@CAWinskill (AlicatW) posted a new topic, subject "Payments?". It read:

   We started selling on Amazon Oct 12th, received out 1st payment finally 2 weeks ago… was extremely excited to see under the payments tab we had a payout of 2,700 for today… I went back to check it this afternoon and it changed to $0.00… and now the next payment amount on the 19th says 2,900…  
    I get it, a reserve needs to be built up to cover amazon fee's and returns but when is the reserve met?  
    We have over 7,000 in total sales since Oct 12th, out inventory is almost out and we were going to use the $2,700 to throw right back into our business but now we are not able to for another two weeks at least… that's if we even get paid then. (We have only gotten a check for 1,030 so far.)  
    I did try to research this already on the “help” and kept getting a “we ran into a technical error, try again later.”
    
    If you're able to shine some light, I would GREATLY appreciate it!  
    (My husband is hard core into Dave Ramsey, so putting product on a credit card isn't an option right now. And I do have cash, but I don't want to keep putting cash into something that isn't paying me back, I hope you understand.)

To which @The_Orange_Crush (The Orange Crush) replied

    CAWinskill:
    
    > so putting product on a credit card isn't an option right now. And I do have cash, but I don't want to keep putting cash into something that isn't paying me back
    
    If you're not willing to take any risk, you won't be successful on this platform.

Then @goodseller_2483 (GoodSeller) said

    CAWinskill:
    
    > And I do have cash, but I don't want to keep putting cash into something that isn't paying me back,
    
    This is your choice.  
    Any business needs cash to get started.  
    The numbers you are stating are really small if you are really serious in getting a business started.

So @CAWinskill (AlicatW) replied

    I understand; but any incite on why I didn't get paid?

After which, @The_Orange_Crush (The Orange Crush) added

    CAWinskill:
    
    > any incite on why I didn't get paid?
    
    Do you have any performance notifications or emails from Amazon that you missed?
    
    Is your account under review?
    
    It could just be a function of how the rolling reserve imposed on your account, especially if your sales have increased dramatically in the past 2 weeks.

Then @CAWinskill (AlicatW) said

    Okay; that would make more sense. I had a very large sales weekend Black Friday - Cyber Monday.  
    Thanks for the light.

@JwsMarket (JwsMarket) replied

    You can go to Amazon's help and search When will I get paid.

To which @CAWinskill (AlicatW) replied

    I did that yesterday; and I did it again today and it keeps telling me there is a “technical error try again later.”  
    I do show my statement now shows my next payment is 12/19 – so *fingers crossed.

To which @Old-Timer (Old-Timer) replied

    I don't believe my reply will be helpful but if you look at it from the Amazon side you may find they are being reasonable. If you sold 7+k worth of products on Amazon and the payout is 3k you may need to wait for the balance to hit higher in the 90 day period for AtoZ/FBA returns. With FBA and FBM returns available until later Jan, I can see Amazon holding funds longer on new sellers to cover January returns.

So @Old-Timer (Old-Timer) replied

    Sorry this was not helpful, technically. Just my best guess.

After which, @JwsMarket (JwsMarket) added

    Have you tried a incognito or a different browser? Maybe a reboot.

So @best_handmade (Best Handmade Soaps) replied

    Most likely just due to rolling reserve especially if you are relatively new. There is a period of time where they hold the reserve longer for new sellers - I can't remember the time, but it's in the help if you ever are able to get there. Good luck!

Then @system (system) said

    This topic was automatically closed 180 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.


{'source': 'discourse', 'url': 'https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/payments/745593', 'title': 'Payments?', 'views': 185, 'has_accepted_answer': False, 'word_count': 666, 'like_count': 15, 'reply_count': 7, 'participant_count': 7, 'posts': 13, 'tags': '', 'author': '@CAWinskill (AlicatW)', 'participants': '@CAWinskill (AlicatW), @The_Orange_Crush (The Orange Crush), @goodseller_2483 (GoodSeller), @JwsMarket (JwsMarket), @Old-Timer (Old-Timer), @best_handmade (Best Handmade Soaps), @system (system)', 'image_url': '', 'created_at': '2020-12-06T01:02:04.773Z', 'last_posted_at': '2021-06-04T23:14:08.831Z'}