Selling through Amazon FBA

[Bold-Arrow]

Are we allowed to call customers in case we believe they placed a duplicate order in error - FMB ? The way I read the policy , it leans towards no, but it is also vague .

 

[SpaceFan9]

5 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

Are we allowed to call customers in case we believe they placed a duplicate order in error - FMB ? The way I read the policy , it leans towards no, but it is also vague .

 

 

can you message them first?  I would think a clarification like this would qualify as reasonable use, but I've never had a need before.

[cladner]

33 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

Are we allowed to call customers in case we believe they placed a duplicate order in error - FMB ? The way I read the policy , it leans towards no, but it is also vague .

 

you can always cancel 1 order and use address undeliverable . take a small hit to the oDR but as long as u are selling enough - no biggie.  depends on the cost of the item.  expensive item definitely would cancel.  cheaper item, may or may not.  bottom line is i i really don't want a mistakenly ordered contaminated FBM item being returned to my house so i would error on the side of assuming it was an error and cancel the order and take the odr hit and not get a virus-laden return.  others may take a different point of view but as long as you are selling enough to keep your prefulfillment cancel rate under 2.5% , u r fine.

u could also message the buyer through amazon and ask if they meant to place to separate orders.

personally, i would not call because i would not want to be called.

Edited April 9, 2020 by cladner

[Bold-Arrow]

2 minutes ago, cladner said:

you can always cancel 1 order and use address undeliverable . take a small hit to the oDR but as long as u are selling enough - no biggie.  depends on the cost of the item.  expensive item definitely would cancel.  cheaper item, may or may not.  bottom line is i i really don't want a mistakenly ordered contaminated FBM item being returned to my house so i would error on the side of assuming it was an error and cancel the order and take the odr hit and not get a virus-laden return.  others may take a different point of view but as long as you are selling enough to keep your prefulfillment cancel rate under 2.5% , u r fine.

u could also message the buyer through amazon and ask if they meant to place to separate orders.

personally, i would not call because i would not want to be called.

it was for a 10188 ( well two orders for the same set), so I would just cancel if it comes down to that . I will email and see . thanks 

[Bold-Arrow]

^update: buyer replied and cancelled, so that was that. Also, the price crashed by $50 after I posted; must be a "coincidence"

[Bold-Arrow]

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[FM]

Hello,

We are contacting you because we show that you may be selling Children’s Toys.

As part of our ongoing efforts to provide the best customer experience, we need to confirm that your product meets current safety standards. As a result, you must provide us with the required safety documentation no later than May 3rd, 2020, after which all unapproved ASINs will be suppressed.

Refer to the following help page for information on:

1) safety document requirements for Children’s Toys and;
2) how to submit these documents to ensure there is no impact to your business

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/GV9VZ5A7PJZQYRFF?language=en_US&ref=efph_GV9VZ5A7PJZQYRFF_cont_5SB2HLMUYFK4MXC

NOTE FOR FBA SELLERS: If you have Children’s Toys inventory in our fulfillment centers that is missing the safety documentation, you will have 30 days from the above date to create a removal order. For information on removal orders, visit https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/G200280650. Standard FBA fees for returns or disposals will apply.

By applying to sell these products, you certify that all the information you submit is true.

Thank you for doing business with Amazon.

Sincerely,
Amazon Services

I adjusted pricing and I'm down to 1 ASIN from the 13 in the child protection nastygram. Is anyone seeing this issue when sending sets in to FBA now? I don't want to send in 10-20 boxes just to get penalized immediately. Thx!

[exciter1]

2 hours ago, FM said:

On 4/2/2020 at 12:50 AM, Foreman Porgy said:

Hello,

We are contacting you because we show that you may be selling Children’s Toys.

As part of our ongoing efforts to provide the best customer experience, we need to confirm that your product meets current safety standards. As a result, you must provide us with the required safety documentation no later than May 3rd, 2020, after which all unapproved ASINs will be suppressed.

Refer to the following help page for information on:

1) safety document requirements for Children’s Toys and;
2) how to submit these documents to ensure there is no impact to your business

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/GV9VZ5A7PJZQYRFF?language=en_US&ref=efph_GV9VZ5A7PJZQYRFF_cont_5SB2HLMUYFK4MXC

NOTE FOR FBA SELLERS: If you have Children’s Toys inventory in our fulfillment centers that is missing the safety documentation, you will have 30 days from the above date to create a removal order. For information on removal orders, visit https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/G200280650. Standard FBA fees for returns or disposals will apply.

By applying to sell these products, you certify that all the information you submit is true.

Thank you for doing business with Amazon.

Sincerely,
Amazon Services

I adjusted pricing and I'm down to 1 ASIN from the 13 in the child protection nastygram. Is anyone seeing this issue when sending sets in to FBA now? I don't want to send in 10-20 boxes just to get penalized immediately. Thx!

We haven't been able to send in FBA for weeks?

[gmpirate]

3 hours ago, exciter1 said:

We haven't been able to send in FBA for weeks?

Check your listings.  I received some email from Amazon last week about FBA and it had a link to my inventory showing some items I could send in.  Mostly it was my Easter stuff -- go figure.

[HappyHawkeye]

How long has Amazon been taking to fulfill everyone's FBA orders? For me it's been roughly in the 5-7 day range.

Not complaining - I get that Lego is not priority right now. Just curious.

[iahawks550]

At least  a week. And seemingly everything under the $30 range is being shipped in a bag. 

