Change in Amazon’s view of Used Sold As New complaints

For years, receiving Used Sold As New Customer Product Condition Complaints meant, that you were being accused of selling used items as new.
Recently, Amazon changed the wording of their deactivation notices into a more accurate form, which states that “items are being perceived as used”, rather than accusing the seller of selling used items.
So any potential Plan of Action should be created in such manner.
Interestingly, despite Amazon acknowledges that this is just a subjective impression of a buyer, who may have completely failed to read the product description, the seller is still required to prepare a Plan of Action admitting his guilt.
How are Used Sold As New Customer Product Condition Complaints triggered?
Everything on the Amazon platform is being managed using a so-called “Hands Off The Wheel” tactic, which means that automated bots are scanning all data and information to determine actions to be taken.
The mention of words such as “opened, used, repackaged, scratched, dirty, soiled, scuffs, markings, cuts, rips, etc…” in buyer feedback, product reviews, return comments, A-Z claim comments, buyer-seller messaging or Amazon customer service chats and e-mails will usually trigger a complaint.
Even if the mention of the words is completely innocent, unjustified or incorrect, once you receive a complaint there is nothing you can do but appeal.
Don’t forget that on Amazon you are always guilty until proven innocent.
Here you can view a screenshot of the updated wording:

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Amazon is now giving sellers the exact reason for Restricted Products Removal

