I set up 6 new accounts after June 30 2016 on Amazon US and noticed they each had a 7 day rolling reserve after the first disbursement. I figured no big deal and eventually it would go away.
A couple of months later, none of the reserves have gone away. We have been selling fine, no problems, and even have quite a bit of feedback. I decided to open a case to seller support. According to SS this new 7 day rolling reserve is permanent for accounts created after June 30 2016. It basically says that money will be reserved for 7 days after the estimated delivery date and then it will be available for withdrawal either through the normal 14 day disbursement or a "Request Transfer" button.
Has anyone else seen this or know if its actually permanent? I clarified twice with SS and they say its here to stay. They even said old accounts will slowly be migrated over to this new policy.
The complete step-by-step guide to get back to selling today!
I can confirm the request transfer button exists for an account I created a week ago. It is currently under a 14 day hold for being a new account, so I don't know if the 7 day rolling reserve applies. It's a 100% FBA account so that may or may not be treated differently.
My 2 accounts I created prior to June 30th do not have any rolling reserve and do not have a request transfer button.
The request transfer button is there but its only for funds outside of the 14 day disbursement period that are 7 days beyond the estimated delivery date.
All of my other accounts (Older then June 30 2016) do not have the request transfer button.
Now that my new account's 14 day probationary period is over, there is NO rolling reserve as far as I can see. Bear in mind that I'm FBA, so different rules apply to me vs FBM sellers. FBM sellers may very well have a permanent EDD + 7 day rolling reserve, which makes sense since there's a risk that FBM sellers confirm shipment, not ship, and take off with the funds, whereas amazon has custody of the products for an FBA sale.
Now that my new account's 14 day probationary period is over, there is NO rolling reserve as far as I can see. Bear in mind that I'm FBA, so different rules apply to me vs FBM sellers. FBM sellers may very well have a permanent EDD + 7 day rolling reserve, which makes sense since there's a risk that FBM sellers confirm shipment, not ship, and take off with the funds, whereas amazon has custody of the products for an FBA sale.
money hold for 47 days even if the items were all delivered after 10 days, and the customers left good feedbacks .. does it really make sense ??
thank you for your nice words, but i'm sure you've noted that usa is not the only country in the world
This new policy is actually directed specifically at sellers like you. It's the lousy foreigner sellers who take 2 weeks to deliver products that cause the most buyer complaints. Amazon really needs to require that products be shipped from the US (and verify that the sellers are doing so), or enforce a maximum delivery time of 5 business days
AMZPRO he is from another country
what matters he received only after seven days Useful the estimated date of delivery
and you said you received The payment before these seven days?
no one else could shed some light ?
This new policy is actually directed specifically at sellers like you. It's the lousy foreigner sellers who take 2 weeks to deliver products that cause the most buyer complaints. Amazon really needs to require that products be shipped from the US (and verify that the sellers are doing so), or enforce a maximum delivery time of 5 business days
yes , I know, but has you can see, many customer from your country still want to buy from seller in many other countries. And judging by the high rate of good feedbacks I receive, my customers are very satisfied with a 10+ days delivery time. It's maybe because they are happy to pay the righ price for what they get and because they are bored with little arrogant sellers
I am fine with foreign sellers coming to US and taking market shares, as long as they disclose where they ship from and how long shipping takes.
Some American buyers may be willing to accept the trade-off of lower price and longer shipping time (or even inferior quality). People are free to choose. Sellers are free to compete.
Money from your orders is reserved in your account until 7 days after the expected delivery date. This ensures the buyer has a chance to verify that everything went well with the order.
Permanent EDD + 7 Day Rolling Reserve Now? 
