Some sellers reported that the advertising backend crashed; Amazon charges for Black Friday membership? What is the new way out for cross-border traders?

1. Amazon advertising backend crashed?

When I woke up in the morning, I saw that the number of orders had dropped sharply. I usually rely on advertisements to place orders, but when I clicked on the advertisement, I found that the advertisement had crashed again. Amazon was repairing it.

This is an old problem of Amazon, and it happens every now and then. Is it that the ad cannot be displayed, or that it is displayed but the page does not show up? If it cannot be displayed, then wouldn’t the link with natural position be the biggest winner?

But I feel like there is another reason for the decline in orders that can be included in next week’s weekly report. Hahahaha, Amazon’s advertising went wrong, affecting the trend and rhythm of my links!!

In the past, when I encountered this situation, the display page on the Amazon backend crashed, but the promotion and deduction on the front end were actually normal. Some people say that the ads are running normally, but they just cannot be adjusted. But on the ERP, you can see that the expenses are still rising?

Anonymous user

The ads should be open normally, but they cannot be adjusted. Although the background crashed, it did not affect my desire to leave work at all.

Abu has a cat  

Problems occur from time to time. Amazon makes money by making useless and inefficient changes to the page UI. The system often has problems but they don’t know how to optimize and improve it.

kilinlin

I feel like there is something wrong with the front desk. The address selection on the front desk keeps refreshing.

GemmaZ

Is this problem only in US and CA? The European site can be opened normally

The Beginning of a Dream

The calm advertisements are still running normally, and the ones who suffer are those who are at the top of the ERP card.

The first cross-border leek

I set a daily advertising budget cap and now I can’t add budget. I’m crying. But I’m already a best seller, so it shouldn’t have a big impact. My ranking hasn’t changed. The number of orders is definitely not as good as yesterday.

2. Is there a fee for Black Friday membership exclusive?

Yesterday, it was widely circulated that during the so-called Black Friday Cyber ​​Monday period, members will be charged for exclusive services. Some sellers received emails yesterday afternoon. As shown in the picture:


I originally thought it was a rumor, but I have confirmed it with the merchant bank. This fee in North America is set in stone. Since the beginning of 2025, there have been warehousing defect fees, warehousing configuration fees, and low inventory fees. Now there is another fee. Although it is basically just $50, from the seller's perspective, the profit is indeed getting thinner and thinner. Amazon still has a few years left, so where is the new way out?

Manual Gates

What is a one-time fixed fee? Do I need to pay 50 for each Prime discount?

Turtle Dove in the Clouds  

You can put all your products into one PD discount, so you only charge once. It means that you can charge several PD discounts several times.

Anonymous user

I think small sellers should consider not participating. Every time this kind of event is held, it is basically the big sellers who win, and small sellers can't win at all

Anonymous user

I received an email yesterday afternoon. It's true. Even a free membership discount has to be charged.