1.) Where do we monitor for items that are going to be charged a low-inventory fee? The ‘restock inventory’ page? I ask because it does not seem very accurate, at least not for my inventory (which has seasonal ups and downs, summer being my peak).
2.) If I am low on an item, thus triggering a low inventory fee, what happens if I close the listing until more inventory is shipped in? I believe the low inventory fee kicks in at each sale of low-inventory items, so does that stop the low inventory fee from being charged?
Unfortunately, it’s not particularly unusual for us to have to scrabble around in various of the Fulfillment Reports themselves in order to reconcile everything fully.
There’s been a good deal of speculation about this question - both here in such SAS FBA Category threads as this one:
as well as over in the NSFE & related discussion venues.
Unfortunately, I don’t know the answer to your highly-pertinent 2nd question, primarily due to lack of first-hand knowledge (because it’s been many years since we went out of stock for our Offer-Listings).
Closing the listing will stop the fees. The fees are assessed only when something sells.
Closing an FBA listing automatically makes the inventory stranded though and starts the destruction / removal order clock ticking.
There was some seasonal inventory logic added to the policy to make this a little easier on sellers, I just don’t know where that verbiage is or what it entails.