Every other week, we share quick bites of Amazon seller news, tips, and other goodies. Here is a quick roundup of seller snacks to munch on:

Let Billy Answer Your Compliance Questions

Cabilly & Co. recently launched Billy, an AI system that actively scans over 1,800 pages of Amazon TOS pages on its website and provides crystal clear, easy-to-understand answers to any questions about Amazon rules.

It seems Jeff does have to play by the rules…

Hit Billy up with your compliance questions here.

Overcoming Section 3 Violation Notices

Section 3 Violation notices have been going around like the flu, and understandably, they have caused a wave of fear among sellers.

However, several Amazon sellers on X have posted about being able to easily overcome this challenge.

The vision of Amazon is to reduce bad actors who sell fake and counterfeit goods in the marketplace or use their accounts for any type of illegal activity. If you are not doing this, you should be able to dispute your case and find resolve.

If you receive a Section 3 violation notice, be prepared to submit the following information to Amazon:

Supplier name, address, phone and email
Order confirmation from the supplier
Proof of payment for order
Shipping confirmation, tracking information, and delivery notification
Prep center proof of receipt for ordered products (if using a prep center)
Photos of units ordered
Proof of shipment to Amazon for said units

Spare no detail, provide as much information as you can to prove that you are selling authentic, legitimately sourced products.

To those who have beaten Section 3 notices, did we leave anything out? Let us know!

Click here to learn more about Section 3 Violations.

OA Leads Sourcing Tip: Knowing Average Return Rates

Are you factoring average return rates into your OA sourcing techniques?

Chris Grant (@cleartheshelf) provides a great playbook on how to utilize this data point in your sourcing strategy.

View the thread on X here.

Amazon DOES Listen to Sellers

When you saw the headline:

You’ve probably seen the daily seller polls in Seller Central and thought “as if Amazon actually listens…”

Well, turns out, they are trying.

Recently, Corliss Collier, Senior Leader of Seller Insights and Research, and her team held a chat session on the Amazon Discussion boards and discussed the polls and how Amazon uses the results.

The most exciting revelation: Collier says that Amazon is currently recruiting sellers to participate in a Voice of the Seller panel.

Hopefully, ongoing collaborations between Collier’s team and sellers will lead to policy changes that can benefit both parties.

Statistic Geek

JungleScout released its Q1 Consumer Trend Report and it’s packed with mouth-watering data and charts for your inner stat geek.

Check it out!

Important Amazon Seller Updates

Low Stock Inventory Fee – the low stock inventory fee kicks in on April 1, and applies to standard-sized products with consistently low inventory relative to customer demand. In this thread on X, Amazon seller @tonafba does a great job of breaking this new fee down and explaining how to avoid it.

According to Dharmesh Mehta, VP at Amazon, the FBA Low Inventory Fees charged to sellers from April 1 to 30 will be credited back to the sellers at the end of the month to help sellers learn how to manage this new fee in real-time. How cute of them.

Returns Processing Fee – starting on June 1, Amazon will start charging a returns processing fee on an item that has a higher return rate than the average for the category. Amazon will be releasing the benchmarks on May 1, and you can see the rate card for the returns processing fee here.

Deadline to Submit Amazon Prime Day Deals – eligible sellers who want to participate in Prime Day have until May 17 to submit recommended deals for a chance to be selected. Amazon is now accepting submissions.

New Auto-Cancellation Feature on Capacity Manager – Capacity Manager has a new auto-cancellation feature that will limit your capacity for FBA automatically if you aren’t using the storage space. If you don’t want to lose space automatically, make sure you uncheck this feature.

Upcoming Seller Events 📍- Amazon Accelerate 2024

Amazon has officially announced that Amazon Accelerate 2024 will be happening from September 17 to 19 in Seattle, Washington.

Amazon’s annual selling partner conference promises great opportunities to expand your business network, gather first-hand information from Amazon experts, and be first in line to know more about new resources and tools that can empower you in your seller journey.

Learn more about Amazon Accelerate 2024 here.

This Week in Seller School

Blog Posts

10 High Demand Products with Low Competition to Sell on Amazon by AMZ Scout
FBA Vs FBM: Deciding Between the Two Fulfillment Models by Your Selling Guide
9 Strategies for Reducing Amazon Shipping Costs by eComEngine

Podcasts

How to Avoid Amazon’s Newest Inventory Fees by Ecomcrew
Incorrect Assumptions that are Costing Your FBA Business Profits by Full-Time FBA
AI Repricing and New Returns Processing Fees by Clear the Shelf

YouTube

How to Do Your Taxes as an Amazon Seller by Fields of Profit

Other Quick Clicks

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