Amazon recently announced that they have decided to validate UPCs for 300 brands in hardlines, softlines and consumables. Download the full list here. Why the Change? Amazon's catalog is a true resource and helps customers (and sellers) find just what they're looking for. A well-organized catalog is essential to...

  Congratulations, Ioan! Yesterday, SellerEngine Founder/CEO, Ioan Mitrea, completed the Portland Marathon in a hair under 5 hours. What happened on Amazon during that time?   Ioan started selling on Amazon on Thanksgiving Day 2001 from the attic of an old Victorian house in Alameda, California.  As the business...

Q: When does FBA not make sense? A: Everyone loves FBA! It makes selling on Amazon easy! But, it isn't always the best choice. In our last Q&A, I mentioned that orders for fragile, high value items, like rare books, might be better to fulfill yourself. That's because you...

How to AskWhen you ask Amazon Seller Support representatives for help, do you feel like they're not really listening to you? Like you’re not really getting through to them with your questions, or that they brush you off with superficial or too short of an answer?It could be in...

Why Add-ons?If you already know what an add-on product is, you probably already hate them. Why the heck did Amazon come up with the add-on program in the first place and what is it? Best we can figure it, here's why we think Amazon started the Add-on program:The Amazon...

Last week in the SellerEngine Newsletter, I asked for questions about selling on Amazon. I got tons of great questions! So many in fact, that I have to split it up between two blog posts. You'll get the next batch of  Amazon questions and answers next week. And if...

Just kidding, but I bet that headline got your attention! In case you don't know, yesterday Amazon introduced the latest Kindle Fire, with an amazing sounding feature called Mayday. Tap a button on your Kindle Fire and within 15 seconds you'll be connected to a real live person who...

Everyday, I hear from Profit Bandit users who are confused by Sales Rank. Today is the first in a series of posts on Sales Rank and we're going to start with the 5 most important things that you need to know about Amazon Sales Rank. 1. Sales Rank Changes Over...

Are we going to see you at SCOE Philadelphia this week? SellerEngine will be there! Come by our table in vendorland for a demo of Sellery! And you don't want to miss the presentations by me or Ioan Mitrea, SellerEngine's founder. Ioan will be talking about unique repricing strategies...

It's almost that time of year again. I feel strange saying this, since it's just a bit over a week after Labor Day, but the holiday sales season is almost upon us. Amazon sellers are sending in FBA shipments and are making sure they're ready to sell Toys &...