For a brand new account, they hold for 14 days. If you make the account and let it rest for 14 days, the hold expires. *Then* you start selling with the account. No hold. The 14 days starts counting immediately, not when you make the first sale.
Amazon will automatically dump your stash into your bank account once every 2 weeks. You can manually dump your stash 1 time every 24 hours.
You won't even see an order or receive notification until the buyer has paid for it. You are expected to ship within 2 business days of being paid.
So, you get the money up front. The only hold is if you sell during your first 14 days. (there's a way around this even, If I can remember how...)
I'm not sure if there is even a way to post a tracking number within the Amazon system. I haven't found it. I always send the tracking via email, and only if the buyer asks. Never been a problem.
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