The Road To An Amazon Suspension8540747
Here's an important 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 might result in the suspension of your seller account.
To protect you and other third-celebration sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (2-SV) which adds an extra layer of security to your account.
So at the moment, the business doesn't welcome any changes which you might 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 being will serve you nicely.
Closing your existing account and opening a new 1 could be worse, so steer clear of doing this at all expenses.
Although other sellers are gloating that they have successfully updated their bank accounts and not faced any repercussions at all, a larger percentage of whom are now crying more than spilt milk.
In case your bank has performed a method upgrade and automatically changed your bank account number, it would be wise to ask them if they could possibly activate your new quantity 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'll be suspended with out 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 extremely difficult, if not ineffective.
The extra safety layer will need you to enter a safety code aside from your login details when you sign in to your account.
You can obtain 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 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 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 should allow and keep in their toolbox without waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account however, head over to the Assist & Consumer Service page on the Amazon website and follow the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was fast and easy, but to others it was nightmarish.
