From Helium 10:
“YOUR AMAZON SELLING PRIVILEGES HAVE BEEN REMOVED”
These words are enough to make any FBA seller’s blood run cold, and believe us when we say account suspension could happen to anybody selling on Amazon.
Anybody.
It makes no difference whether you have great feedback, low defect rates or you have been a successful and trusted FBA seller for years. If Amazon believes you’re in breach of their selling guidelines, they can pull your account, and they will do it without any notice and often without giving you a reason.
Until now, FBA sellers have had no option but to file an appeal against account suspension and wait…and miss out on sales…and wait…and miss out on profits…and wait…you get the picture.
Even worse, there’s a chance you did nothing wrong, or it’s not clear what you did wrong. In the meantime you’re left with a dead account, pulled products and a potentially frustrating time ahead getting everything reinstated. Amazon often shoots first and asks questions later which might be good protection for them, but for you it could be a total profit killer.
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That’s why we’re so excited to tell you about a brand new insurance product being released on 1st Feb that is designed to help FBA sellers to not only get their accounts reinstated quickly, but to GET PAID if reinstatement takes longer than 72 hours.
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Right now, what we can tell you is that this is no fly-by-night insurance product. The product will be available through Ashlin Hadden Insurance Agency and underwritten by Lloyd’s of London, one of the largest and most respected insurance corporations in the world. That’s a huge deal. Why? Lloyd’s of London has massive influence in the insurance industry and has covered everything over the years, from The Titanic to Kim Kardashian’s butt! If you want somebody fighting your corner for you, it’s them!
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Here’s something else that is cool. You’ll be supported every step of the way by 2 former Amazon employees and a dedicated suspension reinstatement team to get you through the appeal and reinstatement process. They will help you to file all the necessary paperwork, and their fees will be paid by Ashlin Hadden Insurance Agency. Of course, you can choose to use your own reinstatement specialist if you wish. If you go down this route, the insurance company will cover part of their costs.
By the way, if you knowingly did something fraudulent and your account got suspended, this article and the insurance it details isn’t for you. However, if you’ve had a suspension in the past, it doesn’t mean you’ll be automatically excluded. It will probably just cost you more.
Link to the rest at Helium 10 and thanks to Karen for the tip.
Sorry, but PG has no idea whether this is real or not. Several centuries ago, he did some work with Lloyds and they do cover some strange risks. For example, Lloyds insured Jimmy Durante’s large nose, Bruce Springsteen’s voice and Keith Richards’ hands.
Sounds like a new twist on a scam.
Scammers gonna scam.
Getting in ahead of 1 April?
Even if this isn’t a scam, it wouldn’t apply to authors. FBA is Fulfillment by Amazon, a service Third Party Sellers use where they ship their goods (books, lipstick, whatever) to Amazon, and Amazon handles the shipping for them.
As a Third Party Seller, there are a number of ways you can get your account suspended. They have something they call a Velocity Report, if I remember right. If you suddenly have a spike in sales of a new product, Amazon will suspend payment until they confirm you are actually shipping out the product.
All of which has absolutely nothing to do with authors. This isn’t for us, folks.
In fact I was wrong : Kevin King does have an experience as an author. His titles include “”How 2 become a CERTIFIED IT ENGINEER in 5 months without ever stepping into college” I did it! and, so can U! ” or ” The King of One Noght Stands”. Who wouldn’t want to learn from him ?
Added : “The Illuminati Mastermind is a brand new product launched by two seven-figure per year Amazon sellers, Manny Coats and Kevin King.”
Those two characters do not seem to have any existence as sellers on AMZ… under those names at least.
It’s a joke.
“We’ll be making the announcement about this product during our Illuminati Mastermind Webinar on Tuesday 24th February.”
If the use of “Illuminati” were not enough to tell, check the date : 24th of February is a Friday.
Betty Grable’s legs were insured for a million bucks.
Marge Simpson: I’m sure your insurance will cover the house.
Maude Flanders: Uh, well, no. Neddy doesn’t believe in insurance. He considers it a form of gambling.
Sniff…sniff…