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Amazon only seems to care about counterfeits for a certain protected class of seller. I sold DVDs about 7 years ago and bought them from legit sources and sold
by planetzero 7y ago
Amazon only seems to care about counterfeits for a certain protected class of seller. I sold DVDs about 7 years ago and bought them from legit sources and sold no counterfeits.
I had nearly 100% positive reviews and would bend over backwards to help any customer with any issues. What I believe now is a competitor purchased a DVD, filed a claim that it was a counterfeit, and even told me that they were going to 'punish' me in their comments.
Before I had a chance to even resolve the issue, my account was permanently banned. All of my messages to Amazon support went to an automated department and I was rejected outright.
To this day, I can't even open an Amazon seller account in another industry or login to a companies seller account without the account getting banned.
I now have a business that does millions of dollars in revenue/year (different industry completely) and Amazon reps have been hounding me for months to open up a Business account. I always tell them I will do it if they can resolve my seller account issue and the response is always the same: "That's not my department" and they stop emailing me.
It's scary that there is really no recourse if a company like Amazon bans you for life. As we get more reliant on companies like this, there will be a class of people that eventually won't even be able to buy anything.
- ikeboy 7y agoYou can take them to arbitration. I've heard anecdotally of people who got reinstated that way. Multiple stories of people I know personally. That said, my own account was permanently blocked after false counterfeit complaints and I'm currently entangled in a lawsuit against the companies that filed those complaints. Legal process is rough. Takes time and costs money and is emotionally draining even if you have a strong case.
- planetzero 7y agoThat ship has sailed. It taught me a lesson not to base any business on any 3rd-party platform. If I ever start a business on a platform again, my goal will be to move away from it as soon as possible. Amazon is a horrible company and although it's tempting to sell products on their platform, they will only steal your business from under you.