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Limiting the amount of ASIN's created now..
 

This week I set up an account to use UPC's I had bought to list my products (I sell a lot of items for low dollar amounts). I got an error with my feed file about listing too many ASIN's(around the 10,000 mark) and they've blocked my creation of ASIN's but not the account. It asked me to file a ticket, which I did. Seller Support, as usual, is worthless and after a week its still not resolved even though they told me it was.

Looks like this may be a new thing we're dealing with. I had originally thought this was a problem with the UPC's I was using but I've now also experienced this on an account I successfully registered with brand registry.

Amazon is making it difficult to do anything these days even as a legit seller.

*sigh* getting tired of the rule changes and seller support having no idea what we're talking about.

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I would imagine this has been in place a long time, just imagine if every new seller created 10,000 plus new ASIN's, I am surprised you can create that many in the first place.

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I can not imagine having 10,000 skews. It is exact opposite my business model.

If they are not all active, have you tried deleting inactive and see if that works?

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Its a brand new limit. In the last year I have opened 15 or more stealth accounts and within the first hours, days, or weeks created over 100,000 products either using UPC's I've purchased or through brand registry. Our business model is to be a "catch all" type of vendor which has worked well for us since we create our own products.

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Its blocked. Here is the error we get in our processing report. This is not coming from seller performance. It shows up in the feed processing report. We have roughly 10,000 products processed each time this kicks in this week.

Error 8571:

We have temporarily removed your ability to create new ASINS because an unusually high number of ASINs have been created from your account. However, you can continue to match your products against existing ASINs. Please refer to the ASIN Creation Policy page for more information on how to avoid receiving this error message. If you believe your creation privileges have been removed in error, please contact Seller Support by using the following link: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/hz/contact-us.

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100,000 products NOT already listed on Amazon.com?

Something fishy going on here..... :spy:

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Private branding generic items. Nothing fishy at all.

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100,000+ x15?

That's over 150,0000 items.

Sell it on eBay. People like this clog up Amazons search results. It's crap for sellers AND buyers.

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I believe he was saying 10,000 items per account.
I can not wrap my head around that BUT to each there own.

I have plenty of custom products, own brands and sometimes private label a generic item on multiple upc for better visibility or duplicate visibility BUT I can not imagine 10,000 skews

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That's what I'm saying.

I highly doubt ANYONE on this forum is doing THAT much custom products.

If they are, they really need their own websites, not Amazon.

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always use ebay and amazon. Look at Target, best buy, under Armour, etc....

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Same here guys, I cannot believe someone has 10,000 generic items of there own and all unique to amazon. No wonder amazon blocks this ability to create so many ASIN's, get a 1000 customers doing this, just imagine the data storage etc and how many of these ASIN's will ever be used again as amazon certainly don't delete them once created.

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My point exactly.

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guitarca18, did you figure out the Amazon listing limitation yet?

I would assume it's 10,000 or less per 24 hours, etc. It's been 25 hours and we still can not create new items.

I'll let you know what I figure out, had our first limitation for creating ASIN today, we are a new account, blending other stores/products give us about 80,000 skus (about 50,000 will be new ASIN) but can not list them currently due to this limitation.

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Stop clogging amazon with your generic garbage.

Amazon has the largest cataloger of any online retailer. List under existing ASINS.

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Stop clogging amazon with your generic garbage.

Amazon has the largest cataloger of any online retailer. List under existing ASINS.


^THIS

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Thanks, any information from someone who actually runs a legitimate Amazon business though and knows private label and custom products?

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Yes, I run a legitimate Amazon business. I've been selling on Amazon for over 5 years....and as I said, when you clog Amazon with garbage, it makes it harder for buyers AND sellers.....LIST UNDER EXISTING ASINS! Stop making duplicates...it just clogs the search results and makes your items get less views.

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That's good to hear, I like to think I also run a legitimate Amazon business among others, and work with a co-op of over 20 who do the same. I've only been on for 12 years though. I've also worked 3 years for Amazon in seller support.

If you do not have anything relevant to add GhostOfAmazon, please refrain from forcing your assumptions if not relevant to the question. You seem to have a history of blurting out anger towards others on this forum. Sometimes it's well placed =), others, just please give it up. I do however agree with you on those who clog up Amazon with duplicates, etc.

I can't help but notice the over 217,000 reasons we have every month (average) to do what we do, plus around 8,000 new customers every month we get through Amazon as proof we are doing what we should. But that has only been our average the last 3 years per month. Previously we have had up to 500,000 reasons a month. Those reasons triple in Nov - January though.

