Did Amazon.com start using AI to check sellers’ inventory?

[modzo]

On March 31st, all three of my stores were shut down.
Each received the same notice, which seems really suspicious. Two of the stores had been running for over two years and were in good standing.
One of the stores did have FBA inventory incoming. It was a new store with no sales, so it doesn’t seem like the work of a competitor or an unhappy customer.
Two of the stores were hit with video call verification, and one was asked to submit documents.
The timing of it all feels off—I can’t make sense of it. Could it be AI making these decisions?

[UngatingBeast]

It’s totally fine for store with no recent sales / fresh store with no sales at all; as for other stores running more than 2 years it could be a random request done via AI bot no joke; AMZ have a lot of different bots so it’s always possible; it’s like with inauthentic suspensions where just the software can flag your acc for listing specific brand and either suspend the acc immediately or just inform human associate to process it manually -_-

AMZ has always been and always will be using any sort of automated software which helps to worsen life of a seller.

[murdered_by_ebay]

I would say they were linked through same or similar inventory , the new shop got hooked and it led to the other two

[SaiJin]

THey've always used a bot and AI.

the dumb humans behind them tend to crank up the bitchiness of the bots or they ease them up a little whenever they are told to.

[modzo]

Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay

I would say they were linked through same or similar inventory , the new shop got hooked and it led to the other two

Quite possible.
I was selling a few of the same listings from different accounts.
Even though I had ⊗⊗⊗⊗ invoices, the supply chain logic seemed solid and eventually even managed to get a real licensing agreement from the supplier, I still couldn’t get one of the accounts reinstated.

[UngatingBeast]

Originally Posted by modzo

Quite possible.
I was selling a few of the same listings from different accounts.
Even though I had ⊗⊗⊗⊗ invoices, the supply chain logic seemed solid and eventually even managed to get a real licensing agreement from the supplier, I still couldn’t get one of the accounts reinstated.

What acc is that ? With invoice request ?

[rsot]

All three hit at same time does seem quite AI related...were they selling similar items? Did you perhaps login differently recently? Just discussing

[SaiJin]

Originally Posted by modzo

Quite possible.
I was selling a few of the same listings from different accounts.
Even though I had ⊗⊗⊗⊗ invoices, the supply chain logic seemed solid and eventually even managed to get a real licensing agreement from the supplier, I still couldn’t get one of the accounts reinstated.

Ya, that's definitely a death sentence on an account.

[Papyrusman]

AFAIK, amazon operates in waves. So the timing makes sense if there was suspicious activity happening on any/all 3.

[murdered_by_ebay]

I had that before , accounts getting shut down for connection to other accounts through inventory. the issue is that it is forbidden on amazon to have more than one account without permission so that this leads to suspension even if everything else is legit

[rsot]

Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay

I had that before , accounts getting shut down for connection to other accounts through inventory. the issue is that it is forbidden on amazon to have more than one account without permission so that this leads to suspension even if everything else is legit

That makes sense as one possibility from AZ point of view

[agent006140]

does each store have its own inventory?

[rsot]

Originally Posted by agent006140

does each store have its own inventory?

question directed at whom? dated thread

[agent006140]

Originally Posted by rsot

question directed at whom? dated thread

Modzo,he/she has 3 stores on AMZN.
The reason I asked is that many Ebay sellers have multiple stores on Ebay and none have any inventory on hand,so wonder if this is also common on AMZN marketplace?

[rsot]

Originally Posted by agent006140

Modzo,he/she has 3 stores on AMZN.
The reason I asked is that many Ebay sellers have multiple stores on Ebay and none have any inventory on hand,so wonder if this is also common on AMZN marketplace?

Ah k - modzo hasn't been active in few months so unlikely for a clarification.

[modzo]

yeah all of the stores had their own invetory.
Though few of the ASINs where being sold between all of the 3 stores. I guess thats how they connected them. Lesson learned.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by modzo

yeah all of the stores had their own invetory.
Though few of the ASINs where being sold between all of the 3 stores. I guess thats how they connected them. Lesson learned.

Definitely a possible link - all stores have different registration info?

[josh]

they can also link via the pricing of the inventory. moreover: if there are 1000 listings, and only 2 the same as the other account, it wont get linked. But if there are 5 listings, and 5 listings the same, then much hgher chances.


the AI bots have been making awful mistakes with suspensions, seenit across the baord

[modzo]

Originally Posted by rsot

Definitely a possible link - all stores have different registration info?

Yeah, everythings different.

[gladys]

Originally Posted by modzo

On March 31st, all three of my stores were shut down.
Each received the same notice, which seems really suspicious. Two of the stores had been running for over two years and were in good standing.
One of the stores did have FBA inventory incoming. It was a new store with no sales, so it doesn’t seem like the work of a competitor or an unhappy customer.
Two of the stores were hit with video call verification, and one was asked to submit documents.
The timing of it all feels off—I can’t make sense of it. Could it be AI making these decisions?

Amazon has been automatically more account checks lately, so it’s possible AI flagged patterns. Still, human teams review final verification. The timing may feel random, but compliance checks often hit multiple accounts together.

[ngirg001]

I recently created an account with a relatives information. I deleted about 50 skus of inventory (Over 1000 skus) from my stealth account about 2-3 weeks ago so i can switch that inventory to the relatives account. Would Amazon be able to link me?

[rsot]

Originally Posted by ngirg001

I recently created an account with a relatives information. I deleted about 50 skus of inventory (Over 1000 skus) from my stealth account about 2-3 weeks ago so i can switch that inventory to the relatives account. Would Amazon be able to link me?

No registration info is at all the same? Using new comp profile and IP?