Seller review

[soopadudette]

Do Amazon automatically carry out seller reviews anyway, or do they only do that if they have a specific reason?

I created a Ghost account 7 days ago, sold nothing for the first couple of days, and now sold 4 items altogether. Today I've got an email saying I'm under seller review and my funds will be held on a 7 day rolling reserve.

I used a computer that has never been used for amazon before, new address, VCC and was using the 'personal hotspot' option on my iPhone as opposed to my broadband, so it was a new IP and MAC address.

My other account is active and so I've not actually been banned from Amazon anyway, just wanted a second one to be on the safe side.

Should I be worried or is this just standard practice?

[rsot]

Seller reviews seem to be based on velocity of sales and WHAT you are selling. That being said, what is your category of sales?

Always good to have back ups

[soopadudette]

I sell in home & kitchen, nothing high value or high risk. Think more home decorations, average item price about £30.

[alnev]

Originally Posted by soopadudette

I sell in home & kitchen, nothing high value or high risk. Think more home decorations, average item price about £30.

From my experience, in the beginning of November Amazon starts a huge cleanup, reviewing, suspending and deleting accounts, all this to make sure that the shoppers' Holiday buying experience will be flawless.

You seem like a legit seller, so just keep doing what you're doing and most importantly, ship fast and get some positive feedbacks.
There is a very good example here about how you can do this professionally, without getting on the nerves of your customers.

Good luck!

[jayyjam]

Originally Posted by alnev

From my experience, in the beginning of November Amazon starts a huge cleanup, reviewing, suspending and deleting accounts, all this to make sure that the shoppers' Holiday buying experience will be flawless.

You seem like a legit seller, so just keep doing what you're doing and most importantly, ship fast and get some positive feedbacks.
There is a very good example here about how you can do this professionally, without getting on the nerves of your customers.

Good luck!

-Sigh- I was a "victim" of one of those clean-ups today. Rolling up my sleeves and starting all over again.