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Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

Hi All,

I'm just after a little advice, details on my situation below;

I'm running a stealth Amazon account after my own was banned for retail arb and not being able to supply valid invoices. Since then, I've been selling on eBay wholesale and have built up some trusted suppliers.

I've setup a new stealth account under a relatives details, started selling again on AMZ and have been hit with the 3 ASIN's that I need to submit invoices for due to inauthenticity. Seems like a lot of new accounts get his with this request and it isn't due to any claims for buyers or the IP owner.

So, I do actually have legit invoices from a supplier that I know Amazon also uses directly. Only problem is that they all have my company details on that relates to the Amazon account that's banned and not the new stealth account.

I've managed to spin a story to my supplier (who despise working with Amazon directly as they are a nightmare to deal with apparently) who have said they will be very "vague" if Amazon calls to validate the invoices.

My question is, how thorough is Amazon's invoice checks? Has anyone on here got away with creative invoices? Any tips or advice?

Thanks

Re: Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

It's a hit or miss, even when you have a 100% legit invoice they could still be rejected.
It's not just the invoice that matters, but it's also the person reviewing it who can be quite incompetent.

Re: Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

creative invoices work but occasionally they do call and so you will need a valid # on there with a legit supplier willing to accept the call to verify details

Re: Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

Hoping they won't call, but I do have my supplier onside so I can only hope for the best! Thanks both

Re: Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

Good luck. I got accused of selling inauthentic items of my own brand lol. A letter from myself wasn't enough apparently.

Re: Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

be carefull about creative invoices if they called and not verified invoice your account will be gone for good

Re: Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

Amazon's gotten really horrible with invoices lately. i'm the brand owner, and they still rejected many, suspended the account, etc.

Re: Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

Same here. They kept my money from January too. I did have some suppliers we use for raw components, all legit invoices. And tax docs ect to show I am the brand owner. Nothing.

Re: Amazon Inauthentic Invoice Request - Stealth
 

Ah that sucks, well I'm hoping for the best. If not I might just call it a day with Amazon. So much red tape it seems these days