[SLL]

11 minutes ago, iahawks550 said:

At least  a week. And seemingly everything under the $30 range is being shipped in a bag. 

yeah, I bought some sc sets, total was below $30, and they came in a bubble mailer, total crushed.

Then I complained to CS, amz sent me replacement, came in a bubble mailer again couple days later, boxes were soaked and looked like went through a war.

complained again and asked if CS can leave a note to fulfillment putting the sets in a box, haven't received them yet, will see how it turns out this time.

[bbr]

1 hour ago, HappyHawkeye said:

How long has Amazon been taking to fulfill everyone's FBA orders? For me it's been roughly in the 5-7 day range.

Not complaining - I get that Lego is not priority right now. Just curious.

I have 2 orders waiting over 15 days now. I can't believe the buyers haven't canceled yet.

[gmpirate]

yeah, I just started getting bubble mailers this past week -- 3 orders.

[cobrakai]

4 minutes ago, bbr said:

I have 2 orders waiting over 15 days now. I can't believe the buyers haven't canceled yet.

I have tons of orders still pending from early March.  

 

[Darth_Raichu]

25 minutes ago, bbr said:

I have 2 orders waiting over 15 days now. I can't believe the buyers haven't canceled yet.

1 FBA order refunded due to missing delivery date.  This is going to be time consuming.  F--ked by Amazon indeed

[exracer327]

On 4/27/2020 at 5:17 PM, superlegolover said:

yeah, I bought some sc sets, total was below $30, and they came in a bubble mailer, total crushed.

Then I complained to CS, amz sent me replacement, came in a bubble mailer again couple days later, boxes were soaked and looked like went through a war.

complained again and asked if CS can leave a note to fulfillment putting the sets in a box, haven't received them yet, will see how it turns out this time.

I had the same exp.  I specifically requested a box for my replacement SC sets. Half came in a box and were perfect, the other half came in the same bubble mailers but weren't as crushed as last time.  I'm done gambling and figured I'd keep these.  Put the most crushed one in my personal collection.  They also made a mistake in generating one of the return labels and ended up refunding one of them and still sent me the replacement.

[exracer327]

On 4/27/2020 at 5:00 PM, iahawks550 said:

At least  a week. And seemingly everything under the $30 range is being shipped in a bag. 

I bought 4 small SC sets at the same time, two were the same set (with discounts still around $40).  Amazon separated all four into separate bubble mailers.  *facepalm*

[bbr]

Does anyone know the correct claim to make when a scammer customer returns random pieces instead of the actual set you sent. I thought it was a SAFE-T claim, but it's not allowing that claim since it was FBA (says for FBM only). This is a >$400 set, so I'll put in extra effort not to eat it.

[Bold-Arrow]

5 minutes ago, bbr said:

Does anyone know the correct claim to make when a scammer customer returns random pieces instead of the actual set you sent. I thought it was a SAFE-T claim, but it's not allowing that claim since it was FBA (says for FBM only). This is a >$400 set, so I'll put in extra effort not to eat it.

Safe-T claims are FBM only, you will need to open a case for FBA. Good luck, it isn't as easy as it used to be. 

[Lego_Monsters]

Anyone sending shipments to FBA?

[chinothegeeko]

Yes. Have been for last 2 weeks. Majority of my stuff goes to Charlotte and they have been checking stuff in ASAP.

[gmpirate]

19 minutes ago, chinothegeeko said:

Yes. Have been for last 2 weeks. Majority of my stuff goes to Charlotte and they have been checking stuff in ASAP.

everything?  or just certain things?

 

Edited May 4, 2020 by gmpirate

[Bold-Arrow]

I got 5 ASIN affected and the pages are gone :

Hello,

We are contacting you because we show that you may be selling Children’s Toys.

We previously contacted you to request the required safety documentation mentioned in this help page: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/GV9VZ5A7PJZQYRFF?language=en_US&ref=efph_GV9VZ5A7PJZQYRFF_cont_5SB2HLMUYFK4MXC. We have not received the required documentation and have therefore suppressed the ASIN(s).

If you would like to sell this ASIN(s), please submit the required safety documentation as outlined on this help page.

NOTE FOR FBA SELLERS: If you have Children’s Toys inventory in our fulfillment centers that is missing the safety documentation, you will have 30 days from the above date to create a removal order. For information on removal orders, visit https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/G200280650. Standard FBA fees for returns or disposals will apply.

By applying to sell these products, you certify that all the information you submit is true.

Thank you for doing business with Amazon.

Sincerely,
Amazon Services

[exciter1]

3 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

I got 5 ASIN affected and the pages are gone :

Hello,

We are contacting you because we show that you may be selling Children’s Toys.

We previously contacted you to request the required safety documentation mentioned in this help page: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/GV9VZ5A7PJZQYRFF?language=en_US&ref=efph_GV9VZ5A7PJZQYRFF_cont_5SB2HLMUYFK4MXC. We have not received the required documentation and have therefore suppressed the ASIN(s).

If you would like to sell this ASIN(s), please submit the required safety documentation as outlined on this help page.

NOTE FOR FBA SELLERS: If you have Children’s Toys inventory in our fulfillment centers that is missing the safety documentation, you will have 30 days from the above date to create a removal order. For information on removal orders, visit https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/G200280650. Standard FBA fees for returns or disposals will apply.

By applying to sell these products, you certify that all the information you submit is true.

Thank you for doing business with Amazon.

Sincerely,
Amazon Services

 

I have a few too, I just kept a few of them out there. Looks like we'll have to be in search of other listings, since FBA stock is Null right now anyway.