After several years selling on Amazon - and putting a way bigger share into Amazon's coffers than my own - I'm finally about to make my escape. I cannot even put into words the sense of relief I feel at leaving, even if winding up is barely any easier than selling!

My products have always been first rate and competitively priced. I've been an extremely honourable and diligent seller. But I'm sick of being treated otherwise by Amazon.

No longer will I allow myself to be treated like a worthless minion instead of a respectable seller. For far too long I've scanned my in box with a lingering feeling of dread, waiting for the next unjust infringement to land there. And as 'unjust' as it might be, how long might it take to prove my innocence, how many documents will I have to scan and submit and resubmit and resubmit and resubmit, how many times will I be rejected by a badly-programmed bot or ill-trained human who likes to say 'no' just because they can, without consequence to themselves?

Even if you're an outstanding seller - for all the right reasons - you WILL eventually fall foul of some convoluted non-sensical regulation or other, or face false accusation from a dishonest buyer or unethical competitor. Failing that Amazon's uncoordinated, unwieldy system will trip you up somewhere along the line. Try fighting for compensation, for instance, when your FBA products encounter an anomalous price-drop through no fault of your own. It's unlikely such compensation will ever materialise and more likely you'll be beaten into weary submission in the end.

To those of you just starting out I'd strongly advise, "Do yourself a huge favour and quit while you're still ahead. You probably won't be for long. No amount of money is worth the hassle you've got headed your way."

All it remains to say is "Happy New Year" fellow beleaguered sellers and "Toodaloo MF" to Amazon!