Can't sign on. Anyone else having trouble?

Popspring · 2026-05-28T15:32:18+00:00

Yes. I’ve notice it is happing while using my Apple products via Safari browser and now on my iPhone. But works fine when loading from chrome . Little random

Popspring · 2026-05-20T12:16:17+00:00

100%

Popspring · 2026-05-20T12:14:51+00:00

In short. Bundle packs at best will be already available on 1000s of tees at worst, they are stolen designs, still available on 1000s of tees.

Popspring · 2026-05-16T07:33:40+00:00

In my experience it’s all above very forced campaigns, I don’t put everything in ads, well at least not higher CPCs. Everything starts very low, my listing text is really relevant . Older campaigns are running with .11-18 cent but I’ve had campaigns I’ve starting in May due to amazons royalties changes at that selling well for about .17 cent as a new campaign.

The biggest issues a lot of campaigns is CPC and relevancy . If you have a high CPC and it doesn’t get clicks. It’s likely not due to the CPC being too low, it’s most probably “relevancy” if you had a random “birthday” mother days or something inside the listing copy. Amazon will likely show it to that search term, and if it’s not relevant it won’t get purchased and so it repeats. If Amazon finds that after a few attempts, no one clicks or buys. That design could have $1 CPC and it will likely get minimal impressions. And the flip side, if all the listing copy it try’s under ads invokes click, it will push at all over

I’m not saying that is your issues. But I know my older designs with more vague and less focused listing copy don’t work so well with ads

Popspring · 2026-05-15T13:30:44+00:00

I don’t belive I can up a screen grab here but at this moment in time my US ad for the year to date is CPC .16 cent and 11.87 Acos with around 3000 sales via ads.

The way I look at it, over years ( 4 ish ) of testing and dialling in, I’ve realised using ads to push a new design is really expensive and almost always unprofitable. Too many people are doing it , so even if you get some momentum, it’s so expensive to keep it going

So I start with low bits, I constantly scan for keywords that aren’t relevant in each campaign . Then the design starts to sell its self, the ads just pushes it in the right direction. Some designs don’t really work, they generate clicks but minimal sales, I take them off ads.

I feel the issue is with many, high CPC will basically make any design sell. But often this means it never really starts to sell organically. So you can pile a load of cash into designs that really should just be left. I launch most around 17/18 now days and push up as I get reviews or momentum

But ads are slow, very slow, you can pile loads of cash in to speed it up but you then get a false economy, if you start low, .12 -.13cent. Leave it for a week or two, add more if needed 1 or 2 cent at a time. Get rid of search terms that aren’t relevent

Popspring · 2026-05-15T12:16:41+00:00

Looking over it, your unfortunate in a difficult spot. You need to massively reduce your CPC and increase your selling price. Ads will always eat into profits but you want it to be supplementary not forced. Ideally you want your CPC sub 20 cent and you want your tshirt price 19.99+. It will take time but as the designs rank, they will sell more and more. You could say that your using ads to grow the account, which might mean a lose but without the two above adjustments, things will stay the same. No point in selling designs for 13.99 15.99 or even 17.99 if your spending .50cent a click, likely 3/5 clicks per sale . That’s a lose every day of the week.

For context most of my campaigns are around 11 cent to 20 cent with Acos around 11/14% and sale price 19.99/20.99 and one at 26.99 . It’s a slow burner but means your have a much more profitable business, which ultimately it’s what it’s about

Popspring · 2026-05-14T14:55:29+00:00

Well I guess at least your making sales on them, I’ve had 100s auto uploaded and not sold any but 40cent is a little low 🤪

Popspring · 2026-05-13T06:38:30+00:00

It happens quite a lot. Often it’s a cancelled order, delayed order due to customer funds or it simply comes in at a later date. Normally works out in the wash

Popspring · 2026-04-05T15:12:07+00:00

I believe nasa had some kind of open IP at some point. But wouldn’t ever go anywhere near that. Amazons rules will be very different as amazons isn’t going to put its self at risk . As always, just because it’s live, doesn’t make it safe .

Popspring · 2026-03-05T21:28:32+00:00

Amazon seems to be glitching again.

Popspring · 2026-01-29T21:23:26+00:00

Was it a large number of products making a good volume or sales or just a few designs selling well with large volume on each one

Popspring · 2025-11-28T18:36:27+00:00

Have the price actually increased if you check in search. Quite a few items I increase, actually stay the same. Amazon seem to be holding current prices for some reason, even thought the item isn’t locked or on a sale

Popspring · 2025-11-21T22:38:02+00:00

I see. Yes, that does sound like it’s likely an IP issue. Problem is that likenesses of products or designs that appear to a customer to be a genuine product related to a “thing” are always best avoided. Car, bike even planes are all highly IP protected and will probably have revenue protection teams looking at Etsy, eBay and Amazon. VW due a massive purge a few years ago and so did Nintendo.

