The Road To An Amazon Suspension6963086
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 safety measure may result 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 (two-SV) which adds an additional layer of safety to your account.
So at the moment, the business doesn't welcome any modifications which you may make to your bank account details 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 reasons 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 existing account and opening a new one could be worse, so avoid doing this at all costs.
Even though other sellers are gloating that they have effectively 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 method upgrade and automatically changed your bank account quantity, it would be sensible to ask them if they could possibly activate your new number when the dust has settled.
Do not let Amazon spot a discrepancy in the bank account which you have linked to your seller account, or else you will be suspended without prior notification.
Amazon's additional layer of protection
By enabling Amazon's two-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers extremely difficult, if not ineffective.
The extra safety layer will need you to enter a security code aside from your login details when you sign in to your account.
You can receive the security code via e-mail, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your phone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to enable two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent any potential attacks that might come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Assistance:
"We know there are poor actors out there, and whilst I can't speculate on their motives, we believe the use of 2-SV is a crucial safety measure that sellers ought to allow and maintain 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 page on the Amazon web site and adhere to the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was quick and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
