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Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
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When you sign up to Amazon (as a seller) and you add a charge card (used predominantly for paying any outstanding balances that sales dont cover):
*You can use majority of bank issued cards, most are accepted.
*You simply add it, and it should accept.
*For name/address, just fill in stealth info.
*Card should have around £10 / $10 on it at all times to cover test charges during disbursement.
*Card should be active at all times.
| I should also add to my point that having a £10 balance is sufficient for UK accounts (as of now) as Amazon *UK* charges any pro seller fees at the *end of the billing cycle*.
For Amazon *US* you'd need to pay the pro seller fees up front. Whether or not this move would transition to Amazon UK, only time would tell. I think this is just another stunt from Amazon to eradicate any possibility of financial loss when people sell, take disbursement, and dont pay the pro seller fees. |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
this might actually be the way forward because its actually the test charge amount thats increased
but is this issue for pro merchant or individual selling accounts as well Quote:
Originally Posted by bjammin
(Post 825712)
The issue is not the VCCs. The issue is that Amazon is now charging the VCC $39.99 almost immediately when you create the pro account. The VCC I sell only has $4 balance. So when amazon tries to charge this $1 test plus $39.99 for pro fees, the vcc declines, and the account gets suspended.
The VCCs I sell have been working since October 2015. I just created an individual account last night with these same VCCs. As of right now, the account is still fine. I also used VMware and MIFI device to create the account.
I am far from an amazon expert. But I have given a few test cards to different people with a $45 balance and so far they have reported that the pro account is still good. I have also been conversing with elmono, and it seems that this is the solution for forming the pro accounts now.
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| bjammin | 01-21-2017 01:41 PM |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
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Originally Posted by alim
(Post 825723)
this might actually be the way forward because its actually the test charge amount thats increased
but is this issue for pro merchant or individual selling accounts as well
| I am unsure if I am misunderstanding or not. But when I check the VCC balance and transaction history, there is a $1 charge, which I assume is the same test charge. Then there is also a $39.99 charge, separately. This is from the list of transactions it gives me. One buyer said they had to submit payment 3 times before they removed the $39.99 from the card. |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
As of last month, US Amazon pro accounts now require payment of their first month fees within the same day of registration. That means you'll need a CC with a balance of $44 minimum. It should have a few more dollars on it as well to handle test charges / disbursement test charges.
US Individual accounts are not experiencing this as they do not have a $39.99 monthly fee. But as soon as you plan on upgrading you will be faced with the same charge.
UK Amazon is still giving the 1st month free of fees, so you can still use a CC with 5GBP on it.
The point is to sell enough items to cover this monthly fee from your Amazon account balance so the card is never charged. However, in the US, for amazon Pro accounts, you now need cards with a minimum of $44 upon registration to cover the 1st month of fees. After the 1st month of fees that are paid by the CC, make sure to always have an Amazon balance of at least $40 to cover the next month fees, and so on. |
| Freakzilla | 01-22-2017 06:53 AM |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
Can you use a UK Debit Card for a US Amazon Pro Seller Account? Quote:
Originally Posted by elmo
(Post 825746)
As of last month, US Amazon pro accounts now require payment of their first month fees within the same day of registration. That means you'll need a CC with a balance of $44 minimum. It should have a few more dollars on it as well to handle test charges / disbursement test charges.
US Individual accounts are not experiencing this as they do not have a $39.99 monthly fee. But as soon as you plan on upgrading you will be faced with the same charge.
UK Amazon is still giving the 1st month free of fees, so you can still use a CC with 5GBP on it.
The point is to sell enough items to cover this monthly fee from your Amazon account balance so the card is never charged. However, in the US, for amazon Pro accounts, you now need cards with a minimum of $44 upon registration to cover the 1st month of fees. After the 1st month of fees that are paid by the CC, make sure to always have an Amazon balance of at least $40 to cover the next month fees, and so on.
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Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
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Originally Posted by Freakzilla
(Post 825820)
Can you use a UK Debit Card for a US Amazon Pro Seller Account?
| Yup shouldn't be a problem
I wrote up a guide on how to solve the issue addressed in this thread: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/amazon/...rd-issues.html |
| chaichaoyi | 01-23-2017 01:29 AM |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
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Originally Posted by elmo
(Post 825746)
As of last month, US Amazon pro accounts now require payment of their first month fees within the same day of registration. That means you'll need a CC with a balance of $44 minimum. It should have a few more dollars on it as well to handle test charges / disbursement test charges.
US Individual accounts are not experiencing this as they do not have a $39.99 monthly fee. But as soon as you plan on upgrading you will be faced with the same charge.
UK Amazon is still giving the 1st month free of fees, so you can still use a CC with 5GBP on it.
The point is to sell enough items to cover this monthly fee from your Amazon account balance so the card is never charged. However, in the US, for amazon Pro accounts, you now need cards with a minimum of $44 upon registration to cover the 1st month of fees. After the 1st month of fees that are paid by the CC, make sure to always have an Amazon balance of at least $40 to cover the next month fees, and so on.
| Why not start with an individual account to avoid the $40 charge at the beginning, and upgrade to Pro AFTER you scored your first sale?
Isn't above a simpler solution? Or do you strongly prefer to start with Pro for some special advantages (e.g. lower suspension probability)? |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
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Originally Posted by chaichaoyi
(Post 825946)
Why not start with an individual account to avoid the $40 charge at the beginning, and upgrade to Pro AFTER you scored your first sale?
Isn't above a simpler solution? Or do you strongly prefer to start with Pro for some special advantages (e.g. lower suspension probability)?
| Yes this might solve the issue, but you would have to sell at least $39.99 worth of products on the individual account, before upgrading to pro. But even then, once you upgrade to Amazon pro they might still charge the first month of fees to the credit card. Test it out and report back to the thread and let us know how it goes.
From what I am seeing, it seems even if you have a balance on your individual account, once you convert to pro, they may still want a card on file to be charged $39.99.
It seems they are doing this to weed out the sellers that are only using the accounts for only 1-2 months before moving on to another one. |
| chaichaoyi | 01-26-2017 01:56 AM |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
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Originally Posted by elmo
(Post 825955)
Yes this might solve the issue, but you would have to sell at least $39.99 worth of products on the individual account, before upgrading to pro. But even then, once you upgrade to Amazon pro they might still charge the first month of fees to the credit card. Test it out and report back to the thread and let us know how it goes.
From what I am seeing, it seems even if you have a balance on your individual account, once you convert to pro, they may still want a card on file to be charged $39.99.
It seems they are doing this to weed out the sellers that are only using the accounts for only 1-2 months before moving on to another one.
| Yes, it just so happened. They charged my credit card although I have sufficient sales proceeds in account. |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
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Originally Posted by chaichaoyi
(Post 826510)
Yes, it just so happened. They charged my credit card although I have sufficient sales proceeds in account.
| did the same for my card even though there is a significant amount in the seller account balance.However they reinstated me 5 days ago after the card update but only charged the card now .
this may mean they could do the same when we convert from individual to pro merchant even if theres balance in the account |
Re: Amazon selling privileges have been removed - without valid CC
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Originally Posted by chaichaoyi
(Post 826510)
Yes, it just so happened. They charged my credit card although I have sufficient sales proceeds in account.
| Yeah it seems no matter if you have the balance or not, the 1st month of fees will be charged to the card on file. So US Amazon Pro accounts now require a $45 VCC. |
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