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New Here Should I Not Sell Dvd's On Amazon
 

I have created a new amazon account and I notice a lot of people are getting 45 day holds for there accounts. Would me selling dvd's raise a red flag for getting a hold place on the account? Should I just sell a variety of different items?

Can I sell a lot of items at first or is that still going to get my account on hold?

Would it be easy to open up multiple accounts or isn't that recommend?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

DVDs will get your new Amazon account blocked in only a few days, if you make it that far.

There is a LOT of information on this Forum in regards to Amazon.
Please take a few hours and read the information.
Then you will have a better understanding of what it takes to sell on Amazon.

DVD's are considered a high-risk category, especially box sets, since many people try to sell counterfeits on Amazon. Even sellers with 100% genuine merchandise get blocked by Amazon. That is not only true for DVD's, but for any high-risk item.

If you want to know if a specific item is consdiered high-risk by Amazon (or for that matter eBay) just go to DHgate.com. If you can find it there, it is considered high-risk.

DHgate is the counterfeit capital of the internet. I see many people who stumble across that site, figure they have found a goldmine, and start selling that type of merchandise. A month or so later, we see the results in a new forum post: "OMG!!! HELP ME!!! Copyright Attorney is trying to ruin my life!!!!"

I'm not inferring that YOU had planned on selling counterfeits. I'm just trying to point this out so that you understand why Amazon (and eBay) have a problem with this type of stuff.

" DHgate is the counterfeit capital of the internet. I see many people who stumble across that site, figure they have found a goldmine, and start selling that type of merchandise. A month or so later, we see the results in a new forum post: "OMG!!! HELP ME!!! Copyright Attorney is trying to ruin my life!!!!" "

True that Jeff. I shop around on various sites on various borders regularly, I could probably pick out daily new sellers who have had that exact epiphany and pop up here and there only to disappear days or even a day later with all their listings blocked.

Go for it!
 

Go for it and I gurantee that in a few days you will repost--OMG my account under scrutiny....

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Its possible to make a nice loop selling dvd's on amazon. You have to sell very slowly spreading your sales out and never pass your 28 day velocity limit. Just remember, you wont get pass the inevitable account review. The longest I've ever seen a media selling account make it was around 3 months.

Now more and more people selling DVDS on line now,but there are only a few usa people got success,as they have been doing it a few years,so you have not start,it is better do not sell it ,it is hard for you to make profit without problem.

True. In my case though, I've only had one account suspended so far this year. With the exception of two accounts made in Feb, all my other accounts are still up and running since last year selling box set DVD's and Disney. During last years holiday frenzy, I had one brand new account sale over twenty Disney DVD's and was put under review. Somehow, that one passed along with others.

You do have to be careful though. Something as simple as a customer emailing you stating that the DVD doesn't work properly could get you blocked for good. It is a risk, but well worth it if you go slow and spread over multiple accounts.

Also, if you peruse some sellers storefronts on Amazon selling DVD's, you can spot lots of them with 10,000 to 30,0000 feedback who sale hundreds of replica DVD's you can acquire through DHgate. A lot of those even aren't even made here in US and are blatant ⊗⊗⊗⊗. How they can get away with it is truly perplexing.

Yes,hope more people do not deal with dvds any more.As you know,the competitive is much biger every people want to do business instead of working for as a job.

I typically start selling s after 15 to 20 feedback. I buy lots of crap and start out slow
I have a $11 item I can sell at a profit of 6 to 7$ profit. So once I get 10 dsr. I then stop selling it. This item gets me 100% feedback everytime.not a fast seller though.but that is ok.i want it to take a little time.once finished.i begin bigger items. And move that item to a new account.

@ajonline - You should search through the forum before you post this kind of questions. Welcome to the forum.

@the rest of you - the funny comments aside =P...

Why are you bothering answering to this kind of post? Junior member with no contribution - sorry if I am arrogant but, cmon - we can't encourage this kind of uninformed nonsense...let the junior sort this out himself and contribute.

This is not against any of you because your time is all valuable - not worth the trouble =)

All the best.

Selling ⊗⊗⊗⊗ DVD's or DVD Boxsets will only get you Suspended EVERY Time,,It is Simply a Matter of When NOT IF,,,,,I Been Doing this Long enough to Know,,,(Over 10 Years)

This is what i do with my amazons. i create a stealth account sell between 2-3grand a week, ship all the product and wait to get suspended and sit and wait 3 months for my money

Guys i love it, the comments are priceless. You must be a seasoned seller to truly know what you are doing. Not for the faint of heart.

rsot & slapped lol - slapped will slap u, and amazon will shut u down... Art tru

I have one media Amazon account, going on 6 months now. Keeping the volume under $1,200 - $1,500 a month for the past two months. 10 feedbacks at 100% and everything so far is fine and dandy...

I never keep my hopes up though, it won't last forever. A review will certainly not surprise me if it happens. Thanks to this site I have fresh maturing backup accounts locked and loaded and ready to blast!
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FYI: I sell one title only

What about selling video games or anything would I run into problems with that?

You will always run into problems selling on Amazon.

Anything - DVDs, CDs, games, whatever - you may run into problems if you keep selling...

One or 2 sales won't kill you - 1 neg feedback might not but it's enough

I have sold lots of dvd's on amazon, and there is a way to do it. You have to go really slow in the beginning. Sell like one dvd a day for the first month or two. You have to get customers to give you feedback which is harder on Amazon. The higher your feedback, the more you can sell without your account being placed on hold.

JMox does make a solid point - feedback is hard to come by but it's gold to keep your account alive.

I would have to admit it is possible to stay under the radar for a little while by selling slower and like Jmox said maybe 1 item a day or so.

Here is the bottom line on Amazon for selling ANYTHING...

Theyare VERY customer service oriented. If they feel you are not providing a good experience for their customers, you are GONE. End of story.

They have ZERO tolerance for counterfeits, low quality merchandise, unprofessional behavior, slow shipping, etc.

If you sell good quality merchandise that is LEGITIMATE and can give good customer service, your account CAN last. No guarantees, you understand, but it is possible.

Sell counterfeits, stuff that falls apart, argue with their customers over refund requests, etc. and the account will be closed.