>. Included in this move are DVDs and Apple products, which now require similar approval processes to move forward.
This is incorrect. You can get approval in DVDs pretty easily if you have invoices from a distributor. It's effectively impossible to get approval for Apple unless you're one of a dozen or so authorized sellers that spends 8-9 figures with Apple yearly. (The official requirements to get approval for refurbished Apple on Amazon is 2.5 million in invoices over 90 days).
It's not clear how the approval process for Nintendo will work, but if this is like most brands, all you'll need is invoices from a distributor. Many brands have this kind of restriction. It's nothing at all like the Apple deal, for which you can't get approval just with invoices, and for which there was a special announcement from Amazon; the Nintendo email isn't special, it's standard (google phrases from it and you'll find many other brands with similar emails from Amazon). E.g. https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/marvel-warning/407..., https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/dc-comic-restricti...
Also, the email makes no mention of used vs new. All Nintendo are now restricted regardless of condition.
I didn't find it "easy" to get approved for DVDs. I had over 20k a month in used media sales for over 12 months and still got rejected. The worst part is that you can buy the media, ask for approval, and then get stuck with the inventory. On top of that what you buy from a distributor will never make you any money. It's all in the used items so you hope to make it up by selling DVDs you buy for a dollar at library sales, etc.
It just doesn't have the ease of FBA. We were primarily used book sellers and occasional video games. Unfortunately, while I was incarcerated my partner blew up the business.
This is incorrect. You can get approval in DVDs pretty easily if you have invoices from a distributor. It's effectively impossible to get approval for Apple unless you're one of a dozen or so authorized sellers that spends 8-9 figures with Apple yearly. (The official requirements to get approval for refurbished Apple on Amazon is 2.5 million in invoices over 90 days).
It's not clear how the approval process for Nintendo will work, but if this is like most brands, all you'll need is invoices from a distributor. Many brands have this kind of restriction. It's nothing at all like the Apple deal, for which you can't get approval just with invoices, and for which there was a special announcement from Amazon; the Nintendo email isn't special, it's standard (google phrases from it and you'll find many other brands with similar emails from Amazon). E.g. https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/marvel-warning/407..., https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/dc-comic-restricti...
Also, the email makes no mention of used vs new. All Nintendo are now restricted regardless of condition.
Also, this is seller-specific. Many sellers can still sell; most likely Amazon targeted this towards the sellers their algo determined were more suspicious for whatever reason. See e.g. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07VGRJDFY/ref=olp_f...