Peak season rectification is coming? Many categories of Amazon BS become unsaleable

In previous years, the peak season always made many sellers nervous. Generally speaking, Amazon would conduct various audits on platform products during this period to ensure product compliance. Now, the peak season is in progress, but some sellers have found that the top 100 products in multiple categories on Amazon have become unsaleable...

Best Sellers in multiple categories become unavailable for sale

Recently, a seller reported that the top 100 products in multiple categories on Amazon.com are all unavailable for sale, and Amazon seems to have started a new round of rectification. According to the seller, some links in the top 100 best-selling list of women's clothing are not available for sale, and this situation also occurs in small categories such as sweaters and skirts.

As of this Friday, the editor logged into Amazon US and searched and found that some links in the TOP 100 best-selling list were still shown as unsaleable.

Amazon's rectification actions have never stopped. In September, some sellers reported that there were problems with the baby products subcategory on the US site. Most of the products on the best-selling list of baby cribs and crib bumpers were not available for sale, which scared many sellers.

In the eyes of sellers, the peak season is one of the best sales opportunities this year, especially for sellers who have not seen "dawn" this year , the peak season is a good time to turn things around.

After experiencing rising costs and falling profits, some small and medium-sized sellers said, "This year, we lost more than we earned. It depends on whether we can turn things around during the peak season." Although the current sales situation shows that the peak season this year is not as hot as sellers expected, sellers seem to have reached a consensus that "Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday will definitely be a big hit" and are quietly waiting for the arrival of Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday. But at the same time, some sellers are also worried that this year's peak season may not be too warm...

Tens of thousands of people "boycott Black Friday", will the enthusiasm of American consumers be affected?

In August this year , about 4.3 million people in the United States chose to resign. Three months later, tens of thousands of people in the United States launched a "boycott Black Friday consumption" campaign, calling on everyone to refuse online shopping and refuse consumption.

Recently, on Reddit, which is known as the "American Post Bar", some Americans have strongly called for a firm boycott of Black Friday, and not to engage in a series of activities such as online shopping, shopping, and work on this day. In one post, a citizen made such an appeal, "I am very tired of working 60 hours a week. Every day, apart from eating, sleeping and commuting, there is only work. On this Friday, we should turn off our phones and spend a good time with our families."

Posts like these received support from tens of thousands of Americans in a short period of time. Many of them said, " In 2020, we have become accustomed to staying at home and not buying anything. This is not difficult for us ", " This is an exploitation for employees, and we should resist ."

For those working in the retail industry, Black Friday will be the day with the heaviest overtime work. Employees can only feel exhausted, and the only one who benefits in the end is the boss, so they will choose to rise up in resistance in this way.

At this critical juncture when Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday are approaching, as the calls for boycotting Black Friday consumption grow louder and louder, many sellers are very worried that this will affect the shopping enthusiasm and consumption concepts of a large number of local consumers.

However, according to forecast data from eMarketer, Shopify and other sources, many overseas consumers will still shop during Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday this year. The number of consumers in some regions is even on the rise, and the planned spending amount may exceed that of last year.

In general, for sellers, this year's Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday are still full of hope. Before that, what sellers need to do is to pay attention to logistics and account security.

The peak season campaign is in full swing, but some sellers have reported being tripped up by cash withdrawal issues, saying that there was a problem with cash withdrawals from their accounts.

Amazon has another bug, and a group of sellers have problems withdrawing cash

"Has anyone encountered any problems with cash withdrawal recently? After withdrawing money through the Amazon backend, I found that the reserved funds were not shown in the account, but were shown as being processed... Is Amazon trying to help us save money?" This is a help post posted by a seller on a social forum.

It is reported that this type of reserved funds not being shown in the next bill is not just a situation encountered by individual sellers. The editor learned from many sellers that they also encountered the same withdrawal problem. Among them, several sellers failed to withdraw tens of thousands of US dollars, and the status is still being processed.

Under such circumstances, some sellers speculated that since there were problems with cash withdrawal, was it related to the payment providers chosen by the sellers? The editor then interviewed several sellers who had cash withdrawal problems and found that these sellers did not use the same payment tool, which ruled out this speculation.

Unable to find the problem, many sellers chose to consult Amazon customer service, but the answers they received were different: one customer service responded that it was Amazon's transfer period and they would need to wait 3-5 working days before they could withdraw the money; another customer service said that many sellers had encountered such problems recently and it might be a system problem, and they said it would be fixed as soon as possible.

"This customer service is obviously talking nonsense, but what can I do? I can only wait." A seller said helplessly. The seller also said that before, he would withdraw money every day when he had money, and the transfer period would be extended by 14 days after the withdrawal. The customer service's answer was obviously problematic.

For sellers, they are currently in the sprint stage of the peak season. The importance of continuous cash flow to sellers is self-evident. Problems with cash withdrawals have undoubtedly made many sellers frown. However, malicious competition from peers has also caused many sellers headaches.

One seller said that he had been operating his business in a Buddhist way and was disgusted recently. He had never thought of making fun of others and just wanted to make products quietly. However, when the big sale came, the listing was flooded with negative reviews, and 1-star reviews were also pushed to the front page.

"It's really bad to give a bad review to a competitor and pin it on top. The key is that this is not the first or second time," said the seller. Coincidentally, sellers who have encountered malicious competition from their peers have also expressed their sufferings, "The new product has only been sold for two weeks, and it has improved a little bit, but I was immediately given a bad review and the link was directly invalidated."

Countless sellers gnashed their teeth at the pranks of their peers, "Why do they have to mess with their own people? Amazon's various policies are already exhausting enough, isn't healthy competition good enough?" Other sellers said that if they encounter such pranks, they must stand up and fight back, otherwise it will happen again next time.

Judging from the Amazon market this year, there are undoubtedly big and small things that never stop. Sellers not only have to face changes in various Amazon policies, but also have to deal with the decline in profits caused by rising costs of logistics, raw materials, advertising, etc. Nowadays, we must also be wary of malicious competition from peers. It has to be said that if you want to be a good Amazon seller, you really need to be "versatile". Finally, I hope that all sellers will still keep their original intentions, do not touch the red line of the platform, compete openly, and make money uprightly to welcome the explosion of orders.

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