Today we continue with our two-part series on dealing with counterfeit and intellectual property (IP) claims on Amazon. Our focus for this week’s episode is what the best course of action would be if a brand reaches out to you and asks you to stop selling an item, or what to do if you get
Podcast Episode 181 – Dealing with Counterfeit or Intellectual Property (IP) Claims on Amazon (Part 1)
Today’s episode is part one of a two-part series on counterfeit and intellectual property (IP) claims on Amazon. You’ll hear some great information that can really help protect or even save your Amazon account. Because these claims can be intimidating, it’s good to know that IP and copyright infringements are not the same as counterfeit
Handling IP/Copyright Infringement and Counterfeit Claims
“Retail arbitrage is dead! No one can sustain an FBA business with the possibility of all the IP claims out there!” Have you heard this alarm ringing in the FBA communities, particularly Facebook groups? It tends to come in waves, sometimes more intense than others. Intellectual property (IP) or copyright infringement claims, along with claims
Amazon FBA IPI Score 2022 – What We Know So Far
While many aspects of the IPI (inventory performance index) remain a mystery for Amazon FBA sellers, in this blog post we want to compile what information we do know about how the IPI works and what it means for us as Amazon sellers moving forward. What is IPI and why should I care? The IPI
Why Amazon Sellers Might Sell at a Loss (and How that Impacts You)
“Selling at a loss?! Why would an Amazon FBA seller do that? I’m here to make money – isn’t everybody?” It might be strange, but selling inventory at a loss is a situation that comes up from time to time in the Amazon FBA world. If you think the idea sounds ridiculous, you’re not the
Why We Don’t Recommend Drop Shipping as an Amazon Reseller Strategy
Fulfilled by Amazon. Fulfilled by Merchant. Multi-channel fulfillment. Drop shipping. These are a few reselling methods you may have heard tossed around by Amazon sellers. Hopefully it’s pretty obvious by the name of our website that we here at Full-Time FBA lean very heavily towards keeping 100% of our sales in the Fulfilled by Amazon
How to Handle the 2020 IPI Score 500 Minimum Requirement for Amazon FBA Sellers
In July 2020 Amazon dropped some news that might make many FBA sellers freak out a little – or a lot. But let’s take a few calming deep breaths while we take some time to work through the latest announcement together. (Note: Amazon changes their IPI threshold periodically. For the latest minimum threshold, please refer
Podcast Episode 024 : Inauthentic Claims and How to Respond, with Kim Coghlan
It seems like almost every Amazon seller, at some point, has to deal with being accused of selling an inauthentic item on Amazon – even if we know for a fact that it’s not inauthentic at all. If you’ve never had it happen to you, then it’ll probably happen at some point. And when it
Spring Cleaning for a Profitable FBA Business
It’s almost spring! This is the perfect time of year to do a little spring cleaning of your Amazon FBA inventory. Let me ask you a question. How often do you look at your inventory at Amazon? For most sellers, we don’t take a look all that often. Sure, we might look at our inventory
Understanding the Suppressed Buy Box on Amazon (And How to Regain It)
It’s not the most fun topic, I know, but we need to talk about how to handle a suppressed buy box in your Amazon FBA inventory. My goal is to help you understand how or why the suppressed buy box happens – and then know how to regain that buy box and start selling your