Ever heard of private label, branding, customization, spreadout through all categories. That's what we do, VERY successfully and 70% of the time we are the creators for listings that others list on.

In other words, 70% of the time, if it wasn't for us (over the last 12 years) there would be no other ASIN to list for many items.

How have you created to the growth of Amazon and it's third party sellers? One can NOT list under an ASIN for new products, or old ones, if it was not created in the first place.

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Don't expect Amazon to change their policies. Everyone seems to have the idea that rather than competing on price, buy some UPC codes and use a name you created in order to create your own "brand name" listings for generic products.

The problem with this is that Amazon does not like it. It is deceptive and anti-competitive. And I have seen these types of listings. You find 20 of them with the same pictures and descriptions, but all with different "brand names" each created by a seller who had the same brilliant idea you did.

This is an idea whose time has passed. Once something gets old like this, it no longer works. This is the beginning of the end for this idea.

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To help anyone following the original thread, and to answer a few private questions all in one.

We did get this figured out for those who are interested, as long as you are an established seller (usually 500+ positive feedbacks in 6 months with a 98.6% or higher rating) you can contact Amazon directly and get this lifted. We called our Amazon representative, when you do over $100,000 a month for 6 months we either get assigned, or ask to get a high level account representative who is our go to person.

It also helps if you own brands and are a private label and have a website to show proof of your products.

Also, we have been creating listings for Amazon for 12 years and in many cases are the first to create it for a company or manufacturer and encourage others to list on it. Every little change also requires a new listing as well. Some items are revised every few months or weeks. We believe the best will survive through customer service, quality assurance, etc. What we've seen in 12 years is that many hundreds and thousands "jump" on listings we created, but most fail within 3 months, the rest in 6, and about 95% within 2 years so this is no worry for us. 5% stick it through after 2 years is what we see.

But imagine how many new products come out internationally every day, and variations. A T-Shirt, 4 sizes, 10 different colors with 50 different logos as an example of one of our highest ASIN "munchers" as we call it. But it's in the multiple thousands per day. On Amazon, the fact that they require a UPC/EAN and an assigned ASIN for every item is good, and a flaw.

For what it's worth, there are some trolls on here who will comment to this negatively, they think they know otherwise, better, are jealous, and have to give their opinion which in many cases is wrong or ill intended. We just wish the success of everyone and may the best person win. The information we have is available to all who seek it and persevere. There is no secret to success, except learning every day and being open to change. Personally, I really like winning over the long term and our strategies are based on permanent growth and longevity and have worked to the point where no one in our company ever needs to work again, many have retired, the rest like me do it for fun now. But for some of us, our families and kids will never have to work again. I think that's a good thing.

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I smell bull****...and it STINKS!

If you are so successful, making hundreds of thousands and selling since the dawn of man, and you have your own personal account manager.....why in gods name would you EVER go to a forum dedicated to helping people BANNED by Amazon for help? :lol:

Your humble brag is cute, but no one here is buying it. Try Blackhat forums...they love catering to people like you.

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Amazon standard email for creating items:

Please ensure you always use the appropriate UPC, EAN, ISBN, ASIN, or JAN code when listing a product. If your product does not have one of these standard product identifiers, there are other listing options you can use:

• If you are the brand owner or manufacturer of your own products, and can uniquely identify each product with other attributes like model number, style number, etc., you may be eligible to register your brand with the Amazon Brand Registry, which allows you to use an alternative product identifier. For more information, please refer to the following help page on Seller Central: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/200955930

• If the item you are listing has been confirmed to have no known UPC, EAN, ISBN or JAN code, and you are listing a unique selection, you may request a brand or SKU-level exemption. For more information, please refer to the following help page on Seller Central: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/200426310 ;

• If you are listing print-on-demand or customizable products, you may be eligible to join the Amazon Custom program, which allows you to offer customized products. Using Amazon Custom to list your products can improve your discoverability among buyers, your search relevance, and listing efficiency. This also allows you to manage your inventory more easily. Additionally, one product with multiple designs only requires a single UPC exemption. For more information, please refer to the following help page on Seller Central: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/201757520

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GhostOfAmazon, we went here due to google Search, we've seen many banned in Amazon, most successful people on Amazon have been "banned" or dinged in some way or another. Even the official Samsung account and store was banned for selling inauthentic goods of their own brand, look it up, lol. Which they were not of course.

There seemed to be some good people on here who legitimately need help and could give help, until I met you.

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There is no reason to circumvent Amazon policy if you're as successful and amazing as you say you are....how would a bunch of banned members help the millionaire who has his own personal account manager? LOL!

