really getting sick of Amazon's Bots flagging items as prohibited.

[Thelunatick]

Lately we have been getting account warnings for prohibited items which are not.
So I thought I would make a list of Amazon stupidity

According to Amazon

This is a pesticide (maybe when moving at 55MPH if an insect hits it)

This is a flashlight

baton made for hitting people

This is a Lithium ion Battery (batteries are not included and it says that on the listing)

This is an anti choking device

The same item in different colors violates the Amazon variation rules

First aid kits that contain no liquids (just gauze, tourniquets, gloves) require MSDS

This is a spring loaded blade (it has a folding blade with a spring loaded window punch)

Each of these I keep getting the same warnings, provide documentation, eventually get resolved and they keep getting flagged. This is this year alone.

I have removed each listing because it isn’t worth the headache anymore.

Yet I seem Amazon going crazy with advertisements for sellers to sell on Amazon and how “easy” it is.

[Lost_My_Marbles]

Amazon sells that exact knife at the same price as on the manufacturer’s site and there are two other sellers on the listing who’s price is above the Amazon price.

Do you run your own listing of this product? If you do, why are you not selling on the listing that is connected to the brand name?

In the 1990’s, I was a district manager for a cutlery chain. We sold a similar knife that (if I remember right) was made by SOG (Special Operations Group) and they were very popular (although more expensive than this one).

[Thelunatick]

I did, but as I said I deleted it.

That is the other catch 22 each individual seller has to prove it doesn’t violate policy. I have seen it so many times, I will get the violation but it’s still listed for other sellers.