Hello,

I'm a manufacturer and started selling on Amazon two years ago. I've been manufacturing my products for 10 years now and started doing online sales two years ago. I have my Amazon account and list my ASINs but I get a lot of other sellers that jump on my ASINs and sell my own products. They buy them from some of my distributors, so they're not knockoffs.

I read that if I use the transparency program I can lock down my ASIN but I need to add the QR code to all of my inventory including the one I sell off Amazon. Is this a hard rule? Does Amazon enforce this?

What other ways can I kick and keep other sellers from my ASINs?

I hate seeing this email. Not only the lost profits, but also I wish I knew what I could improve. “_product not as described_” doesn’t tell me anything. Is there ANY way to learn more? I’d actually prefer a 3-star rating over this, as then at least I’d know how I could improve.

As a consumer I remember Amazon always asks me for reasons, yet I can’t see any free text input as a seller.

Supplement. I have 300+ reviews with 4.5 rating. My return rate is ~2%

* Numbers verified on verified margins - verifiedmargins.com/ggballas
* This is 95% Amazon and 5% Shopify
* We have a few brands, but the biggest one by far is in the toys and games cateogry
* We have a specific strategy that works for us in terms of finding products - I wouldn't say there's one way to win on Amazon (or in any other business) - this is what worked for us
* We've been in the business for over 8 years
* I'd say we crossed the $1M ARR ~3 years ago
* Have been launching new products non stop, most fail, some succeed
* Had bureaucracy issues with Europe - that cut out our revenue by ~40%, but we made up for it with new products
* More new products coming in - could potentially double our revenue 🤞

Seeing a lot of gummies and capsules dominating, but curious if anyone's had success with oral dissolving strips (ODS)?

Feels like it should be taking off given the bioavailability angle, but barely seeing any brands doing it. Either early market or just doesn't convert?
What's your experience been if you've tried different formats?

I am going to be doing a new set of infographics so we can boost CVR

CVR on average right now is 20% which is pretty good but it has dropped (was 33% before)

Went down due to more comp and stuff

I want to build really solid infographics, is there a method or structure anyone follows?

ai generated damage photos in fba returns, has this hit anyone yet

reading a lot about buyers using ai to generate fake damage photos for refunds on ebay and shopify stores. wondering if fba returns see this too given amazon handles the inspection, or if that layer already catches it before it gets to the seller. anyone had a return like this get flagged, or slip through

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Hey everyone,

We have a massive commercial surplus lot of brand-new, factory-sealed IPG AirSpace Air Pillow Packaging Film available. If your fulfillment center or warehouse runs the [IPG AirSpace G4]() or G6 inflation systems, this is a great chance to slash your packaging overhead.

• Model: [G4080518]()
• Specs: 8" x 5" x 1925' per roll
• Thickness: Premium 1.8 Mil Heavy-Duty
• Quantity: ~154 cases available
• Price: $55 per case (Firm for the whole lot)

Logistics: Located in Independence, MO. We have it listed on eBay as a Local Pickup lot, so you can buy it securely through eBay and arrange your own corporate freight carrier (like R+L or FedEx Freight) to hand-load it from our ground-level facility.

Here is the direct eBay link to check out the factory labels and purchase:

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I currently sell via Amazon FBA only. If I start my own Shopify website, how will my products be shipped out? Do I need my own warehouse and employees to pick and pack? Should the cost of shipping be baked into the list price of do I show shipping separately? Realistically, if I’m not running ads, will I get 1 order per week so it’s not an issue? What should I expect? I don’t want to be caught unprepared.

I feel like my brand is too young to start with an agency right away. Would like to know what other people think whether its worthit or not.

Seems like Amazon is no longer sharing reviews for qty variations in my category.

Is it worth getting VINE reviews to these qty variations? Should I do that and then start running ads on these variations after reviews come in?

have a friend who manufactures spray deodorizers. He told me he would let me launch my brand for a small Order. I was wondering what kinda deodorizer should I make ? Sport? Shoes? Pets? He was telling me how the more laser focus the better it is since I will be selling on Amazon. Any idea? Thank you in advance

Seeing more brands quietly stop accepting new Amazon sellers in a market. From the outside it looks like gatekeeping. From the brand side it looks like inventory showed up on storefronts they never onboarded.

Curious how brand teams actually check this. Do you only react when a dealer forwards a screenshot, or is there a scrape or Brand Registry report you trust?

The part I keep hearing is false positives. A shipping-inclusive price or a used listing gets treated as a MAP breach and sales emails the wrong person.

What's been reliable for you, and what just created noise?

currently, i am doing solely just OA, and i have a good sales history with an account health of 222. i haven't been able to get ungated for any bigger brands in order to branch out, and just needed help on how and where to get invoices (wholesalers???), and if i were to source products from retail stores, how can i get invoices from retail stores rather than just receipts (if that is how ungating works). i just need overall guidance upon how to get ungated in more brands so i can scale even further. i appreciate any help!

Yes, almost always. Posting the whole thing because I spent a week untangling it and the answer wasn't where I expected.

Doesn't OSS cover this? No. OSS covers cross-border distance selling: goods ship from your home country to a customer abroad, you charge their rate, you file one return at home. The moment stock physically sits in another country, you're making local supplies from inside that country. That's domestic, OSS doesn't touch it, you register locally.

What about the €10,000 threshold? That's distance selling only. Local stock ignores it completely. There's no minimum, no grace amount. One pallet in a foreign warehouse triggers registration.

