{"id":1377,"date":"2021-08-31T18:12:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T18:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteseller.com\/blog\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2021-12-29T09:40:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T09:40:37","slug":"amazon-listing-hijackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eliteseller.com\/blog\/amazon-listing-hijackers\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Prevent Amazon Listing Hijacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-transparent\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\"><\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteseller.com\/blog\/amazon-listing-hijackers\/#How_to_fend_off_Amazon_Hijackers\" title=\"How to fend off Amazon Hijackers?&nbsp;\">How to fend off Amazon Hijackers?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteseller.com\/blog\/amazon-listing-hijackers\/#Next_steps%E2%80%A6\" title=\"Next steps\u2026\">Next steps\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Changes in your Amazon&amp;apos;s catalog - How to discover and fix them? | Ep. 05\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4JKYwEV31kEydq6F2ksL0M?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t waste your money <\/strong>\u2014 <strong>absolute JUNK!\u201d <\/strong><\/strong>Imagine waking up to one-star rating reviews from customers receiving products that look nothing like your listing images. Or waking up to having multiple sellers on your <a href=\"https:\/\/eliteseller.com\/blog\/amazon-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"The Ultimate Amazon Listing Guide\">Amazon listing<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who could have mercilessly taken over your top-rated Amazon products? <br>The answer is simple: <strong>Highjackers<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ranging from cheap, counterfeit versions of your product to Chinese low-quality duplicates, most Amazon hijackers have been creeping up more and more, becoming a serious threat to marketplace sellers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this blog, we\u2019ll cover three things you can do to help prevent Amazon hijackers from vandalizing your listings. But before that, let\u2019s make sure you understand who you\u2019re dealing with.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:35px\"><strong>Who are Amazon Hijackers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A hijacker is another Amazon seller who is using your ASIN to sell a counterfeit version of your product under your listing. This knock-off, cheap duplicates will easily steal your product listing\u2019s Buy Box or appear in the \u201cOther Sellers on Amazon\u201d section of your listing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only will you lose sales due to the hijacker\u2019s low-quality products, but you will also have many dissatisfied customers who leave bad reviews on your listing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:35px\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_fend_off_Amazon_Hijackers\"><\/span><strong>How to fend off Amazon Hijackers?&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#1:<\/strong> <strong>Fill out every single field in your listing&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Beyond constantly monitoring your listing, filling out every single open field will cut out the possibility for hijackers to spam out your product listing with irrelevant information. In case the information isn\u2019t relevant for your product put \u201cN\/A\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#2: Have your brand trademarked<\/strong><br>Always display your logo and trademark on your products, either on the physical item, packaging, or listing images. Branding your products will deter scammers from trying to counterfeit your products, and even if they do, customers will immediately realize the scam and report it to Amazon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#3: Register your brand on Amazon<\/strong><br>Enrolling your brand in Amazon\u2019s Brand Registry will make the barrier between your listing and hijackers much higher. This program gives you more features to prove your brand ownership against scammers knocking off your brand, and ensure that your authored content shows up on the listing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:35px\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_steps%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>Next steps\u2026<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more ways to deal with changes in the Amazon catalog, grab some popcorn and check out this recent episode of the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteseller.com\/show\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eliteseller.com\/show\" target=\"_blank\">Elite Seller Show<\/a><\/strong> with <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vanessaamazonproblemsolver\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vanessaamazonproblemsolver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vanessa Hung<\/a><\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinesellersolutions.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.onlinesellersolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Online Seller Solutions<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this edition, we get into trench warfare of the sneaky tactics that get used by sellers against sellers that could decimate your portfolio and how to combat, prevent, and control who lays their fingers on your backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019ll discuss:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Why changes happen in your Amazon Catalog<\/li><li>How to prevent and protect your brand from it<\/li><li>How can sellers know about these changes<\/li><li>Ways to fix outside changes and stay on top of your Catalog<\/li><li>Flat files and their power to control the listings<\/li><li>What type of seller gets affected by Catalog issues most often<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tune in right now on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4JKYwEV31kEydq6F2ksL0M?si=4qfpOlpYQUeWLkwCKm1CYw&amp;dl_branch=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/changes-in-your-amazons-catalog-how-to-discover-and\/id1572869315?i=1000533893970\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/changes-in-your-amazons-catalog-how-to-discover-and\/id1572869315?i=1000533893970\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2Y3NWQwY2NhLTk2ZjMtNGVmMS1hYmJhLWY2ZjgwYWUzN2NlMA\/episode\/YzMwZWVlNDctMDRlZC00OTcwLThhNWYtZDhkOTJmMDQyNGY3?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiwu_e879vyAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, or watch all our video content on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/eliteseller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vanessa Hung, The warring state of Amazon Catalog | Elite Seller Show EP. 05\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mKZiwxYDOxo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to fend off Amazon Hijackers?&nbsp;Next steps\u2026 \u201cDon\u2019t waste your money \u2014 absolute JUNK!\u201d Imagine waking up to one-star rating reviews from customers receiving products that look nothing like your listing images. Or waking up to having multiple sellers on your Amazon listing.\u00a0\u00a0 Who could have mercilessly taken over your top-rated Amazon products? 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