Blocked Unless FBA - only some SF Listings, not all (yet)
Anyone else experiencing this on Seller Fulfilled listings?
My account health is in good standing, I have more that the required Seller Fulfilled Orders to avoid the Festive Selling block.
It started with 6 SF listings being “Blocked unless FBA”, but every time I look - a few more appear “Blocked unless FBA”.
I have emailed SS, but of course no reply addressing the issue as of yet…
I use FBA, but have some listings that are out of FBA stock and I have not got around to replenishing yet, so they were SF listings
Blocked Unless FBA - only some SF Listings, not all (yet)
Anyone else experiencing this on Seller Fulfilled listings?
My account health is in good standing, I have more that the required Seller Fulfilled Orders to avoid the Festive Selling block.
It started with 6 SF listings being “Blocked unless FBA”, but every time I look - a few more appear “Blocked unless FBA”.
I have emailed SS, but of course no reply addressing the issue as of yet…
I use FBA, but have some listings that are out of FBA stock and I have not got around to replenishing yet, so they were SF listings
Seller_yz9PZ0VqNasdD
Click on the words “Blocked unless FBA” in the status column of your inventory. It’s the same as the Edit button.
Change the Offering Release date to todays date. wait 15 mins. Does it go Active?
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Seller_DNspdppx2Sawi
Yes we have the same issue. We also sell in the Toys category and have around 100/700 SF toy listings suddenly saying ‘blocked unless FBA’. We have qualified to sell in the toy category over Christmas so that shouldn’t be the issue. Seems too much of a coincidence that it has happened as soon as the Christmas selling restrictions kick in though!
Seller_Z9oqnFkWpOKEM
I’m also having the same issue. Qualified for festive sales, yet a random selection of listings are blocked. Tried contacting support and as usual no relevant reply.
If this is happening to us all, maybe this is some kind of error? As a small seller this is crippling, especially at this time if the year.
Let’s hope they fix it quickly.
Seller_BX6mpvNtVnsff
Just started happening to me as well. I reckon all my listings are going to end up this way in the toy department. It’s not too much of a concern as I gave up ordering stock in 2016, it’s just nice to able to flog a few things here and there over the Christmas period. I’m not entirely sure their e-mailed response is correct. I’ve noticed a couple of books that are in the Amazon catalogue in the wrong section (i.e. toys and games) being thrown into the ‘blocked unless FBA’. Seems odd that a direct agreement request from the manufacturers would affect a couple of books that have been placed in the wrong section of Amazon’s catalogue would be subject to the block and yet all the books in the same series listed in the correct category are not.
Seller_YWrBTuJFQIS8D
almost all my toys listing are gone too. If Amazon don’t want sellers to sell toys they should just say it. This games they play every time is not funny anymore!
Seller_Yja9oH7DLHk2I
It is still very erratic. Since I noticed it I have been tracking some products and other sellers.
Some of the products that have been blocked for me are still being sold by loads of other sellers.
Seller_fRYlvn2b9u1Fd
Same story here 80% of Seller fulfilled is blocked!
Yet again Seller metrics are mint, all 100%
SS live on another planet or even different galaxy.
No help whatsoever and quickly brushed me off and closed the case by copy & paste the holiday selling requirements for Toys & Games
what a shamble. now we need to send all stock to Amazon.
Happy Festive Seasons everyone! 
Seller_X3x28iI3d9qJv
Same with me started yesterday. totally random. citing supplier request to stop selling Ironically 2 of the suppliers don’t exist anymore. Someone high up in Amazon has decided to to do this for some inexplicable reason and furthermore if it continues there will be no sellers selling product anymore in our category. So stressful and this also applies to collectables badges kitchenware (ie Dr Who mugs etc) and currently so random. Is there any way we can as group escalate this to a higher level?
Seller_SHpe5c4eREBFN
Are Amazon themselves selling these products? Maybe they want the market to themselves over Christmas?
Last year I noticed that they restricted sales of many toys to Prime customers only. Then when demand died they reverted to all customers again. I guess they generated some additional Prime subscriptions from that so it is clear they manipulate customers as well as sellers.
