Holiday Mode
So, I've sold all stock in my inventory and want to take a break from Amazon. I'm not currently on the professional plan, so I am not paying membership fees as I'm on the individual plan.
The last batch of products had a thermometer in and became HAZMAT, which caused too many problems. So my next batch will not contain a thermometer. Do I need to delete the listing and start again when going from HAZMAT to non-HAZMAT?
It will be a long break, maybe some months. Should I simply close the listing, reopen it later, and request that it not be HAZMAT anymore? I think that option will see my product go into reserve again while they evaluate it, which I don't want, for sure.
Then there is holiday mode. I've heard this mode doesn't retain things like sales rank, page rank, etc. So, if that is true, I may as well start again with a fresh listing.
This was my first batch to sell, and I only have one review. Seems not easy to get those.
I think it's gonna be easier and safer to just start again with a new listing. Any opinions on this are welcome. Thanks.
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Technically - the product without the thermometer is a different product so you should create a different listing. You can't delete the existing listing anyway - but you shouldn't change it either to remove the thermometer - just leads to issues.
I'd also say, given it has what looks like a brand on the current Generic listign you've created that the brand on the new listing should be Polar Plunge - though I assume its merely a generic product with various different brand logos applied going on a google search.
Personally - I'd create the new listing as its technically, in amazons view a new product and you are breaking no policies by creating a new listng.
If you have nothing to sell - it seems pointless putting holiday mode on.
