bulk deletion of draft listing
I had a script load 12,000 listings in error on to my store. All of these went into drafts. I want to delete all these drafts now. I have been on the support chat. They tell me I have to do this manually as there is no bulk delete funtion for listings. If this is true, this has got to be one of the retarded platforms I have ever come across. There are only 10 listings per page so I have to go to over 1000 pages and manually delete the 10 listings on each page. The I have to wait 15 mins to check whether the page has actually been deleted becuase thats how long the refresh of the listing view will take. I am sure it's impossible to design a system this dumb. there must be a way to bulk delete that the guys on the help desk just did not know about. Anybody have any ideas??
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Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
" this has got to be one of the retarded platforms I have ever come across. "
You appear to be new here. You have only scratched the surface of their ineptitude.
It took them something like six months to get the conversion from First Class postage to Ground Advantage 'fixed' while sites like eBay were ready on day one!
This won't be a big help, but at the very bottom of the 'draft' page there is a tab to get it to show a whopping 20 listings at a time!
Consider yourself lucky they went into the draft folder since it SOUNDS like you are trying to load items from one of those 'full service' operations with thousands of items in stock. Without an LOA in hand and proper invoices you could have ended up suspended immediately.
IF that is the case, think long and hard about what you are doing. If YOU don't have the inventory in hand there is a huge risk with dropshipping on here. In addition, here are the new hurdles for Amazon selling for more and more items --
More and more frequently Amazon is taking a TWO STEP approach and you are probably caught with not doing one of the steps (or either one!)
You may be confusing AMAZON allowing you to list (or at least "ungate") an item or category and actually being APPROVED to sell a product. Amazon might ungate you for a CATEGORY, but there can be 100's of brands in the category and they ALL have their own restrictions.
AMAZON is only interested in FEES. They will allow a chimpanzee to list if it means they collect $$$$$.
Additionally, brands that you COULD sell yesterday may be restricted today or next week. Amazon is a moving target to deal with.
DO YOU have an LOA from the brand allowing you to sell on here?
If you have an LOA that specifically says you can sell on Amazon you MIGHT survive listing items.
More and more brands are providing a "whitelist" of their approved sellers and if YOU are NOT on the list you will be stopped in your tracks and probably hit with an IP violation.
DID YOU source from AUTHORIZED wholesale sources that your rep at the brand says are OK? You DO have a sales rep at the brand, don't you?
NOTE the verification is required from the brand that the source is legitimate and authorized, NOT from one of those touted on TikTok and YouTube as having "thousands of brands and products" that assures you that they are authorized.
If you have watched any YouTube or TikTok videos FORGET everything you saw there.
Spend hours/days on Seller U and read the Forum to see all the really creative ways rookies and experienced sellers find to get suspended by ignoring the advice above!
https://sell.amazon.com/learn
If you don't already have the above requirements in place you are probably going to have stranded inventory (if you do FBA) and a suspended account.
ALSO SEE THIS POST ON GETTING APPROVALS FROM AMAZON
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/b559e6e2-3935-43d1-942e-f9ac8d963394
Michelle_Amazon
Hello @Seller_V4sYaE3yQF1l0,
You can fully remove your contributions in bulk for any ASIN in your account by uploading a file per the instructions provided in this help page.
Ensure you follow the section that states:
Delete both your offers and item data contributions.
Enter an "x" in the add-delete field in your Inventory Loader file.
This will completely remove all data associated with your SKU.
If you have any issues, please reach out to Seller Support for assistance and provide me with your case ID if you still need help after they have completed their investigation.
Regards,
Michelle