I'll end with this:

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It is ended. Good luck.

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WOW, img, you now have 7 posts, congrats

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LOL Not to participate in this dick measuring contest but just to put this in perspective, A few of you are on here complaining about someone breaking the rules on Amazon and clogging up the search by creating new ASIN's, yet you are on a forum that is essentially dedicated to creating false accounts to sell on Amazon...Isn't that a little messed up? You're essentially saying its ok to break some rules but not others? LOL. Personally to me running a business is figuring out how to survive. If that means thinking or doing things outside the box well then props to you for figuring it out. Successful business is, afterall, figuring out how to do things first before someone else does.

Anyways. We didn't figure a way around the ASIN limit yet for newer accounts. We're working our way through brand registry and category approvals on a few new accounts this week. Next week we might be listing a large number of new ASIN's so I can let you know then. And for whoever was complaining about us not listing against existing ASIN's, well if they existed we would, but unfortunately they don't have a listing for the brand, fabric content, size, or material for what we are listing...Again, doing something others haven't done yet.

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There are a few HUGE differences between what I, and others here are doing, and, more importantly, the effects our actions have on other customers and sellers on Amazon.com, and what you're advocating doing.

We're selling on Amazon and following the rules. Aside from bringing a new account with imaginary details, there are no rules broken. NO ONE here advocates selling phakes, scamming customers, not paying Amazons fees, etc...therefore, our existence and the rules we break actually serve to BENEFIT Amazon and the customers who come across us.

YOU and your ilk are trying to justify what essentially comes down to SPAM. Your argument is: "Hey, a guy's got to make a living! So what if I push out a few hundred thousand emails about being a Nigerian prince and cause people undue hassle and annoyance with my dishonest way of making money?"

The issue is that your SPAM clogs up Amazon, which hurts both other sellers AND customers. You're not benefiting ANYONE but yourself. Don't come here bragging and expect to get some kind of pat on the back. And definitely don't create new accounts here using your "uber stealth skills" to try and back yourself up. It's pretty sad, and it's not fooling anyone.

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I really don't care enough about you to go through the hassle of creating a second account on here but arguing about that is pretty pointless as well.

Getting back to the original point and to answer IMG's question to me about it, we created a new account this week, brand registry and apparel approval. We uploaded our files and got hit with the same restriction at 10,000 ASIN's. Will file a ticket a today with Seller Support and see what they say.

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Buddy, it's pretty obvious the second account is yours.

As I said, no one with millions in sales and a "personal account manager" would create an account to ask banned Amazon members for help.

Like I said, no one is going to endorse what you're doing. It's dishonest and hurts sellers AND buyers.

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I never claimed to be making millions and personally I've never heard of a personal account manager at Amazon. I have to slum through seller support just like the rest of us. Props to IMG if its true but he is definitely not me..His grammar, articulation, and spelling are much better then mine as well. Can we get back on topic here or would you like to continue this dick waving contest?

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For anyone that needs this information. On my new account I was hit with a limit. I emailed seller support. It took them 5 days, they told me the ASIN creation limit had been lifted. I had my doubts. I tried it and of course it was still in effect. At this point they told me within 5 business days it will be lifted...Not sure who to believe but I'll give it another try in 5 business days.

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GOA, does it really clog up amazon? Surely this is amazon's fight not the forums. Just let him carry on what's he doing, if he's making a living good for him.
Another argument is, using stealth takes the income away from a legitimate seller who did not lose his original account through whatever reason with amazon.
Just let people do what they want and make a living.

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Yes, it DOES clog up listings.

Amazon and eBay have nearly identical policies regarding this. Do you think that's coincidence? It serves neither buyers nor sellers to clog up search results with 17 different ASINs of the same product. As a buyer, when I search Amazon and multiple ASINs of the same product come up, I get very annoyed. As a seller, its also very annoying. Your ridiculous comparison doesn't make sense...the other seller is competing with you just like he was your old "real" account. Nothing has changed. It doesn't make it any harder for customers to find his products.

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Have you ever heard of variations? Thats why our ASIN count is so high. That doesn't clog up search results because only the parent shows up in search. And for the record we're not listing duplicate products here either or creating ASIN's for products that already exist. Our ASIN creation is for products that DON'T exist in the Amazon catalog. Don't get your panties in a wad.

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Apparently the only one fooled here is you thinking I care enough about pissing you off to create new accounts. LOL. Who has time for that?

Your reputation speaks for itself on these forums anyway. Seems like most people have to constantly beg you for useful posts instead of trolling negative posts.

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You can create variations on existing ASIN's, oh all knowing Amazon God.....