I remember a time when new sellers were vetted via a chime video call. Not too long ago I believe.
I, too, remember reports of that being the SO; for various & sundry reason(s) (sometimes, but not entirely related to SIV* protocols) this subject of Chime Communications was a trending topic over the last few years of the OSFE’s existence.
Could there be a clue here lending insight upon the never-ending torrent of “No matter what I do, I can’t get an Amazon Representative to join the video session as scheduled” complaints over in the NSFE, and in related seller-discussion venues, over the last 5 or 6 or more biz quarters?
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“SIV,” as many (but not necessarily all) of us know, is an ‘Amazonese’ acronym for “Seller Identity Verification” - i.e., the designed process for demonstrating one’s bona fides to Amazon’s satisfaction (and/or it’s poorly-parameterized Amabot gatekeepers)
When we were in NFSE BETA, the development team did video calls with us over Chime. There was always a late comer from Amazon that would join in 10 to 15 minutes late.
Probably couldn’t make money on it or get people to adopt to it … especially against Google Meet.
This is particularly interesting since Amazon/AWS teams are still using Chime for meetings with their “solution provider” partners.
They probably haven’t received the email notification yet.
SAS (strategic account services) meetings are also held on Chime.