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Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?

I have put all the units of my listing into the liquidation process, so my question is: should I now close the listing, or would it be better to delete the listing? I don’t have any other listings in my store, and I don’t want Amazon to charge me any further subscription fees or any other charges and will closing or deleting the listing affect my liquidation process?

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Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?

I have put all the units of my listing into the liquidation process, so my question is: should I now close the listing, or would it be better to delete the listing? I don’t have any other listings in my store, and I don’t want Amazon to charge me any further subscription fees or any other charges and will closing or deleting the listing affect my liquidation process?

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You are discussing two completely separate issues.

1. If you think you will never want to sell your listing again, then delete it. If there is a chance in the future that you will sell it again, then just close it.

2. If you do not want to be charged the subscription fee, downgrade your account to an individual account from a professional account.

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Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
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"Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?"

Are you going to stop selling on Amazon? In addition to what @Seller_rGcQW1yb6ZWbC has noted, there is always a risk of 'ghost' or, my preference ZOMBIE sales, when ASINs are left in their catalog.

Here is how Amazon says to (theoretically) actually get these items out of their system --

HOW TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE A SKU

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201576560

Delete SKUs Using Inventory Loader

You can use the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs from your inventory. Deleting SKUs is different from deleting offerings. Product detail pages are created based on input from many sellers. Using the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs will remove your contributions to the descriptive product attributes that are rendered on product detail pages. This enables you to manage the item data associated with specific SKUs.

Delete both your offers and item data contributions.

Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.

Deactivate your offers without deleting item data contributions.

Enter a "d" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. When you delete offers by entering a "d" in the add-delete field, it sets your inventory for the SKUs to "0". This will make those listings show as inactive.

If you submitted a category-specific inventory file originally and want to use an Inventory Loader file to delete SKUs or make other changes to your listings, you can modify an Active Listings Report. See Use Reports to Update Inventory

Reuse of SKUs

• In general, we discourage reusing SKUs for different products. Each SKU should have a one-to-one relationship with a unique ASIN.

• Assign a new SKU to each new product being sold. This will maintain previous item data contributions that are associated with a specific SKU.

• If you do reuse a SKU, first delete the active ASIN data or you will receive an error message. To remove old associations before reusing a SKU, enter an "x" in your Inventory Loader file. This is important for sellers who routinely reuse SKUs to associate previous SKUs with new ASINs.

SIDE NOTE and personal opinion - I suspect it wouldn’t help anyway because I doubt the lawyers would ever allow complete removal of the information due to any potential legal liabilities at some time in the future –

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Glenn_Amazon
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Hi there @Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG,

In my experience it is best to wait for the removal or liquidation of the inventory to complete before deleting the listing. It makes it easier to track the status of the inventory and in some instances removals or liquidations don't complete and its easier to investigate and manage if the listing is still present. Once the inventory is cleared you should be able to delete the offers with no further issues.

Thank you for your understanding.

-Glenn

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Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?

I have put all the units of my listing into the liquidation process, so my question is: should I now close the listing, or would it be better to delete the listing? I don’t have any other listings in my store, and I don’t want Amazon to charge me any further subscription fees or any other charges and will closing or deleting the listing affect my liquidation process?

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Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?

I have put all the units of my listing into the liquidation process, so my question is: should I now close the listing, or would it be better to delete the listing? I don’t have any other listings in my store, and I don’t want Amazon to charge me any further subscription fees or any other charges and will closing or deleting the listing affect my liquidation process?

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Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?

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I have put all the units of my listing into the liquidation process, so my question is: should I now close the listing, or would it be better to delete the listing? I don’t have any other listings in my store, and I don’t want Amazon to charge me any further subscription fees or any other charges and will closing or deleting the listing affect my liquidation process?

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Seller_rGcQW1yb6ZWbC
In reply to: Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG's post

You are discussing two completely separate issues.

1. If you think you will never want to sell your listing again, then delete it. If there is a chance in the future that you will sell it again, then just close it.

2. If you do not want to be charged the subscription fee, downgrade your account to an individual account from a professional account.

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Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
In reply to: Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG's post

"Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?"

Are you going to stop selling on Amazon? In addition to what @Seller_rGcQW1yb6ZWbC has noted, there is always a risk of 'ghost' or, my preference ZOMBIE sales, when ASINs are left in their catalog.

Here is how Amazon says to (theoretically) actually get these items out of their system --

HOW TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE A SKU

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201576560

Delete SKUs Using Inventory Loader

You can use the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs from your inventory. Deleting SKUs is different from deleting offerings. Product detail pages are created based on input from many sellers. Using the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs will remove your contributions to the descriptive product attributes that are rendered on product detail pages. This enables you to manage the item data associated with specific SKUs.

Delete both your offers and item data contributions.

Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.

Deactivate your offers without deleting item data contributions.

Enter a "d" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. When you delete offers by entering a "d" in the add-delete field, it sets your inventory for the SKUs to "0". This will make those listings show as inactive.

If you submitted a category-specific inventory file originally and want to use an Inventory Loader file to delete SKUs or make other changes to your listings, you can modify an Active Listings Report. See Use Reports to Update Inventory

Reuse of SKUs

• In general, we discourage reusing SKUs for different products. Each SKU should have a one-to-one relationship with a unique ASIN.

• Assign a new SKU to each new product being sold. This will maintain previous item data contributions that are associated with a specific SKU.

• If you do reuse a SKU, first delete the active ASIN data or you will receive an error message. To remove old associations before reusing a SKU, enter an "x" in your Inventory Loader file. This is important for sellers who routinely reuse SKUs to associate previous SKUs with new ASINs.

