Fair pricing policy
ok so I’ve banged on about this for a while now. Amazon really don’t seem to see a problem. I may have a book for say £10 which is unavailable on the platform. I get it taken down as too expensive. So I ask the question and apart from the usual I get this line.
The fair pricing policy is designed to protect the customer experience by identifying pricing that may be perceived as errors or unreasonable. When evaluating prices, our systems consider multiple factors including condition, fulfillment method, and comparison with similar offers.
So when I look there is a new copy for €20 delivered between the 25th-28th of November or alternatively there is an acceptable copy delivered later for a little more at €2000. Come on Amazon please don’t keep pulling the wool over our eyes. This guy has so many books at €2000 I wouldn’t be surprised if it was money laundering. Who in their right minds is going to buy it and why does he have so many at that money. Of course then mine that I’m trying to list at £10-20 are being withdrawn as being too expensive even though there’s not any others to compare the price against. Yes you’ve got them advertised for delivery 6 months away and every week the date moves so even in 6 months the delivery date is still 6 months away.

Fair pricing policy
ok so I’ve banged on about this for a while now. Amazon really don’t seem to see a problem. I may have a book for say £10 which is unavailable on the platform. I get it taken down as too expensive. So I ask the question and apart from the usual I get this line.
The fair pricing policy is designed to protect the customer experience by identifying pricing that may be perceived as errors or unreasonable. When evaluating prices, our systems consider multiple factors including condition, fulfillment method, and comparison with similar offers.
So when I look there is a new copy for €20 delivered between the 25th-28th of November or alternatively there is an acceptable copy delivered later for a little more at €2000. Come on Amazon please don’t keep pulling the wool over our eyes. This guy has so many books at €2000 I wouldn’t be surprised if it was money laundering. Who in their right minds is going to buy it and why does he have so many at that money. Of course then mine that I’m trying to list at £10-20 are being withdrawn as being too expensive even though there’s not any others to compare the price against. Yes you’ve got them advertised for delivery 6 months away and every week the date moves so even in 6 months the delivery date is still 6 months away.

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Seller_ZVAz3d5lZuGid
You're not alone, and a common problem for booksellers. They'll never change !
Maya_Amazon
Hello @Seller_FdWKBkhV7283K,
I would advise you to document specific examples, record your reasonable pricing attempts, gather examples of similar books and their market prices. Try to open a case with this evidence and screenshots of the price disparity. Reference as well specific ASINs and request again to review your situation.
Please let me know how it goes.
Maya
Seller_RAXEWLxQ2dbmN
Is that from amazon.fr ?
There have been numerous threads about this crazy policy. One of the most recent (regarding Amazon's phantom books with 5-7 month delivery) is here:
https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/seller-forums/discussions/t/cf547bf0-3a49-42d2-9504-5b33dd6bb6c2
Seller_19xPhE8YgkmxW
Hello frenchfishing,
Thanks for your message - many of us suffer from this problem.
What I find intriguing is your suggestion that this is being done in order to launder funds...
In that instance, if it were true, Amazon would be facilitating these financial transactions, which might be awkward, to say the least
All Best
Brian