12 guides
Guides for the first hours after a notice
How to tell if your Etsy suspension is temporary or permanent, what each usually means, the 6-month appeal window and the mistakes to avoid.
Read the guideAmazon seller account deactivated? Read Account Health properly, find root causes, gather verifiable documents and appeal, without a generic template.
Read the guideStripe · Guide
Stripe account closed? What to review before you respond
Is your Stripe account really closed, or are payouts just paused? Find the reason Stripe gave and check what a reviewer will compare before you reply.
Read the guideShop Pay is a checkout option; Shopify Payments is the account underneath; a store restriction is different again. How to tell which one you face.
Read the guideWhere to appeal a listing Etsy removed, the 6-month window, why each listing is appealed separately and why a denied appeal can't be sent again.
Read the guideWhat Amazon's Account Health Rating measures, what the 0-1,000 bands mean, why accounts can still be deactivated, and what to do when your rating is At Risk.
Read the guideWhy Stripe payouts get delayed or keep being postponed, what timing is normal, how it differs from a closure and what to check in your Dashboard.
Read the guideShopify · Guide
Shopify Payments account on hold: reasons and next steps
Why Shopify puts a Shopify Payments account on hold, what still works during a hold, who can resolve it, and what to send, based on Shopify's Help Center.
Read the guideShopify · Guide
Shopify store restricted or terminated: how the appeal works
What “restricted access” means on Shopify, how to submit the store appeal from your admin, what to include, and why Shopify Payments may need its own appeal.
Read the guideShopify · Guide
Declined by Shopify Payments? When and how you can reapply
Shopify's conditions for reapplying after a Shopify Payments rejection (6-12 months on another provider, chargebacks below 1%) and how to ask again.
Read the guideWrite an Amazon appeal the way Seller Central asks: factual, root causes, dated actions and evidence for every ASIN. With an outline, not a template.
Read the guideWhy Etsy places a reserve on your Payment account, how adding tracking releases funds sooner, and the other reasons an Etsy deposit hasn't arrived.
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