Deleted listings still show as “Currently unavailable” without a buy box.
I had 15 products to delete on Amazon. Last week on Friday, I deleted all of them one by one with “Manage Inventory > Delete Listing” method. 3 days later, when I search the deleted asins with the link “amazon.com/dp/”, the listings appear as “Currently unavailable” without a buy box.
After realizing this, I deleted these 15 products again with the “Inventory Loader” template by selecting “X” remove completely from system. However, when I search with the link “amazon.com/dp/”, the listings still show as “Currently unavailable” without a buy box.
I have seen that there are sellers with similar problems and the only information I can find is “Amazon keeps the deleted ASIN in its catalog for a while and the deletion period can take up to 3 months”.
I don't want the product detail page to be visible without buy box even when I search for ASIN with amazon link. I have 2 questions at this point:
1-Is the statement “Amazon keeps the deleted ASIN in its catalog for a while and the ASIN may take up to 3 months to be deleted” correct? If not, what is the correct information?
2-Is there anything I can do other than individual or bulk deletion?
2 replies
Manny_Amazon
Hello @Seller_tgLvd1vDGIH0w,
Thanks for posting to the Forums. Deleted listings will continue to show on the product detail page even after you have deleted them for your account, as the listings exist within the catalog and be used by other Sellers to list on Amazon. Product detail page creation relies on a process in which input from many sellers is reconciled into a composite view. A common product detail page is constructed based on the input of many sellers. See the Inventory Loader SKU Deletion page for more details.
Regards,
- Manny
