The person involved in the spittoon incident appears! The truth makes people laugh and cry

Everyone should still remember the Amazon spittoon incident that went viral in the cross-border circle a few days ago, and even became so popular that everyone knew about it. I have a major news story to tell you about this matter. In fact, the seller in question is one of our community members!

Today I will interview the seller involved in the spittoon incident and let you know the situation behind this incident.

First of all, the seller in question had already put spittoon products on the shelves very early (October 2019). It was not because of a sudden whim, but because his original idea of ​​selecting products was traditional Chinese specialty products, such as mahjong, porcelain, etc.

The spittoon on the shelf is not intended to be a prank or anything, it is sold as a normal product . It has been on the shelves for such a long time but has actually been lukewarm. When there is an order occasionally, I will directly deliver it myself.

When the spittoon incident was going viral a few days ago, he also saw the related video on Douyin and realized that his product had become popular. A large number of people flocked to his product link to watch, bringing tens of thousands of visits , but because most of them were just there to watch the fun, there were very few real buyers, all of whom asked questions through Q&A or private messages.

The situation of high visits but few orders resulted in a poor conversion rate of the backend products . After consulting Teacher Alice and balancing the benefits and risks, the seller in question finally withdrew the product.

It turned out that this choice was the right one. Just after the seller in question adjusted the product inventory to 0 and removed it from the shelves, Amazon sent an email saying that "there is incorrect information in the product description" and directly removed the product.

This guideline requires sellers to provide Amazon with accurate information about their products. Amazon believed that the product descriptions in this spittoon incident (champagne bucket, fruit basket) did not match their original functions , and therefore removed the products from the shelves.

But in fact, most consumers have an inherent impression of this printed iron can as a spittoon, and there is nothing wrong with using it to store things. Even in China, this small bucket is not only used as a spittoon, but many people also use it as a flower pot, trash can, etc. The original intention of the seller to put it on the shelf was to sell it as a normal object.

When he was interviewed by us, he also wanted to clarify that he didn't have any extra ideas when selling this product. However, many malicious and sarcastic interpretations have caused him a lot of trouble. He hopes that everyone will not speculate too much and that making money in harmony is the best way.

This incident really opened the eyes of the sellers. In addition to the previous Lao Gan Ma and Mayinglong, and the recently popular ghost money, they all took advantage of the curiosity of overseas consumers to become popular. It shows us the possibility of selecting products by taking advantage of the differences between Chinese and Western cultures and foreigners' curiosity about traditional Chinese designs.

However, this spittoon incident also gives sellers some warnings. When selecting traditional cultural products, they need to fully consider possible misunderstandings and unexpected situations . For example, in this spittoon incident, the seller in question also encountered some buyers who questioned the purpose of the product. After-sales issues are still quite tricky.

Teacher Alice also summarized this incident in a video. Please click on the video below to watch it.