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Getting brand approval ?
 

Can somebody help regarding brand approval? If anyone knows how to get throught this barrier please help or PM me.Thanks

Re: Getting brand approval ?
 

You have to go through the application process and they will list exactly what you need to provide them with. Most brands are generally the same

Re: Getting brand approval ?
 

Usually 3 invoices and a letter from the manufacturer. Many brands simply won't allow for third party sellers online anymore. If you know of something that hasn't been Gated off then I suggest listing one immediately in case it does in the future and you may get grandfathered in.

Re: Getting brand approval ?
 

That is correct!

A lot of brands also require EITHER 3 invoices or a letter from the manufacturer. Some definitely require both.

Re: Getting brand approval ?
 

Bear in mind ungating takes time, effort, patience and persistence. But it's not impossible. ;)

Re: Getting brand approval ?
 

Hi,

I was previously listed and selling several microsoft products.

3 months later i had an angry and aggressive customer who reported me as inauthentic. i believe he was a rival seller

i sent in invoices but they keep getting rejected.

does anyone know what i could possibly do?

my invoices are legit and verifiable. might not be a top distributor but they are valiud nonetheless.

i have been removed from my fastest selling ASIN.

i appealed twice but the general answer was my invoices were inadequate.

Re: Getting brand approval ?
 

I recommend trying to get other invoices from a different distributor

Re: Getting brand approval ?
 

Anyone had any luck submitting made up letter of authorization? I'm playing around with the idea, just wasn't sure if Amazon would verify it somehow or not. I see A LOT of brand new sellers on Amazon at the moment who somehow got un gated to sell some of the major HUGE brands that I know for a fact would never give authorization to resell to anyone out there. I assume they used a made up authorization. There are many floating around, however, most of them are simple 1 page letters. Seems to me that it would look very suspicious that Nike, or someone as big, would give a 3rd party Re Seller rights in a simply 4 sentence letter of authorization. Then again, who is reviewing these at Amazon? If it is an Indian kid across the globe, maybe it would fly?

Re: Getting brand approval ?
 

It all depends on the Brand. I am Ungated in Nike because out of dumb luck I sold a few Nike NFL jerseys that I bought from Ross like 3 years ago and am "Grandfathered in" at-least for the time being. But I have the same issue with another brand which was the bulk of my Amazon sales that I am now gated in even though I was selling $15-20k a year in until last Nov-Dec when the restrictions came down. I have sent invoice after invoice and even a letter from the President of the company and keep getting rejected. Its crazy how Amazon is running things right now.