SIDE NOTE and personal opinion - I suspect it wouldn’t help anyway because I doubt the lawyers would ever allow complete removal of the information due to any potential legal liabilities at some time in the future –

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Glenn_Amazon
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Hi there @Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG,

In my experience it is best to wait for the removal or liquidation of the inventory to complete before deleting the listing. It makes it easier to track the status of the inventory and in some instances removals or liquidations don't complete and its easier to investigate and manage if the listing is still present. Once the inventory is cleared you should be able to delete the offers with no further issues.

Thank you for your understanding.

-Glenn

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Seller_rGcQW1yb6ZWbC
In reply to: Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG's post

You are discussing two completely separate issues.

1. If you think you will never want to sell your listing again, then delete it. If there is a chance in the future that you will sell it again, then just close it.

2. If you do not want to be charged the subscription fee, downgrade your account to an individual account from a professional account.

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Seller_rGcQW1yb6ZWbC
In reply to: Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG's post

You are discussing two completely separate issues.

1. If you think you will never want to sell your listing again, then delete it. If there is a chance in the future that you will sell it again, then just close it.

2. If you do not want to be charged the subscription fee, downgrade your account to an individual account from a professional account.

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Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
In reply to: Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG's post

"Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?"

Are you going to stop selling on Amazon? In addition to what @Seller_rGcQW1yb6ZWbC has noted, there is always a risk of 'ghost' or, my preference ZOMBIE sales, when ASINs are left in their catalog.

Here is how Amazon says to (theoretically) actually get these items out of their system --

HOW TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE A SKU

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201576560

Delete SKUs Using Inventory Loader

You can use the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs from your inventory. Deleting SKUs is different from deleting offerings. Product detail pages are created based on input from many sellers. Using the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs will remove your contributions to the descriptive product attributes that are rendered on product detail pages. This enables you to manage the item data associated with specific SKUs.

Delete both your offers and item data contributions.

Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.

Deactivate your offers without deleting item data contributions.

Enter a "d" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. When you delete offers by entering a "d" in the add-delete field, it sets your inventory for the SKUs to "0". This will make those listings show as inactive.

If you submitted a category-specific inventory file originally and want to use an Inventory Loader file to delete SKUs or make other changes to your listings, you can modify an Active Listings Report. See Use Reports to Update Inventory

Reuse of SKUs

• In general, we discourage reusing SKUs for different products. Each SKU should have a one-to-one relationship with a unique ASIN.

• Assign a new SKU to each new product being sold. This will maintain previous item data contributions that are associated with a specific SKU.

• If you do reuse a SKU, first delete the active ASIN data or you will receive an error message. To remove old associations before reusing a SKU, enter an "x" in your Inventory Loader file. This is important for sellers who routinely reuse SKUs to associate previous SKUs with new ASINs.

SIDE NOTE and personal opinion - I suspect it wouldn’t help anyway because I doubt the lawyers would ever allow complete removal of the information due to any potential legal liabilities at some time in the future –

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"Should i close or delete the listing after liquidating all the inventory on amazon?"

Are you going to stop selling on Amazon? In addition to what @Seller_rGcQW1yb6ZWbC has noted, there is always a risk of 'ghost' or, my preference ZOMBIE sales, when ASINs are left in their catalog.

Here is how Amazon says to (theoretically) actually get these items out of their system --

HOW TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE A SKU

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201576560

Delete SKUs Using Inventory Loader

You can use the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs from your inventory. Deleting SKUs is different from deleting offerings. Product detail pages are created based on input from many sellers. Using the Inventory Loader to delete SKUs will remove your contributions to the descriptive product attributes that are rendered on product detail pages. This enables you to manage the item data associated with specific SKUs.

Delete both your offers and item data contributions.

Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.

Deactivate your offers without deleting item data contributions.

Enter a "d" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file. When you delete offers by entering a "d" in the add-delete field, it sets your inventory for the SKUs to "0". This will make those listings show as inactive.

If you submitted a category-specific inventory file originally and want to use an Inventory Loader file to delete SKUs or make other changes to your listings, you can modify an Active Listings Report. See Use Reports to Update Inventory

Reuse of SKUs

• In general, we discourage reusing SKUs for different products. Each SKU should have a one-to-one relationship with a unique ASIN.

• Assign a new SKU to each new product being sold. This will maintain previous item data contributions that are associated with a specific SKU.

• If you do reuse a SKU, first delete the active ASIN data or you will receive an error message. To remove old associations before reusing a SKU, enter an "x" in your Inventory Loader file. This is important for sellers who routinely reuse SKUs to associate previous SKUs with new ASINs.

SIDE NOTE and personal opinion - I suspect it wouldn’t help anyway because I doubt the lawyers would ever allow complete removal of the information due to any potential legal liabilities at some time in the future –

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Hi there @Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG,

In my experience it is best to wait for the removal or liquidation of the inventory to complete before deleting the listing. It makes it easier to track the status of the inventory and in some instances removals or liquidations don't complete and its easier to investigate and manage if the listing is still present. Once the inventory is cleared you should be able to delete the offers with no further issues.

Thank you for your understanding.

-Glenn

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Glenn_Amazon
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Hi there @Seller_kxvkwN5mFVpCG,

In my experience it is best to wait for the removal or liquidation of the inventory to complete before deleting the listing. It makes it easier to track the status of the inventory and in some instances removals or liquidations don't complete and its easier to investigate and manage if the listing is still present. Once the inventory is cleared you should be able to delete the offers with no further issues.

Thank you for your understanding.

-Glenn

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