If you are a third party seller doing business on Amazon’s platform, you might be already aware that they are rarely providing any clear reason at all for their enforcements. Amazon can remove your listings anytime and if you wish to have them reactivated, you will have to invest a significant amount of time and resources into appealing.
Recently, Amazon started briefly clarifying reasons for listing blocks in relevant notices, which includes those subject to Restricted Products Removal. If you carefully review the wording of e-mail received from Amazon, you will be able to detect, why they were removed.
By the way of example, a recent Restricted Products Removal notice states:
“Jewellery products cannot be described as “8 carat gold”, “10 carat gold” or similar as these are not recognised finesses of gold in the UK. For more info, please see the following; https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/external/help.html?itemID=201744030&language=en_GB&ref=efph_201744030_relt_201744010”
The text of your notice should address your listing’s specific reasons.
Here you can view an example full e-mail from Amazon regarding Restricted Products Removal:
Notification of Restricted Products Removal Hello from Amazon, We are writing to let you know that the following detail pages have been removed from our catalog: ASIN: XXX, SKU: XXX, Title: XXX Jewellery products cannot be described as “8 carat gold”, “10 carat gold” or similar as these are not recognised finesses of gold in the UK. For more info, please see the following; https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/external/help.html?itemID=201744030&language=en_GB&ref=efph_201744030_relt_201744010 Why is this happening? We took this action because this product is not permitted for sale on Amazon.co.uk. It is your obligation to make sure the products you offer comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Amazon’s policies. What actions do I need to take? – If any of the above ASINs are Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) offers, please initiate a removal request for the ASIN(s) referenced above to have your inventory sent to a location of your choosing. If you fail to initiate a removal request within 30 days of this notification, we may dispose of it in accordance with the Amazon Services Europe Business Solutions Agreement and FBA policies. For more information on our FBA policies, please review https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/201030350 and https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/200140860. – Within 48 hours of this warning, please review your listings and close, delete, or archive any listings that do not comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Amazon’s policies, including the product(s) listed above. Please note that moving a restricted product listing to Inactive (Out of Stock) does not make the listing compliant. If you think your product was incorrectly identified as a restricted product on Amazon, close the listing immediately to ensure compliance while you appeal the restriction with Seller Support. What happens if I fail to follow the above instructions? Failure to properly close or delete all restricted product listings from your inventory may result in the deactivation of your selling account, and funds may be permanently held. We’re here to help: If you have questions about our restricted products policy, please review: https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/201743940 Have you received this notification in error? – If you believe the product(s) listed above are permitted for sale on Amazon, please include evidence or documentation demonstrating that your account has not violated our restricted products policy and contact Seller Support: https://sellercentral-europe.amazon.com/cu/contact-us. We will investigate your concern. – If you are unsure, please review: https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/201743940 before appealing the restriction with Seller Support. You can view your account performance at https://sellercentral-europe.amazon.com/performance/dashboard?reftag=ah_em_rp or select Account Health on the home screen of the Amazon Seller app on your iOS or Android device. The Account Health dashboard shows how well your account is performing in light of the metrics and policy compliance standards required to sell on Amazon. – Download iOS App at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/amazon-seller/id794141485?mt=8 – Download Android App at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.sellermobile.android&hl=en_GB We appreciate your cooperation and thank you for selling on Amazon.co.uk. Amazon Services Europe Please note: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message. |
Once you receive a warning like this, and you believe it to be justified, definitely review your listings within 48 hours of the warning and close, delete, or archive any listings that do not comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Amazon’s policies, including the product(s) listed above.
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As you know, Amazon now requires all third party sellers to implement two step verification in order to access their Seller Accounts. Many sellers are reaching out to me and seeking help with regaining access to their accounts when they are unable to perform two step verification.
This may happen when a seller loses their phone, for example. In such case, they will be unable to receive the OTP text code. If Two-Step Verification fails and you can’t access your account, you can try to recover it using alternative means.
To regain access to your account, you’ll need to verify your identity by providing a scan or photo of a government-issued identity document to Amazon. To protect your account, Amazon won’t be able to make changes to your Two-Step Verification settings until your identity is successfully verified. If you are able to sign in to your account, you’ll have access to make changes to your account.
Before you begin account recovery, try to sign in with a registered backup method or from a trusted device.
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- Follow the on-screen instructions to upload your identity document. Make sure that your name and address, and the issuing authority (e.g., state or country) are visible. Cover, conceal, or remove sensitive information such as account numbers or identification numbers.
The verification process can take 1-2 days to complete. Amazon will e-mail you to confirm once Two-Step Verification has been disabled. You’ll then be able to access your account with only your password.
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If you are an Amazon Seller doing business on their US platform, you must have received Amazon’s warning e-mail entitled New requirement for list prices starts June 30 in your inbox. Starting that date, Amazon will require any newly created listings to contain the List Price.
If you are wondering why is setting a List Price so important for Amazon, in this article I will be addressing your concerns. Whilst it will only take you a few seconds to update any listing with a List Price, you may not be aware of its pros and cons.
Once you upload the List Price, Amazon will save this figure as the product’s RRP. When you try to decrease or increase the product price later, your listing will get automatically deactivated over a Potential high / low pricing error or you will lose the BuyBox.
This is why you should carefully rethink whether you will provide this attribute on your existing listings and what figure will be entered as the List Price.
On the other hand, List Price can be a good idea when you have an otherwise expensive product, which you intend to sell at a significant discount. It is then shown as a strike-through Recommended Retail Price making the savings visible on the product detail page. Displaying the RRP when you are offering a price that is below it, will help customers understand the value of your offer, which may help to increase conversion.
If you do not have a ready-to-provide list price, Amazon suggests that a possible value could be the first price at which you have offered or will be offering the product. You can also provide a value of 0 to indicate that you do not have a list price.
Here you can view a copy of the wording of Amazon’s e-mail regarding the matter:
New requirement for list prices starts June 30 Hello, You are receiving this email because you have previously added offers for certain product types that commonly include list prices. Beginning June 30, 2023, we will require the “List price” (also referred to as a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) attribute to be completed for these product types. Your existing offers will not be affected by this change. Rather, when you create a new item listing, or when you edit an existing listing, you will see a prompt to fill out the “List price” attribute. If you do not have a ready-to-provide list price, a possible value could be the first price at which you have offered or will be offering the product. You can also provide a value of 0 to indicate that you do not have a list price. For more information, go to “Product type and attributes”: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/GYV2F6WS9N9FDYD9 You can download the full list of impacted product types from the following link: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/Product_Types_Requiring_List_Price/Product_Types_Required_List_Price.xlsx For more information on how Amazon uses list prices, go to “Show a reference price on your products by providing a List Price”: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/G27XM55CQM3SBMD2 The Amazon Services team |
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