FAQs
Q. Is dealing with Amazon customers a pain in the ass?
A. Surprisingly, no. I haven’t had a single return request out of 57 (and counting) sales. The only problem I had was when a buyer claimed that the item never arrived at their home. I looked at the tracking, which said the item was delivered to the mailbox. Then I simply messaged the seller and said it’s already there. If not, check with your local carrier facility or report a lost or stolen item with your local USPS. Never heard back from them again. If they tried to escalate the case with me, I had had the item insured. No problem.
By the way, doing a return is just as easy as sending out. It’s all done through Amazon.
Q. What if my product is not in the Amazon system?
A. From what I’ve experienced so far 100% of things I’ve tried selling were already cataloged in Amazon. Make sure you search thorougly. If not, you can add your own product (but you need to know ALL the details about it). Or you can put it up on Ebay or Craigslist. I would recommend just selling things that are already cataloged. Books, CDs, electronics. Not antiques or used clothing that which don’t have specific product information.
Q. Can you really sell ANYTHING on Amazon?
A. No. Some products will say “listing limitations apply”. This means you have to be approved to sell in a certain category. I wanted to sell 3 old videogames that were not open for listing. I filled out an approval request form and in about a week I was approved to sell them. After that the games were sold within 5 days.
Q. What if I have missing parts, manuals, original packaging, etc. for something I want to sell?
A. Not a problem, just make note of it in the “Condition note” when listing your product and be as accurate as possible. This way it’ll be on file if someone were to ever dispute. And be honest. I would never buy a book that said “pages might be missing; book might have pencil markings in it”. What the hell is that supposed to mean? Treat the customer as you’d want to be treated.
Q. What does "Do not ship Amazon.com Pending Order" mean?
A. This happens when a buyer does not have his/her payment squared away. In this case, you will have to wait for the payment to go through. The buyer has 7 days to complete the transaction. If they fail to do so, the item will go back up for sale.