Apply to sell branded used books
I NEED HELP! I have many books that I need to "apply to sell" One of the documents required is to "Show the combined purchase of at least 10 units" What does that mean? Do I need to buy 10 units every time a different approval to sell a used book is required? Thank you
Apply to sell branded used books
I NEED HELP! I have many books that I need to "apply to sell" One of the documents required is to "Show the combined purchase of at least 10 units" What does that mean? Do I need to buy 10 units every time a different approval to sell a used book is required? Thank you
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Seller_MyXY4Myx9zVcR
"Do I need to buy 10 units every time a different approval to sell a used book is required?"
As a used bookseller, you probably have realized buying 10 new copies of a book in order to sell your one used copy probably is not practical, unless you quite often sell used books from that particular publisher.
Those books whose publishers, in collaboration with Amazon, demand multi-book purchases and invoices, can be sold elsewhere with no such requirements.
Dougal_Amazon
Hello @Seller_aJzA13bSPdw8K,
My name is Dougal from the Community Manager Team and I am happy to assist.
Can you provide a bit more context to your question or describe where you are hitting this requirement? OR, if you have a case ID that provides all the relevant info, please provide that ID here and I can definitely take a look.
What you posted here sounds like a step in the Apply to sell a product, category, or brand Seller University video, but I do not want to assume that is what you are experiencing.
Happy to assist further wherever I am able.
Best, Dougal
Dougal_Amazon
Hi @Seller_pP1WLqRuXala5,
I cannot thank you enough for providing an easy to follow response with appropriate Amazon links that illustrate your points.
I was not well versed on most if not all of what you provided. As my specific area of expertise is in Brand Registry, I do understand where the obvious (to me NOW) blocker is for used books purchased at a yard sale for a book, author or publisher who are enrolled in Amazon Brand Registry just can't pass the requirements based on source AND quantity (in most cases).
I now have notes and actions that I can take to my first point of contact to raise the concern where we can discuss and hopefully identify some next steps to take to continue raising this concern.
I do want to caveat my response that I will be tackling this specifically from a Brand Registry front and not all used books as this is where I see the min requirements do appear to contradict the advise coming from how to sell books.
I also want to request your and any other sellers coming to this thread, your patience as this issue is obviously rather large and I know that it will take more than me and my contacts in the Brand Registry team collaboration to generate and drive any change.
I will respond to this thread with updates as I am able to share them and as I have additional questions or need some specific examples, I will be asking here.
Thank you for your partnership.
Best, Dougal
Seller_pP1WLqRuXala5
just replying in hopes that this thread doesn't get locked
:)
Dougal_Amazon
Hi @Seller_pP1WLqRuXala5,
Thanks for keeping it alive. In the time since our last correspondence, I have communicated this concern and no have a direct POC that I think is the best person to engage with.
As of today, I have not heard back from them on my request to meet, but I will follow up.
I will provide an update as soon as I have one.
Best, Dougal
Seller_C2UE3it8udZ32
Thanks for working on this, @Dougal_Amazon. I'm encountering this issue too. I just created my seller account, initially to sell books from my personal library. I have a huge number of used books that are just one copy of each title. I'd love to be able to sell these without needing an invoice of ten copies for each book. Some of these books I've owned for a decade or more and don't have an invoice or receipt anyway!
Thanks!
Dougal_Amazon
Hi @Seller_C2UE3it8udZ32,
While we wait for my POC to follow up, I would like to grab some additional information from you that may provide either an additional use case OR more volume to the current issue.
Are you being blocked @ASIN creation with the invoice blurb on all the used books you are trying to list or just some?
I want to make sure I am conveying the scale of this to the partner team and the more specifics I have the better I can position the argument for a potential policy change or update.
I appreciate everyone's partnership and patience on this thus far.
Best, Dougal
Seller_lgiukd8RpudNH
@Dougal_Amazon
I have the same problem. Tried to sell a single used copy of a book published by Tor and received a message that I required approval first. If you request approval, the form shown above appears. Obviously, there is some confusion on Amazon's part about what is intended. I am not a distributor or brick-and-mortar shop interested in buying books wholesale. I have one copy of a book published by Tor that I would like to sell. (I bought it on Amazon, by the way.) This has happened with books from other publishers as well, who are refusing to allow individuals to sell used books.
For example, in trying to list the book, I see the following:
You need approval to list in this brand.
Refurbished condition: We are currently not accepting applications for this product. To maintain a safe and trustworthy shopping experience, we restrict certain products from being listed or sold on Amazon. If the ability to list this product changes, you will be able to sell by clicking “Sell this product” or “Apply to Sell”.
Dougal_Amazon
Hi @Seller_lgiukd8RpudNH,
Thanks for another example. I want to do a bit more research, is this used book already being sold on Amazon in refurbished condition? If so, do you have an ASIN that you can share? If not, is it being sold in new condition and do you by chance have that ASIN?
Thank you, looking forward to assisting wherever I can.
Best, Dougal
Seller_lgiukd8RpudNH
Sure, the ISBN is 9781250237484.
There are several stores selling used copies of the book on Amazon. It's also being sold new, at a discount.
Seller_L5AsTIS6Kn7qs
It seems pretty ironic that what started as a bookstore is so clueless about this. Amazon makes lots of money from third party sellers..... I 'm just talking used books now. They are making it harder and harder to sell. In Vermont they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I thing that applies here.
Dougal_Amazon
Hi @Seller_lgiukd8RpudNH,
Thank you, it will take me longer to have some answers for you.
This ISBN is controlled by the publisher, but I know that raises several questions that I just do not have the answers to YET.
This does give me a GREAT real world for instance to work through with my contact.
I really appreciate all of your continued engagement on this and giving me info I need to push for answers.
I will provide an update to the thread as soon as I can.
Best, Dougal
Seller_pP1WLqRuXala5
@Dougal_Amazon
i just want to clarify something from a previous post that mentioned refurbishment ...
the refurbishment 'statement' that appears along with the 'You need approval to list in this brand.' is default and appears no matter what the item for sale is ... it's more confusing than it should be for the simple fact that refurbishment does not apply to used books ... it's just not a thing that exists ... yet, it's the default statement that has always appeared (at least for the past five years)
so, i guess my point is to just ignore that part, or don't get hung up on it ... i only say this because i noticed that you asked a follow up question about refurbishment, and i don't want you getting distracted by a non-issue
Seller_lgiukd8RpudNH
I guess that's my question though. One seems to follow from the other. Are these two unrelated issues or one? And my first question would be Why was my request to sell TOR books declined? Also, TOR isn't the first publisher to have done this. And it has even occurred with older, second-hand books. Obviously, there's something more to this picture.
As for the the book and screenshot you shared, You were declined to sell the Brand "TOR BOOKS," which owns the ISBN and that is why you have been unable to list.
I will be happy to investigate further, but since this is where the books listing issue parts ways, please start a new discussion and any case ID's you can provide on your selling application for the brand you include would certainly help.
Seller_lgiukd8RpudNH
Can you provide a link for doing that? I went to Seller Central and can find no link that would allow my to contact Seller Support or open a case. Amazon seems to enjoy making simple things difficult.
