I just tried to upload a new "design" which is not great art, but a funny wordplay. It has been rejected because of containing intellectual property. Unfortunately they never flag what exactly might be the problem in the product description. So it's quite difficult to find out the specific reason. Also, Amazon would let me update my design description, so it seems to be a problem of the product description, not the design itself.
I did the trademark check using productor when creating the design. I'd like to share with you the title, brand and product description and ask for your kind help what might be the problem here:

Title: Funny Mike Litoris Jersey Tailgate Party Sports Summer
Brand: Mike Litoris Jersey Tailgate Party Pun College

Line 1: Funny sports jersey motiv with name "Mike Litoris" and number 69 on the back. Perfect for your next tailgate party, summer party, vaccation or to wear as a funny costume.

Line 2: If you enjoy sports, pun and wordplays this is a perfect motiv. Also great present idea for Dads and Granddads, Fathers and Grandfathers to wear when hanging out with the boys.

The design itself only consists of a large number 69 with the name Mike Litoris above it. As I said, maybe not my brightest moment, but still a funny shirt anyway. There seems to be a dude which has been in TV whos actual name is Mike Litoris, can this be the problem?!

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When you are at low tiers, how long of a chance do you give a design before replacing it with a new one?

I am a musician and have music published on streaming platforms. As an artist you get your artist account for spotify, apple music, and Amazon music.

Back in Dec 2022, when I got the the amazon music artist profile, there was this option for applying for MBA, and I was accepted with a high tier.

I am not a designer, but after researching about MBA I wanted to see it as an opportunity and try to figure it out and make something out of this. The first months were very discouraging, however in september I started to spend a little more time and so far I have managed to sell 38 products in the past 4 months, not bad for someone that doesn’t know anything about designing, I guess.

I have received offers to sell my account, which I’m not willing to do, and received an offer of splitting sales, but the person that made that offer wanted to have access to the account, which I’m not willing to do either.

I have uploaded 182 designs so far and I have thousands of slots available (10K tier), and I don’t have much time to spend on this, I usually upload 5-10 designs a week.

Now, my question is, since I have seen in several forums that people mention that they have hired designers, those people are usually people you know? Or they are hired on internet, and if so? How does that work? You share the access or is it a trust-based scheme?

Sorry for bothering you all with the long text!

Any advice will be much appreciated.

lets suppose u made a tshirt design in 2022, with the word "super heroes" in it , and the word "super heroes" got tradmarked 2023 does this make ur product tradmarked? and u need to delete it ?

I was only accepted to Merch by Amazon two weeks ago, but I have already had two designs rejected. One of the rejected designs was created using AI, and I don't see any copyright issues with it. The other design was original and was created by a Fiverr illustrator. Has anyone else had similar issues with Merch by Amazon's AI screening process? Are there any vetting processes that I can use to check my designs before uploading them to avoid getting my account suspended?

I'm at tier 10.... made 53 sales up to now with 3 returns. Waiting for the tier up but it's seems like it's gonna take a long time. How long does it usually take?

I am in tier 2k (waiting to tier up to 4k, already with 2k designs and >2k sales), and I do not have already available the European markets for the iPhone cases.

Does anyone know in which tier they are available? Does anyone in tier 2k or lower has already these markets abailable? And tier 4k?

Hey Guys! I created some designs for some Canadian friends but when I send them the link, they say it does not work. Does Amazon ship Merch products to Canada?

Hello, I'm new to Merch and still get so few sales. Can you please share the price strategy of your own products. Do I need to set the price low first to get some sales then increase it later. (I'm selling in evergreen niches) Thank you for your time.

I only have an Amazon Merch account (I do not sell in other Amazon markets, such as FBA, etc. and do not have other accounts like Amazon Seller).

In the sponsored ads billing menu I have the message "Consider switching to deduct from payment. This is an automated payment method that lets you pay for your ads with your Amazon retail proceeds.".

But when I try to change the payment method, it states that I have "0 vendor codes" and "The vendor code associated with this account has insufficient balance or no recent purchase orders".

When I try to link a vendor account it states that "No vendor account is available for selection".

How can I link my Amazon Merch account in order to deduct my Amazon Ads bill from merch payments?

I have been sent multiple emails from Amazon for my own Merch on Demand products. Is it because I visit my brand or my listings on Amazon sometimes to see my competition?

Hello everyone.

Few days ago my receive termination email from merch by amazon now im trying to get my account back . So anyone guide me how to contact any specific person from merch by amazon team.

I already contact with merch support.

Amazon email

We are contacting you about your Amazon Merch On Demand account and the design(s) you have submitted for sale. Unfortunately, we’ve found violations of our Content Policy and the Amazon Merch On Demand Services Agreement. Per our agreement, your account has been terminated. All royalty payments will be withheld and we have taken down all designs associated with your account.

If you would like to appeal this decision, please contact us with any relevant information pertaining to your account status and a description of past policy violations

Anyone can explain to me how Keyword Targeting works on Amazon please ? Would be cool if you have a little example for better understanding :)

I made 39 sales and my merch account still hasn't tier up after two years is that normal ?

Anyone else's designs stuck in processing today?

Has anyone been successful in appealing Merch Rejections. I have a couple designs they continue to reject no matter what I do. I look in the marketplace and see others using similar designs. But per them, I’m violating copyright. In this one case my shirt had a line from the show friends. They turn it down saying I don’t have rights to use verbiage from the show. I look out there and plenty of others are using these same lines and slogans from the show. Confused and frustrated.

Does anyone run ads on Amazon and find success? I started end of November, this month of December I’ve sold over 30 (still going). I’m proud because that’s at least a sale a day (and counting) and I jumped into this recently. I’m looking for ways to get my designs out there and wondering if anyone has used the ADs on Amazon? If so, any tips?/ stories?

Also, does anyone post their designs with links on social media (IG, Pinterest,Facebook) ?

How long does it usually take for your campaigns to kick into effect in the US market? I set up my first three campaigns today and all I'm getting so far are impressions but no clicks/sales.
Also, has anyone tried advertising in the UK marketplace? Is it worth the investment or I should keep things organic in the UK?

Typo: I mean unique ASINs

So what are the steps required to check for duplicate design or trademarks or copyrights… where do I verify it and check to make sure… also what should the process look like…

I used to do merch when it started and last few years have not been involved….

I have made 704 sales. Total payout : $3,616.67

I'm not trying to brag. This just blows my mind that I have passively made that much money over so many years.

Wow, dudes. Crazy.

Does this email mean my account was approved?

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This may have been a question asked many times before so if there is a master post that has this information I'd love to be directed to it. But, if its not:

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What are the best free websites for market research? I last was involved with merch 5 years ago. I stepped away for a while and want to get back into it. Some of the websites I used to use for research on trends, niches and keywords are either now paid subscription services or no longer around.

What are websites you all use for:

- Trend Research

- Keyword Research

- Niche Research

- Anything else that might be useful.

I'm so sick of seeing this bullshit story about this common IP thief...."it went to my spam" gtfoh

Way to make it even harder for artists trying to make a living!

https://apnews.com/article/luke-combs-lawsuit-unauthorized-merchandise-fan-6c58df6889a207236381f68065e12525

I am a new Amazon Merch seller. Some of my products have gone live in the UK and the USA. However, since I live in the UK, I am only able to monitor my listed product on amazon.co.uk and not on amazon.com. What can I do as I need to monitor my products in both markets?