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Utility w/ rent payment success
 

Just created a new account and got what I believe most say is impossible approved.

Few might find this helpful so I figured I’d share....

I work out of a co-working building similar to WeWork so I don’t have any utility under my business. Even worse, my bank auto corrected my address to say “apt” for my office instead of suite. This was a bad oversight that I thought screwed my chances.

What I did was provide my last invoice of rent payment, my full contractual agreement (even showed that they conducted a background check), I linked what I was selling to a different popular platform as proof I’m actually selling, provided very clear reasons why I could not provide the utility bill they were requesting.

Other side note, I noticed my approval happened once my $39.99 was fully processed by my bank. Not sure how they know this, or if it’s just a coincidence.

Also, I’m not selling high risk things though so it’s all relative.

All done in Q4 high risk season. ;)

Re: Utility w/ rent payment success
 

Thats nuts

Bank statement typo
And no utility bill

And you passed the utility review... Get a lotto ticket!

Re: Utility w/ rent payment success
 

Its not a typo its auto correction. That is the whole reason I think I got the utility request in the first place, but at the same time going off your posts it seems like every account gets it?

Even called in and they said it should be accepted, referenced from a supervisor. I know Amazon customer support doesn't mean that much though.

List of things sent:

1) Rent payment invoice
2) Rent agreement (16 pages) shows I had a background check
3) Unopened envelope with my name and address on it
4) Bank account history showing recent $39.99 charge along with payment to my Co-working building

And like I said I referenced my shop on another platform and I don't sell high risk things either. Unbranded

Re: Utility w/ rent payment success
 

Yeah 9 out of 10 shops will ask for utility currently

All the info you provided gave amazon enough proof you are legit, this is what I imagine most legit people are doing to get through the verification issues in Q4

Amazon wants the most believable registered sellers

Re: Utility w/ rent payment success
 

Apt instead of Suite isnt an automatic ban. If you provide what they want, and they like what they see, then you wont have any issues.

Re: Utility w/ rent payment success
 

I agree,suite versus apt means little,it is his contract and payment to his landlord,he is not the first or last to provide such documents.
Plenty of Wework tenants have AMZN accounts

Re: Utility w/ rent payment success
 

Congrats solefoodbk :thumb:

Re: Utility w/ rent payment success
 

Yeah I post a thread on amazon forum and regret doing it.

The comments I got were like little amazon trolls. Saying that a water bill for example is more vetted, runs background/credit checks etc than RENT. I mean, what world do we live in where getting a apartment or office space is easier than water. Water is something you get after you complete verification with a landlord, that’s why I don’t understand why rent payments aren’t “acceptable” in the email they send.

The only credit checks to my knowledge are possibly phone bills and internet, but I don’t even think they do that. Only hard credit check I’ve gotten was for verizon mobile contract, which isn’t acceptable.

Re: Utility w/ rent payment success
 

Thread is kind of old but OP is active so ...maybe a reply will come