Help Needed: Variation Family Broken – Error 8801, Backend Conflict, No Fix After Multiple Escalations
I’ve been contacting support for over 3 months now, but they either keep closing my query or tell me to open a new one. I’m fed up with being passed from one person to the next, only to hear the same generic advice that I’ve already tried — again and again — with no success.
I sell menstrual cups in Small, Medium, and Large, and my goal is to list them under one parent listing. It should be simple.
Here’s what I’ve already tried:
- Flat file uploads (multiple templates)
-Variation wizard
-One-by-one listing
-Creating new SKUs and parents
-Deleting and re-adding products
-Waiting 24–72 hours between attempts
-Phone, chat, and email support (with multiple agents)
-Asked to escalate multiple times – usually denied or passed around
Currently, only one cup links to the parent, originally it was the Large, but after deleting that, only the Medium remains attached.
I now have two products live: the Small and Medium cups. The Medium is linked and ; the Small keeps returning Error 8801.
When I try to add the Small as a variant, sometimes it says it worked (depending on the method of adding) but then nothing appears. Other times, the upload fails completely, depending on the method I use.
I have even tried this with adding the large cup, which is not registered with Amazon any more and using a new SKUs but also is not working.
At one point, Amazon’s variation wizard even labelled my menstrual cup as a hair wig. Surely Amazon isn’t this clueless about women’s health products?
Help Needed: Variation Family Broken – Error 8801, Backend Conflict, No Fix After Multiple Escalations
I’ve been contacting support for over 3 months now, but they either keep closing my query or tell me to open a new one. I’m fed up with being passed from one person to the next, only to hear the same generic advice that I’ve already tried — again and again — with no success.
I sell menstrual cups in Small, Medium, and Large, and my goal is to list them under one parent listing. It should be simple.
Here’s what I’ve already tried:
- Flat file uploads (multiple templates)
-Variation wizard
-One-by-one listing
-Creating new SKUs and parents
-Deleting and re-adding products
-Waiting 24–72 hours between attempts
-Phone, chat, and email support (with multiple agents)
-Asked to escalate multiple times – usually denied or passed around
Currently, only one cup links to the parent, originally it was the Large, but after deleting that, only the Medium remains attached.
I now have two products live: the Small and Medium cups. The Medium is linked and ; the Small keeps returning Error 8801.
When I try to add the Small as a variant, sometimes it says it worked (depending on the method of adding) but then nothing appears. Other times, the upload fails completely, depending on the method I use.
I have even tried this with adding the large cup, which is not registered with Amazon any more and using a new SKUs but also is not working.
At one point, Amazon’s variation wizard even labelled my menstrual cup as a hair wig. Surely Amazon isn’t this clueless about women’s health products?
1 reply
Kai_Amazon
Hi @Seller_91LArBunMWldo , I'm Kai, community managers here on the seller forums. I understand you're dealing with Error 8801 and variation listing issues.
Could you please provide your case ID? This will help us to review your previous interactions with Seller support.
Looking forward to hearing back from you!
Best,
Kai