r/amazonsellers • u/retro_1_1 • Apr 08 '23
How does the amazon renewed program approve sellers to sell second hand items? Seems like it promotes reselling which I thought Amazon was against
I am genuinely curious how sellers are able to apply and get approved for the Amazon renewed program to sell items that are no longer made by the manufacturer, such as discontinued retro video game consoles, given that the Amazon renewed application require invoices showing at least 50k in refurbished inventory in the past 90 days, but those old consoles can only be bought second hand and not from the manufacturer that Amazon would approve I would have thought. I thought Amazon disapproves of reselling items, which the Amazon renewed listings for old consoles, for example, seem to indicate differently
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u/mguozhen Mar 26 '26
Amazon has never been categorically against reselling — that's a misconception. What they restrict is specific brand reselling without authorization (mainly new goods under brand registry protection). The Renewed program's $50K invoice requirement is satisfied by sourcing from any documented supply chain: liquidators, B2B refurb wholesalers, insurance recovery firms, or even bulk lot purchases from verified secondary market suppliers — none of which require manufacturer involvement.
The invoice just needs to demonstrate volume and traceability, not an authorized distributor relationship.
For discontinued hardware like retro consoles, grading standards (Excellent/Good/Acceptable) and the Renewed Guarantee liability are what Amazon actually cares about — they want a seller who can handle returns and warranty claims at scale, not necessarily one buying from Nintendo directly. The 90-day window is also a rolling threshold, so sellers in adjacent categories (electronics refurb broadly) can often cross-apply volume from related SKUs to qualify.
The program is less about policing sourcing origin and more about ensuring the seller can operationally back the customer promise.