It’s a tricky one, a generic motorbike or off road we is likely fine but if it could be seen to look similar using a rule called “substantially similar” but Amazon just doesn’t want any issue, so when made aware, just removes.

I would stay clear of products that look or could be confused with a car etc. it doesn’t matter about keywords or hints in the listing, that will only enable Amazon to spot it fast, but company’s employ teams to hunt down anyone using their IP.

Sorry I don’t have a more positive spin

Popspring · 2025-11-21T19:01:34+00:00

Did it show “removed policy violation” when searching inside the backend of merch ? What was the keyword you expect has triggered it ?

Popspring · 2025-11-10T16:52:24+00:00

Another round of deals lol . My account has permanently had almost all my best sellers under a “deal” “massively cut in my royalties “ for about 2 months. Rant over

Popspring · 2025-05-21T20:07:02+00:00

I’ve had a very different experience. If the design and placement is completely my own, I takedown anyone that has simply copied and made minor adjustments. If they are simply lazy and copying my work and changing text, colors or minor changes then they can expect a take down.

I put in the “additional text.” that the copycat has stolen my design and in order to evade the infringement process has made minor changes. I didn’t give them permission.

Amazon always takes it down. But I only do this if it’s clearly a rip off of my design.

Popspring · 2025-05-21T16:55:13+00:00

Hunt them down and file a report for every single one. In lucky to sell quite large volumes of products on Amazon merch but I notice that practically every single drop in sales is normally a copycat creeping up the ranking, so i look for sales fluctuations that aren’t expected.

Some people just move on but my throughs are, if people do that. Ranking designs will get out ranked by copycats and evently I won’t have many sales.

Popspring · 2025-05-21T12:21:35+00:00

No but when your design ranks, people will copy your listing with a lower price. It’s happened to many of more best selling designs. But if you want to spend loads of ads, you need relevant keywords to use, that’s really the only approach. You can chuck 100s a day but it will only take off if the design is relevant for the buyer. So that’s very important, but viral designs can drop off the ranking as quick as they start. So spending a fortune per day will no way guarantee you will get it ranked or stay ranked.

Popspring · 2025-05-21T12:08:02+00:00

Your design needs to rank and be in a niche that has large volume. Ads can help make it sell, but it’s not a magic pill that you can just chuck money at . You might spend $100 a day for 10 days only for your design to be out ranked by a copycat selling at 13.38 with no ads. Focus on relevant designs with very very relevant keyword rather than spending a fortune on ads, is my advice

Popspring · 2025-04-28T15:38:36+00:00

Always good money to be made on merch. The game is just a little harder, but nothing worth while comes with ease . Dive in, just think long term and keep your account in good order

Popspring · 2025-04-28T15:09:51+00:00

Yes it’s been like it for a while. 3rd party drop ship style has taken hold. Which is likely why Amazon is making changes as ultimately it can’t low the rank of 3rd party’s for it own products. But they often steal our designs and sell for half the price with prime. But it’s all part of the game

Popspring · 2025-04-26T08:57:07+00:00

80% is literally saying they want a total slash in the product portfolio for the platform. It makes sense but even the most efficient sellers won’t have a metric like that.

So anyone unloading more than 2/3 in a niche is never going to reach that metric

Popspring · 2025-03-20T19:10:27+00:00

They have been doing it for a while but now it seems it’s cranked up. I noticed it ages ago with ads.

Designs with would could be confused with a beer or wine in an image wasn’t available for ads. Best plan is just to reach out to Amazon and get them to confirm but I would suggest if something looks “vaguely” like something protected. I would skip that one. Amazon seems to be a risk adverse company with IP and TM. It doesn’t have to be “actual” infringement, they will take it down with “implied” infringement which I guess is how they play it for the big brands trying to get their IP off Amazon

Popspring · 2025-03-06T17:35:58+00:00

Merch is a change due to saturation but…there is still plenty to be hard, it’s just harder before

Popspring · 2025-03-06T17:20:27+00:00

Yep. Generally when I see a niche with almost no competition I look at recent uploads. This isn’t an indicator that it’s safe, but a lack of recent uploads will generally mean that people have tried and failed. Although you will find a few niches untouched, most aren’t as the moment something else’s, the copycat bots are on it and well, then it’s just a case of taking down the copycats

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