Wholesale 101

We are often asked if we are an “Amazon Approved Wholesaler” or an "Amazon Verified Wholesaler". Here’s what you need to know:Amazon does not “verify” wholesalers. What I mean is that there is not a process for wholesale companies to become “approved” or “verified” through Amazon. If any wholesaler tell you Amazon "verified" them, they're lying.  HOWEVER, there are wholesale companies that Amazon ALLOWS invoices from as well as wholesale companies Amazon does NOT ALLOW invoices from. Ama …

I am a month late bringing you this information, but as of August 2021 some sellers began noticing a new dispute system.The new Etsy dispute system appears to force the buyer to contact the seller BEFORE officially disputing. HOORAY! Personally, I feel like ALL disputes, even credit card disputes, should require the buyer to contact the seller first, but that’s not how most disputes work, unfortunately. After an Etsy user shared this information on Reddit, a fellow Reddit user took the time to …

We get emails every day, all day asking the same questions, so here's the answers: What is the product availability/stock levels?  Every listing on our site shows the stock level.  Our site only features merchandise that is in-stock and ready to ship.  The Stock Level is shown ABOVE the price and BELOW the Lot # and Title. Do you have a data feed / product feed that I can use?  We do offer spreadsheet databases but here is a list of 59+ Wholesalers that do.Can …

I came across this phenomenal post on Reddit, written by an etsy seller who just surpassed 10,000 orders in 5 years time.  I was so impressed with the post that I immediately reached out to the etsy seller, PowerOfTheShow, who operates the etsy store ArtofBarbell to ask if I could repost this Reddit on our blog. I was absolutely stoked when the response was "Sure!".  To begin, Art of Barbell successfully sells pretty bad ass customized merchandise on etsy.  These it …

If you are a new seller, or an advanced seller, Buyer Review Extortion has become a quickly growing phenomenon, especially with DIY Custom items (etsy, for example) where the buyer chooses all of the options (color, size, print color, etc) then decides they dislike the item THEY created! Here’s what you need to know about Review Extortion:The buyer purchases your item. When it arrives they complain about something overall very trivial. The trivial thing could be where the mail carrier left the …