HI,
If you're VTR has slipped recently, this might be something to do with it.
I just received this email from the Amazon Services Team.
Hello,
Between September 16, 2025 and October 1, 2025, we experienced a technical issue that impacted shipment tracking of seller-fulfilled orders. These impacted orders didn't get registered as having carrier tracking scans. As a result, this impacted our measurement of some metrics which rely on carrier scan data.
We've identified the root cause of this issue, and will resolve it as soon as possible.
While we work on correcting this issue you may continue to see your account metrics reflecting incorrect tracking information, or you may have received an incorrect notification related to your Valid Tracking Rate. Please disregard these notifications and metrics while we fix the issue. Any orders impacted by the technical issue will not be considered for your Valid Tracking Rate evaluations up to November 20, 2025. There is no immediate action required from you at this time.
We sincerely apologize for the issue.
The Amazon Services team
This has certainly affected my business. We have many items saying delivered on Royal Mail, but Amazon are claiming the tracking is invalid. This has led to:-
1. Suspension from several product categories due to VTR being under 95%.
2. Increase in refunds due to Amazon sending out emails informing customers they are entitled to a refund as their package is late. Despite it already having arrived.
3. Any spurious A-Zs are automatically granted and refunded from us.
Hi
My account has been deactivated as it was linked to another seller account.
I was hired to manage another companies seller account. My phone number (used on my own account) was added to the linked account and its likely I accessed the other account with my own accounts usual IP address.
The other account was deativated due to the dissolving of the company, it cannot be reinstated as it cant be changed to an Individual Seller account.
Here is my appeal/POA:
"Plan of Action - the********
My phone number (0*********) was added to the account. There were some ASINs that were present in the inventory of both accounts
- 6th September 2025: I was appointed by Lions*** ****** as an account manager for their Amazon account ‘Sw*******’
- 20th September 2025: When the S*****e account was deactivated due to the dissolvement of Lions*** ****** Ltd, my contract with them was terminated
Lions*** ****** requested for my phone number (0*********) to be removed from their account (w/c 13th Oct) and they have removed all live ASINs. To ensure complete account independence, there are no contact details of mine left within the Swallowskate account.
I have removed the shared ASINs from my account (the**********) too to further complete account independence.
Root Cause
I was appointed by Lions*** ****** Ltd to manage their Amazon Seller Central account.
My account, the***** (owned by PR***** Ltd) was deactivated due to being linked with the Sw****** account. This is because I had access to the Sw******** account after being appointed as the Amazon Account Manager for Lions*** ****** Ltd
The accounts have been linked due to the fact that my phone number was added to the ‘Sw*******’ account when I was appointed to manage that account own behalf of Lions*** ******
Additionally, there were 6 ASINs that were shared by the two accounts
Due to the short time of the contract (6th to 20th Sep), no payments were made by Lions*** ****** to me, therefore there are no bank statements showing payment dates or amounts
Preventative Measures
Please see attached both contract offer for my role within Lions*** ******, and the letter of termination of said contract between Lions*** ****** Ltd and myself, P***** ***** for the role of Amazon Account Manager.
As a team we have gone through both the 'Understanding Multiple Account Policy’ module and the ‘Addressing Multiple Account Policy Violations’ module in Amazon University and we have understood and implemented all of the policies.
Going forward, to ensure there will be no further of instances of linked account for th**********, it will now be business procedure to never share IP addresses, never share devices or contact information to there Amazon account owners, and ensure that access for myself is kept strictly to th******** Amazon account. This new operating procedure will ensure no further instances of linked accounts:
I will use only devices issued by PR******* (th************ account owner)
I will use my phone number (07*********) only for 2FA login for th************,
I will review account integrity weekly (every Monday, performed by myself, Pa*** *****) to ensure this new procedure is adhered to and ensure there is no potential for further linked accounts issues
Regular (monthly, on the first Tuesday) staff training to ensure any team members dealing with the******** account are aware of procedure and any changes. All selling partners are trained to adhere to the terms and conditions set out by Amazon’s Business Solutions Agreement (including all Seller Policies and Seller code of conduct). The team that have access to thev******* were taken through this training when our account was opened and have regular update training to ensure compliance on the account.
Our account information and credentials are kept securely stored on one device, accessible only by password.
We have no 3rd party access to our account
Inform Amazon immediately of any account changes and follow Seller Central procedures when adding any new member of staff to the team who will require access to the Amazon account.
I do not intent to take any further account manager roles with other companies such as this one with Lions*** ******y Ltd to ensure there are no further occurrences of linked accounts
I have never been a director or PSC for Lions*** ****** Ltd, please see attached company report from Companies House showing the people associated with that company. Note myself (P*** *******) is not listed on this report.
Lions*** ****** intend to close their Amazon account (Sw********, this will ensure my (P*** ********) operational independence, using only the******* account. The Sw****** account cannot be reinstated as the account type can no longer be supported as a business account and in line with Amazon policy cannot be downgraded to an individual seller account.
Please see attached my contract offer letter confirming the date from which my official employment with Lions*** ****** began. This letter shows that I never owned there Sw***** account, but rather was engaged to operate the account on the owners behalf. I never created or owned an additional seller account.
To ensure compliance with Amazon policy, I have never created a new account due to Sw******* being deactivated, rather my own account, thev******** was created long before the deactivation and has been in good standing with consistently strong health scores.
I have also attached a bank statement for PR******* ******l to show no business relationship with Lions*** ****** Ltd
There are company snapshots from Companies House attached for PR****** (account owner for the*******) to prove full independence from the Swal*****account and Lions*** ******. The people shown in PR******* are P*****, ****** and ******, none of whom have any business relationship to Lions*** ******. The Lionsgate Consultancy Snapshot from Companies House shows only T********** under the ‘people’ section. This further proves full operational independence.
