. AMAZON is only interested in FEES. They will allow a chimpanzee to list if it means they collect $$$$$.
You really need to go study Seller U instead of TikTok and YouTube before your account gets kicked to the curb permanently.
Since you don't appear to have done that PLEASE pay attention to the following:
The first question is -- Are you authorized IN WRITING by the BRAND to sell their items on Amazon? That means from the BRAND, not some random wholesale source that can NOT authorize anything – they only SELL.
More and more brands have provided a "whitelist" of their approved sellers and if YOU are NOT on the list you will be stopped in your tracks and probably hit with an IP violation.
The second (and probably more important) question is -- Where are you sourcing your products? Are you buying direct from the brand or through an AUTHORIZED wholesale source?
There are a LOT of FAKE wholesalers out there ranging from places like Sam's Club, Costco, BJs Wholesale and others to all those Gray market providers touted on TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and other places. AND there are places like Ali#$#$ that sell counterfeits and knockoffs.
Any of the guys mentioned have resulted in so many account suspensions that it is impossible to count the number.
When Amazon says in Seller U to use an Authorized Reseller they mean an AUTHORIZED (by the BRAND) Wholesale Distributor – NOT some random wholesale distributor that has “thousands of brands” in stock but is NOT authorized by the brand.
Here is an Amazon MOD response to another post with similar issues. I share this because a FEW people don’t believe in needing permission to sell from the BRAND.
“Hello @Photo1,
My name is Dougal from the Community Manager Team. This can be a difficult topic to navigate so I appreciate you posting here in case others have the same or a similar question.
Thanks to @NEVERLAST and @Brigittefor providing assistance and I don't have much more to add other than restating that you need the Brand Owner's approval to sell their brand. I also want to provide you the help page on why a letter of authorization is needed and what should be included in it: Letter of Authorization.
Hope this helps and please let us know if you have any other questions.
Best,
Dougal”
NOTE -- I AM NOT DOUGAL. I am quoting what he responded to on a different post regarding the same type issue.
Seller_zZsW8dK4Cx378
Just to clarify, is Amazon your only Distribution Channel?
If so, that shows you really don't know how this works. Unless you are making your own product, or having it made specifically for you and you own your "brand", and have a lot of startup cash, I don't see how this will work out well for you.
Treat Amazon as a Sales Channel, and work it accordingly.
And of course, you obviously didn't go thru Seller University, so you may want to try that.
Seller_s7F7fMBDtix0d
16 years ago when I started selling on Amazon, they still had a section to do auctions (like on Ebay). They also had a button on EVERY product page for BUYERS to see that said something like... "when you are done with your item, sell it here on Amazon". That was before the internet was full of scammers and counterfeit merchandise. Fast forward to today. Amazon does everything it can to try and keep its site full of professional sellers (think retail store owners) and free of the aforementioned scammers and counterfeit items. With millions of products and sellers it is an imperfect system, but they try. That is why NEW sellers are put through the wringer just to get an account. Todays new sellers CANNOT sell any Media items (books, cd's, records, dvd's, etc.) That category has been blocked for new sellers for quite some time. In order to sell on Amazon, you either need to manufacture your own items, or you need to buy directly from a manufacturer (or their distributor). Distributors are NOT to be confused with Costco, Sams Club, TEMU, Alibaba, or any guy with a Youtube or Tik Tok video who tells you he can make you $10,000 a month selling on Amazon (if you only pay him $400 for his course). If you do not match any of the above qualifiers to sell on Amazon, then you need to open an Ebay account. I wish you luck.
Seller_roNdLQpqbVoOH
On the order of how they go about recruiting - and keeping - Prime members. Devious and duplicitous.
Today's lawsuit filed by the FTC against Amazon will sort that out, I hope.
Rose_Amazon
Congrats and Welcome to the Forums @B_J_Shopping,
We are happy to have you here and thanks for the post.
There is also the New Seller group within the Seller Forums that provides a safe space for new Sellers to post any questions, interact with and learn from other Seller's threads, and meet and network with other new Sellers. If you haven’t already visited the group, you can access them by following the steps below:
• Top of your dashboard, click on Groups
• Under Discussion group, click on New Seller Community
I included some helpful links and a thread below for newbies:
Many brands and products are in restricted categories or require approval:
Categories and products requiring approval
Read what you agreed to, when you signed up:
Amazon Services Business Solutions Agreement
Thoroughly read and understand:
Prohibited seller activities and actions (Code of Conduct)
Make sure to choose a Selling Plan that is appropriate for you:
Professional Selling Plan or Individual Selling Plan
Most importantly, watch the videos and read the .pdf files in:
Take a peak at The New Seller Tip thread.
Should you need anything, please hop on over to the Forums. We are all excited to have you.
Best Regards
Rose_Amazon
