Amazon is tightening its liability insurance policy for low-volume sellers. Previously, Amazon required sellers to obtain commercial liability insurance plans with deductibles up to $10,000. Now, sellers whose gross sales are $1 million or less may not have any deductible Read more
The Auction Professor is back with advice for sellers on how not to get banned for life from online marketplaces. As a full-time online seller, one of my biggest concerns has always been being banned or booted from a platform, Read more
Amazon is launching a new portal for seller SAFE-T claims. The marketplace announced on Thursday: “On July 15, 2021, we’ll launch the SAFE-T Communication Center on Seller Central. This new center will be the single point of contact for all Read more
Amazon extended the deadline for sellers to remove HTML from product descriptions on product detail pages. We had written about the original notification back in May when Amazon provided a deadline of July 17th. Yesterday (June 30th), Amazon told sellers Read more
Amazon informed sellers they will no longer support HTML in product descriptions. It cited security concerns “as well as versatility to list products on non-HTML devices.” The announcement resulted in consternation and calls for clarification from sellers. The crux of Read more
If you sell any type of electronics, including home electronics, Amazon has a warning for you. “At the end of February 2021, in order to create new listings or update existing listings of radio frequency devices you will need to Read more
Amazon posted an announcement on Tuesday, “Important: Drop Shipping Policy update.” Sellers said the post made Amazon’s policy clearer, though there was a debate about whether there was actually anything new in the announcement. As ecommerce platform Shopify explains in Read more
Amazon issued new guidance to help sellers avoid IP issues when specifying product compatibility with trademarked brands. “We are making changes to our Intellectual Property Policy to clarify how you should indicate the compatibility of your products with a product Read more
Amazon is changing its cancellation policy for orders shipped late. Initially well received by those commenting about the change, sellers then began parsing how exactly the policy would play out. The new policy impacts sellers who ship their own orders, Read more
Amazon warned UK sellers it’s making some policy changes that take effect on June 15, 2020. The changes span numerous programs, from policies around setting up multiple selling accounts, to discounts offered on FBA Subscribe & Save purchases. Included in Read more