Also attached invoice for rent for our premises 3***** 1 ****P. This unit is where our IP address that will be used to access the******** account
I believe this covers all of the issues that caused the deactivation of my account and shows a clear independence of accounts
I wold be very grateful if you could please reactivate the th**********o account in accordance with Amazon policy
Many thanks
Paul"
I attached:
Rent invoice from landlord for company premises for our account
Bank statement for our company
Certificate of Incorporation for our company
Company Snapshot for our company
POA - Linked Accounts.pdf
Contract Offer for the Account manger role
Contract Termination for the Account manger role
Company Snapshot for the company/Amazon Account I worked for
What else could I be missing? Its been rejected 6 times so far :(
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Thanks in advance for the assistance!
Hi @Ezra_Amazon
I require your assistance. My product has been flagged as rp_3p_offer and is not accepting sales applications.
Having carefully reviewed Amazon's blade product policy, I believe my item should not be flagged. The reasons are as follows:
1.My product falls under the camping accessories and outdoor adventure equipment category. As a sporting goods item, it is not a weapon.
2.It also complies with Amazon's stipulation that blade dimensions must be less than three inches. Given its compact size, it should not be categorised as a weapon.
3.We have updated the UK_18_Knife attribute and ensured compliance with all requirements, yet the item remains in an unsellable state.
4.Numerous other sellers are offering similar products on the market.
For more specific product information, please refer to CASE: 11689346172
Thank you
UIN
@Seller_tlt2QaYrkRqYu this is not easy case to win the only way to this is mediation don;t delay this anymore as the mediation right now can take couple of months to get reply so if i was you while you doing appeal also apply for mediation so if 1 does not work atleat other will work that is mediation and the wait is long and the link account is the one they take very long time to reply upto 6 month depend how much backlog they have as i apply mediation now it has been over 2 months and they have not reply my was error with brand name wrong in listing.
Hello TaylorR_Amazon,
Thank you for your message.
We have recently been using Buy Shipping, but we’re facing an issue. We previously emailed [address removed – Non-Amazon URL], but unfortunately have not received any reply.
Here’s the issue in detail:
We dropped off multiple parcels at our local post office and have receipts of posting for each parcel. However, there have been no tracking updates from Royal Mail — tracking only shows “update will be available after delivery attempt” (for 2nd Class Signed For items).
We currently have over 20 parcels that were posted around two / three weeks ago, and we have been issuing refunds to customers regularly due to the lack of tracking updates.
We have contacted Royal Mail, but they have not been able to help.
Could you please advise on what can be done in this situation or escalate the issue for further assistance?
Open Case ID: 11565930252
Status: Work in progress
Created: 26 Sept 2025, 16:18 GMT+1
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Smart Fashion
We have a few ASINS with large amounts of stock sitting in FC processing, when queried Amazon Selling Partner Support say they are in XLH4 fulfillment center (not designed to ship out Customer orders) but will be moved automatically in time to prevent out of stock and yet one ASIN has 1 unit available and one has 9 units and both are fairly fast moving. I said I wished to complain and instead got a repeated response. Considering we also use this stock for MCF orders this is incredibly irritating.
Can anyone on here help?
Any idea why my premium delivery isn't showing to customers? For the last 2 weeks it was showing customers 2 days for next day delivery instead of 1, now these last 2 days its not even showing customers the option, my metrics are fine all 100%. ive changed nothing so why would it suddenly dissapear? Doesnt make sense, also sales are down 40% on last year which seems very unusual.
I tried seller support for the first time in a year and wow its got even worse than it already was, i couldnt even open a proper case the only options were phone or live chat so did live chat and had to chat to A.I bot that didnt have a clue, each message took about 5 mins for them to send, told me that because my VTR is 83% my premium delivery has been revoked, yet my premium delivery metrics are all 100% and says im eligble.
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Yes, but that case number has not updated either. I have sent several POAs and answers to the questions presented here by @Seller_gAhPNiLrkfTcr@Seller_Rv3kmJHEUMGJH. I have not had any communication from neither "the team" or the "investigating exec/escalation team".
Can somebody just give a simple answer to following simple questions:
1. Why am I not eligible for premium shipping even when I don't have any negative markers when I have been eligible previously and meet all the criteria?
2. What do I need to do the get the Premium shipping reinstated?
It is actually quite astonishing that nobody at Amazon seems to understand what the issue is or how to solve it.
Hello,
We are a seller based in Germany and urgently need assistance.
Until recently, we were generating daily sales of €3,000–€4,000, but lately, we have lost the Buy Box on almost all of our ASINs.
For example, with ASIN B00P51FDBU:
We offer the product at the lowest price and provide 1-day delivery, while our competitor appears to require around 5 days for delivery. Despite this, the competitor is receiving the Buy Box.
This issue now affects all of our ASINs, even though we have improved our prices, delivery speed, and inventory levels. Our daily revenue has dropped to €400–€900, and we are receiving very few orders.
We kindly ask you to review our account and let us know the reason why we are no longer eligible for the Buy Box and what steps we can take to regain it.
Thank you in advance for your help and support.
Best regards,
Emir Can Cahan
Thanks Adam.
I followed the link and I am not able to find the point number 4 in my listing
"Go to the Product details and select “Yes” for Does your product have an energy efficiency label?."
There is no such option for me to select "Yes" .
Could it be due to :
1. Amazon documentation is old ?
2. My Product Type is "STRING LIGHT" and amazon mentioned the valid product types on the page as "STRING_LIGHT" ? missing underscore ("_") from my listing product Type ?
I have uploaded the images to normal images section already but amazon has not yet approved it. So is it the issue with the images or with the section where I have uploaded the images ?
Any help would be appreciated here.