The Road To An Amazon Suspension1144016
Here's an essential warning for all third-party sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Altering your bank account info at a time when the retail giant has just rolled out a new security measure might outcome in the suspension of your seller account.
To shield you and other third-celebration sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (2-SV) which adds an additional layer of security to your account.
So at the moment, the business does not welcome any changes which you may make to your bank account particulars noncompliance will lead to your account's suspension.
Sellers whose accounts have been suspended had to wait for hours or even weeks to be reinstated.
There are various factors why you would want to alter the info on your bank account, but holding it off for the time becoming will serve you well.
Closing your current account and opening a new 1 could be worse, so avoid doing this at all costs.
Even though other sellers are gloating that they have successfully updated their bank accounts and not faced any repercussions at all, a bigger percentage of whom are now crying over spilt milk.
In case your bank has performed a system upgrade and automatically changed your bank account quantity, it would be sensible to ask them if they could possibly activate your new quantity when the dust has settled.
Don't let Amazon spot a discrepancy in the bank account which you have linked to your seller account, or else you'll be suspended without prior notification.
Amazon's extra layer of protection
By enabling Amazon's two-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers very tough, if not ineffective.
The additional safety layer will require you to enter a safety code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can receive the safety code through e-mail, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your telephone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to allow two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can stop any potential attacks that may come their way.
Beneath is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Support:
"We know there are poor actors out there, and while I can't speculate on their motives, we believe the use of two-SV is a crucial safety measure that sellers ought to allow and keep in their toolbox without waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Assist & Consumer Service web page on the Amazon web site and adhere to the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was fast and simple, but to others it was nightmarish.
