John Miranda

[John Miranda @randawakes]

@amazon now price matches to fake knockoffs on TEMU based on stolen copyrighted images. Dozens of TEMU listings pop up daily and Amazon turns off our buy box! We are the manufacturer and the only authorized seller across all markets! This is madness! @amznsellerhelp @dharmeshmehta

[John Miranda @randawakes]

@amazon now price matches to fake knockoffs on TEMU based on stolen copyrighted images. Dozens of TEMU listings pop up daily and Amazon turns off our buy box! We are the manufacturer and the only authorized seller across all markets! This is madness! @amznsellerhelp @dharmeshmehta

[John Miranda @randawakes]

Ads paused. Amazon should be listening to seller feedback before rolling out drastic changes that hurt small business in a huge way. Amazon has a long long history of fee increases, sometimes just days after they announce at Accelerate “no new fees this year”, they announce another fee, it’s out of touch

[Eugene Khayman @EugeneKhayman]

https://t.co/IxemSJaxqO

[Eugene Khayman @EugeneKhayman]

I polled 100+ founders doing $1M+ a year out of our group of 800.

Amazon’s latest seller changes are not just “annoying.”

They are draining growth capital.

52% said the cash flow hit from Amazon’s ad spend + DD+7 changes will be over $100k.

28% said over $250k.

79% said the recent policy changes impact more than 25% of their free cash.

This means less payroll, less innovation, more stock outs, less PPC, fewer launches, and more pressure.

These are average businesses already making single digit margins paying 70 cents of every dollar to Amazon.

Amazon says it supports small business.

These numbers say otherwise.
@WSJ @business @nytimesbusiness @BusinessInsider @ReutersBiz @CNBC @APBusiness
Please reach out to get the full story.

[Eugene Khayman @EugeneKhayman]

My community has $15b of yearly sales on Amazon with 800+ members.

These are small businesses. They employ real Americans and support local communities.

They do not have large margins to absorb shocks.

Every year Amazon squeezes them more and supports overseas Chinese sellers instead of local American businesses.

Now Amazon is hitting sellers with even more of a squeeze all back to back:

https://t.co/Xc1IeD5QHd has moved many sellers to DD+7
Meaning funds are held until 7 days after delivery, not simply paid out on the old cadence.
https://t.co/YkUKQvr0Uo just added a 3.5% fuel/logistics surcharge on fulfillment fees.
https://t.co/L9WWJUDkr8 top it off now Amazon Ads charges will be pulled directly from disbursements rather than floating on a credit card.

That combination matters.

Amazon already forces sellers into an environment where ads dominate visibility.
So now the same platform that pressures brands to spend more on ads is also tightening payout timing and pulling more cash out before sellers ever see it.

For a very large business, this is just a minor annoyance. But for a small business making payroll just got 50x harder.

Less cash on hand means:
less inventory
more stockouts
more debt
more strain on small teams
and ultimately a worse customer experience

This is not “supporting small business.”
It is starving the brands that create so much of the value customers come to Amazon for.

@WSJ @business @nytimesbusiness @BusinessInsider @ReutersBiz @CNBC @APBusiness

If you’re covering Amazon, local communities hit by a hard economy and large companies trying to squeeze hardworking Americans hit me up.

[John Miranda @randawakes]

Malicious attack by bad actor on our best selling Amazon product (2nd time). Competitor inserted "adult keywords" into the back-end of our listing. ASIN still suppressed after 10 days, Brand Registry & Seller Support yet to activate. Our product is kid-safe. This abuse has to stop. Seller Support says 10 days to investigate-bad for business!
Case ID 18364277661
@dharmeshmehta
@amznsellerhelp
@AmazonHelp

[John Miranda @randawakes]

@amznsellerhelp @michaelpatron0 @ShinghiD @amznsellerhelp our same listing was hacked again on August 25, the listing is suppressed yet again as an adult product, competitor inserts "adult sex toys for women". How are you preventing the systemic abuse? This is business crital, destructive abuse and has to stop.

[John Miranda @randawakes]

Our best selling Amazon product was maliciously attacked by a competitor who inserted "adult keywords" into the back-end of our listing.  Our product is a kid-safe product.  Amazon flagged the listing as an adult product, so our product is not searchable and sales are down 80%, business critical.  This abuse has to stop. Seller support says 10 days to investigate! @dharmeshmehta
@amznsellerhelp
@AmazonHelp

[John Miranda @randawakes]

Dear @amazon @dharmeshmehta This is us forced to book an entire truckload just to carry 1 pallet from Texas to Florida due to the new placement fees and AWD at bursting capacity. Not a good carbon footprint

[John Miranda @randawakes]

Dear @amazon @dharmeshmehta This is us forced to book an entire truckload just to carry 1 pallet from Texas to Florida due to the new placement fees and AWD at bursting capacity. Not a good carbon footprint

[John Miranda @randawakes]

@artofmanliness Brett I’ve been following you for years. Please see our family owned brand https://t.co/1eBAVCKyry I think you will find Sandalwood and Hunter > those top 5

[John Miranda @randawakes]

@CoachPaddock27 Good luck tonight AP!!

[John Miranda @randawakes]

Congrats @AnthonyErvin 16 years later still #1!!!!!!!!!!!! You were +750 on the Vegas odds, so thanks for that too!🤑

[John Miranda @randawakes]

@JoshDarnell yes until Monday at least

[John Miranda @randawakes]

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[John Miranda @randawakes]

@JakeShell soon you will find week-old food left behind in strange places only discoverable by the stench

[Dave Asprey @bulletproofexec]

8 ways to mold your children into successful leaders http://t.co/0So05lnuzp via@BusinessInsider

[Dave Asprey @bulletproofexec]

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