 Amazon Competitor Threatening Me
I received an email tonight from a competitor on Amazon. Basically, he accusded me of selling pirated products (which is not true). He is basically demanding that I pull my listing or provide him with a "DR#" which he claims all authorized distributors have. He states that he will be having someone buy the product from me and have it verified with a distributor I never heard of.
Although this email was sent TRHOUGH Amazon, it is not FROM AMazon. My guess is that it is an empty threat.
Has anyone else received anything like this?
It has been brought to our attention that you are selling pirated products. We are having a 3rd Party purchase a set from you and we'll be verifying authenticity with JM Distribution which distributes the Region 1 version globally. If we find your products are in fact pirated, we'll be informing Amazon of your product and false claims of authenticity as well as appropriate parties which deal with pirated goods. You came to our attention as your price for this product is only X cents above JM Distribution cost from the studios. We are an extension of JM so we're able to sell this low, but to see another entity able to sell at this price gives the idea that the claims brought to our attention may be valid which is punishable by law and constitutes Amazon removal.
If your product is in fact authentic, what is your DR#? DR#'s are issued to each authorized distributor. If you are not sure of your products authenticity, please remove it promptly to comply.
Since my items are real, I am not worried about legal consequences, but Amazon is just NUTS about suspending anyone even suspected of selling ⊗⊗⊗⊗ and I am concerned that this email could flag my account for review (which pretty much means that you get no chance to tell your side of the story, they just block you and that is that).
I am afraid that answering him (even though he cannot force me to do anything) would just make the situation worse.
Has anyone experienced this or something similar?
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