How to start selling
I need help to start and ending need direction
How to start selling
I need help to start and ending need direction
3 replies
Seller_Hi7wbO2Kbo6bl
Head on over to Seller University
Study everything -- repeat if needed. Ask specific questions in here.
Read the forums to find out what not to do.
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
In addition to what @Seller_Hi7wbO2Kbo6blhas noted, here are the NEW RULES for Amazon.
THE AMAZON TWO STEP -- A NEW DANCE FOR SELLERS
More and more frequently Amazon is taking a TWO STEP approach and you are probably going to get caught with not doing one of the steps (or either one!) if you don't pay attention. There are still instances of Amazon NOT requiring the following but they are becoming more and more rare. Ignoring these is placing your account on the endangered species list if (when) Amazon asks for them.
DO NOT CONFUSE AMAZON allowing you to list (or at least "ungate") an item or category and actually being APPROVED to sell a product. Amazon might ungate you for a CATEGORY, but there can be 100's of brands in the category and they ALL have their own restrictions.
AMAZON is only interested in FEES. They will allow a chimpanzee to list if it means they collect $$$$$.
Additionally, brands that you COULD sell yesterday may be restricted today or next week. Amazon is a moving target to deal with.
DO YOU have an LOA from the brand allowing you to sell on here?
If you have an LOA that specifically says you can sell on Amazon you MIGHT survive listing items.
More and more brands are providing 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.
DID YOU source from AUTHORIZED wholesale sources that your rep at the brand says are OK? You DO have a sales rep at the brand, don't you?
NOTE the verification is required from the brand that the source is legitimate and authorized, NOT from one of those touted on TikTok and YouTube as having "thousands of brands and products" that assures you that they are authorized.
If you have watched any YouTube or TikTok videos FORGET everything you saw there.
Spend hours/days on Seller U and read the Forum to see all the really creative ways rookies and experienced sellers find to get suspended by ignoring the advice above!
https://sell.amazon.com/learn
If you do FBA and you don't already have the above requirements in place you are probably going to have stranded inventory and a suspended account.
Seller_HRcJa1gdGHeov
Amazon is a VERY HARD marketplace to sell on, read the forums and see and see the suspensions, misplaced inventory, suppressed listings, .... . This is a toxic platform and Amazon is NOT going to help you if you run into problems (and there will be problems).
If you decide to proceed read Seller University, read the forums, and come back and ask more focussed questions. Always be prepared when something goes wrong and DO NOT under any circumstance put all your eggs in the Amazon basket.
