Wholesale 101

Here at BigBrandWholesale.com we despise counterfeit sellers.  There's many reasons why but primarily because it hurts our industry and the retail industry as a whole, and it has been frustrating that Amazon, eBay and Alibaba seem to do little to stop knockoffs from being sold.  Over the years we have railed against the counterfeit industry.  You can check out some of our articles about the topic here, so we like to follow along with lawsuits against marketplaces regarding co …

Back in 2020 I went undercover to infiltrate the Amazon Fake Review Scam, then wrote about this "dark industry" on this blog.  If you haven't read our post yet, be sure to do so! Despite the effort I put into unraveling this scam, nothing came of it.  2 YEARS have passed with absolutely no action being taken.... until today...One of my fav newsletters, Retail Drive, just published this bombshell report!  Enjoy!In its Tuesday statement, Amazon stressed the need …

So, you received an email from Amazon stating they need documentation to verify your supplier, products, or the "fulfillment" of the order.  Automatically, like any normal person, you would assume that this means you need to ask your wholesaler to provide you with whatever these documents are... however this actually is not at all what this email means.  Yes, it is super confusing, but here's what you need to know:For reasons I cannot explain, this "supplier verification" email is a ge …

It’s January 2022 and along with the new year comes new Amazon seller arrests.If you read our December 2021 blog post called 9 Amazon Sellers and Buyers Who Went to Prison you already know that the Amazon DVD category was dominated by a handful of sellers who decided to work together to “price fix” the market. If you’re not familiar with price fixing, its when multiple businesses collude to raise the price, and keep it firm, so there becomes no way for a buyer to purchase it without paying the …

If you think today is your lucky day because you received a free flash drive / thumb drive in the mail, think again!The FBI has warned that cybercrime rings are posing as Amazon and mailing out “free” flash drives to unsuspecting victims, in hopes that they will insert it into their computer. Upon insertion, these flash drives will infect and hijack your computer. As of 1-11-22, the FBI believes these are all being sent through USPS and UPS. Most of the time the package will look like it is fro …