Dropshipping from Amazon, need a fix for Gift Card problem

[Pinion]

My wife and I have been dropshipping from Amazon for a while now. It has worked well for us. We are buying high-quality discount Gift Cards (with as much verification we can get) and then redeeming them on Amazon.

Recently, they closed an account down with high sales volume. We opened a new account, eventually, that one closed, and then each newer account are closed too.

We recently went through some serious medical issues and this is all we have. We need to keep our sales channels working.

So, I don't know what I need from this site, but someone has got to be using gift cards or another medium to increase their margins.

If anyone can point us in the right direction, that be great. We would be forever grateful and hopefully, pass on a tip or two in exchange.

Thank you in advance.

[futbolplayer]

How many purchases are you making a day? How long do these accounts last before they are closed down? Is Amazon confiscating your gift cards or just closing accounts? Are you using real credit card info or VCC? Provide more details so we can assist you.

[NormanNormal]

Originally Posted by tinsoldier

This forum is packed with useful information. Take a few days to read it and then decide how you intend to create a new stealth account. Consider buying the guide.

It's easier to then answer your specific questions than repeat the whole stealth process.

The stealth process won't solve his problem. This is a recent and systemic issue at amazon right now affectingly virtually everyone. You can do everything right in the account creation process and still be shut down.

[agent006140]

what about those WMT Visa CARds you mentioned in another post which pass AVS

[NormanNormal]

Originally Posted by agent006140

what about those WMT Visa CARds you mentioned in another post which pass AVS

Officially dead. Went to sign up for prime on a new account, it passed the initial authorization and I had prime activated. 5 minutes later prime was suspended to due to a billing issue. I've used over 30 of these in the past and this is the first time I have had a problem. I'm also told 2nd hand that Amex gift cards, which have no AVS, also are no longer working. Sad times.

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by futbolplayer

How many purchases are you making a day? How long do these accounts last before they are closed down? Is Amazon confiscating your gift cards or just closing accounts? Are you using real credit card info or VCC? Provide more details so we can assist you.

Our first account lasted for like 6 months. It was an aged account with real identification. We ran mid-six digits through that account. It was working fine that whole time, then just stopped. We had two other accounts, both ran similarly. One lasted another month. The next one like a week. Then the last two within 24 hrs were shutdown.

Most of the accounts had gift cards use blocked. The aged account allowed us to use the remaining balance. Two of the new accounts were just shut down and can't login. We also had a business account that ran for a while and then had password/login issues that can never get resolved.

So its 6 accounts total. The new accounts and business account can't be accessed at all. The older personal accounts can be used but no gift card. The real accounts all had real credit cards. The last test run didn't have prime, so no card needed. About 100.00 of gift cards were redeemed and it shut down.

Most of the gift cards, about a grand in all, were lost.

[futbolplayer]

What do you mean when you say gift card use is blocked? The account will not let you apply gift cards?

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by futbolplayer

What do you mean when you say gift card use is blocked? The account will not let you apply gift cards?

Correct. All the other functionality is there.

[futbolplayer]

Are you having this issue for non prime accounts? If I saw my gift card functionality had been removed, I’d be very weary about using that account.

[josh]

If your account is suspended for gift card abuse, or gift card is blocked, then a solid POA can definitely help reinstate the account

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by josh

If your account is suspended for gift card abuse, or gift card is blocked, then a solid POA can definitely help reinstate the account

They would reinstate our gift card use with just a POA? Then what sort of gift cards can we go on to use? Wouldn't that just get us blocked again?

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by josh

If your account is suspended for gift card abuse, or gift card is blocked, then a solid POA can definitely help reinstate the account

Do you have proof of Amazon reinstating accounts with Gift Card bans? Is there a way Amazon let's certain accounts use Gift Cards?

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by tinsoldier

No it can’t. There is no evidence whatsoever of this happening.
Coupled with misuse of Prime these accounts are dead.

Any way to use gift cards or get a discount on Amazon without gift cards that you know of?

[agent006140]

so you are dropshipping,how is your return rate?
AMZN margin is not that great,returns hurt !!!!!

[rsot]

Originally Posted by Pinion

Do you have proof of Amazon reinstating accounts with Gift Card bans? Is there a way Amazon let's certain accounts use Gift Cards?

"Certain accounts"?

[agent006140]

I WOULD Think if you have an AMZN account and been using your credit card/bank account and someone gives you a gift card,you can use it.
but if your AMZN account uses giftcards only and send your purchases as gift to all over the world,then it is obvious AMZN knows you are a dropshipper.
Did AMZN ban all your accounts because you use gift cards or because you are a dropshipper or both?
How is the return rate from your buyers?

[futbolplayer]

The solution for all of us will be to determine how to appear like a normal user. This may mean working some CC purchases with the accounts. How exactly this will work logistically, I am unsure, as I do not find it to be a solution as scale.

[ebaystealth1974]

Originally Posted by agent006140

so you are dropshipping,how is your return rate?
AMZN margin is not that great,returns hurt !!!!!

Are you burning inside, at least a little, just from reading this thread?!

[agent006140]

yeah,I am.
what is POA?
A local accountant told me he knows a person who makes 20k a month dropshipping from AMZN ,and the average profit is 40 cents per order,where does he have time to place orders ?Dont tell me there are APPs or Bots which can do it.

[agent006140]

Originally Posted by futbolplayer

The solution for all of us will be to determine how to appear like a normal user. This may mean working some CC purchases with the accounts. How exactly this will work logistically, I am unsure, as I do not find it to be a solution as scale.

This is the most candid talk I have heard so far since I join this forum !!
'appear like normal user "
not zombies,or aliens from outer space

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by agent006140

I WOULD Think if you have an AMZN account and been using your credit card/bank account and someone gives you a gift card,you can use it.
but if your AMZN account uses giftcards only and send your purchases as gift to all over the world,then it is obvious AMZN knows you are a dropshipper.
Did AMZN ban all your accounts because you use gift cards or because you are a dropshipper or both?
How is the return rate from your buyers?

Everything points to gift card usage, but it could be shipping to all of the different addresses. Any suggestion on how to tell?

Our return rates are very low.

[agent006140]

go to AMZN forum on WWW.AMZN.COM and see if someone knows?