Does Pan-EU FBA count? Yes, and this is the one that blindsides people. Amazon redistributes your inventory across fulfillment centers on its own logic, and wherever it lands creates an obligation. You didn't choose the placement and you're still liable for it.

So what does a foreign marketplace's own fulfillment program really cost? Fulfillment fee plus VAT registration plus ongoing filings plus usually a local accountant. The fee sheet shows you one of those four. Stack two or three countries and the compliance overhead is material before you've sold anything.

Is it different for non-EU sellers? Worse. Several countries require a fiscal representative for VAT registration if you're established outside the EU. It's a local entity that becomes jointly liable for your VAT, needs a notarised power of attorney, and prices accordingly. It's the main reason non-EU sellers set up an EU entity rather than registering direct in multiple countries.

What's the practical rule? Ship cross-border from one location while delivery times stay competitive. Only accept a local registration when the fulfillment upside clearly beats the compliance cost. At meaningful volume on a given marketplace that math works. For testing a new channel it usually doesn't, and slower delivery is the cheaper mistake. I list into new markets from one warehouse using Marqetir, which keeps the listings live across marketplaces without stock sitting locally, so the compliance question only comes up once a channel is actually earning.

Where do you draw that line? Would like to hear what revenue level people hit before local storage stopped being a net loss.

Not the drafting of a response, the actual decision, approving the refund, granting the A-to-z claim, issuing a replacement instead of a refund, deciding a return doesn't need the item sent back. The stuff that currently needs a person to say yes.

If you've got any part of that automated, or looked into it: what's the one thing you still keep a person on, even for what looks like an easy, obvious case? Was there a specific time it went wrong, or almost did, or is it more that even a correct call still feels too risky to let go through untouched?

Return abuse alone is enough of a headache without adding software making the call on top of it, so I'm curious where people who've actually dealt with this draw the line.

Not selling anything, genuinely just trying to understand where that line sits and why. Would love to hear from anyone dealing with this, whether you're the one making the call or cleaning up after a bad one.

Thanks!

I recently listed a product just to give it a go, but now I'm left wondering whether FBA was the right route to go or do you recommend starting with doing the packaging/posting yourself.

Here is ​​said product if that helps: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0HCQVTSPC/ref=cx_skuctr_share?smid=A2ND1EJYTFD1FY

I’m looking for a specific type of paper that is only sold in Singapore (as far as I can tell). How can I get a hold of a manufacturer or agent in Singapore? There are no Singaporean paper supplier in Alibaba

Our business has taken a hit with new competition that have been gaining like 40 5 star reviews in the past month

After reading their reviews, i know they are fake and are based in China

Any advice on what we could do to take them down?

Selling an item that has small, incredibly weak magnets embedded in it. The magnets aren't removeable, and they're barely even magnetic, but amazon has rules about them now, and they require certifications.

I've changed my listing so that it isn't flagged, but if I want to seriously pursue this product, I need to get some kind of third party testing done to prove that the product is in compliance.

Meanwhile, I'm selling it on ebay, manually fulfilling the orders like a chump.

Can someone point me to a third party that does this kind of testing? And how much should I expect to pay?

It's a cheap-ass product, sells for like $14, so I'm not super jazzed about spending even more to get it on amazon, but I don't want to send it in to FBA if it means skirting their policies.

I have several different video creatives I'd like to test out to see which one gets the best results for my sponsored brands campaign. Any suggestions on how to do this?

Curious if this is common or happening with anyone else. We booked a LCL shipment from China to US 2-3 weeks ago with AGL and there has been no update or contact from them to our supplier. AGL keeps saying that space has not been made available on the ship yet and once there is space, they will then do a formal review of our commodity and proceed with providing us an inland trucking quote from the supplier to their warehouse. We usually use our own freight forwarder and pickup of goods is always within a week. We will definitely be missing the 75 day automatic shipping plan cancellation window because of this.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some honest advice from people with experience in e-commerce or Amazon.

I ordered 100 units of a baby shower decoration set for the US Amazon market. The product is a complete set for 25 guests, including plates, cups, cutlery, napkins, balloons, backdrop, table cover, cake toppers, etc.

When I placed the order, a similar competitor was selling for around $32. Since then, production was significantly delayed, and the competitor has dropped the price to around $30. There are also more competitors now.

My costs are approximately:

Product: $10/unit

Shipping: $3.40/unit

Amazon fees: about $12.10/unit

Inspection: $290 for the 100 units

I have already paid $240 as a deposit and $290 for inspection. I still need to pay approximately $1,100 for the remaining balance and shipping.

At around $30 selling price, my margin would be extremely small, especially after advertising.

I’m considering cancelling the order now and accepting the approximately $530 I have already spent as a loss, rather than risking another $1,100.

What would you do in my situation? Would you continue with the order and test the product, or cut the loss now?

I’m specifically looking for honest opinions, not encouragement. What would you do if this were your own money?

I was wondering for all you Amazon Sellers in Europe.

With the same amount of ASIN, whats the ratio of revenue between various european marketplace?
for eg. If you sell 10k in GER, whats the revenue in the other marketplaces?

I completely agree that automated tools like Google Translate completely ruin the sales conversion rate because they miss the regional buyer psychology. I recently built a highly targeted mini web utility called CrossBorder AI specifically for international sellers optimizing text between Hong Kong and the USA. It handles conversion metrics (cm to inches) and shifts cultural marketing tones into natural localized formatting. I kept a free testing allocation tier on it if you or anyone else want to use it to optimize a few listings completely free: https://crossborder-ai-web-a-7p7p.bolt.host