Official pages only

Seller policy changes, written for the people who have to act on them.

We read official marketplace policy pages and turn important changes into short operator notes: what changed, who it affects, and what should be checked next.

Read an operator note Request the weekly digest

Platforms in phase one

Official sources in the first watchlist

Published operator notes

Operator note

Etsy removed handling and package fee fields sellers relied on.

A shipping-price workflow change that can compress margin if the pricing sheet still assumes those fields exist.

Who it impacts

Etsy sellers and agencies pricing fulfillment with separate package or handling assumptions.

What to do now

Audit shipping templates that rely on removed fee fields.
Recalculate margin-sensitive listings with bulky packaging.
Brief listing staff before the next batch update.

Why this exists

Marketplace rules rarely announce themselves like product launches.

Many seller-facing changes appear inside help articles, forum notices, prohibited-items pages, or fee guidance. Teams often find out after a listing review, refund case, or margin problem reaches the queue.

You find out after listings are affected.

Policy wording changes before your internal SOP does.

Operators waste time checking help centers manually.

What you get

Not another page monitor. A note your team can route.

Every alert is designed to answer four questions fast enough that an operator can actually do something with it.

What changed

Who it impacts

Why it matters

What to do now

Proof layer

Recent operator notes from official sources.

Each note links back to the marketplace source and separates the wording change from the operational action.

amazonSeller policyJanuary 26, 2026

Amazon extended the FBM refund processing window to four calendar days

Amazon gave seller-fulfilled merchants more time to assess returns, but attached a sharper trade-off: if Amazon auto-refunds the order, SAFE-T eligibility narrows fast.

Who it impacts: US seller-fulfilled merchants, agencies managing return operations, and anyone with internal SOPs built around the older two-day refund timeline.
Why it matters: This is not just a policy wording change. It changes the operational timer for return assessment, restocking-fee decisions, and escalation. Teams that see only the extra time and miss the SAFE-T trade-off may actually lose recovery options.

Read note

amazonSeller policyFebruary 16, 2026

Amazon cut the SAFE-T filing window from 60 days to 30 days

A classic operator-risk update: the filing clock for US seller-fulfilled SAFE-T claims was reduced by half, which means stale backlogs and delayed reviews now have a much higher cost.

Who it impacts: Seller-fulfilled Amazon merchants, account-health teams, reimbursement specialists, and agencies that batch claim review or rely on slower retrospective workflows.
Why it matters: This is operationally important because delayed claim review is now much more dangerous. Backlogs that were survivable under a 60-day window can now age out before teams even look at them.

Read note

etsyFeesMarch 19, 2026

Etsy removed handling and package fees from calculated shipping

Etsy removed the option to charge handling and package fees for sellers using calculated shipping. This is a pricing-workflow change with direct margin impact, not a cosmetic help-center edit.

Who it impacts: Etsy sellers using calculated shipping, operators managing shipping profiles, and agencies that previously separated packaging cost recovery from listing price.
Why it matters: If a seller or agency misses this change, existing pricing logic can drift immediately. Teams may assume package or handling recovery still exists in shipping profiles when it no longer does, which compresses margin on bulky or packaging-heavy products.

Read note

etsyProhibited itemsApril 11, 2026

Etsy clarified the line between allowed production partners and prohibited drop shipping

Etsy published clearer guidance separating allowed production-partner use from prohibited drop shipping and reselling. This matters because many listings fail not on intent, but on how operators interpret the boundary.

Who it impacts: Etsy operators running print-on-demand, production-partner, sourced, or handpicked workflows, especially teams reviewing borderline listings at scale.
Why it matters: This is a high-risk interpretation area. Many sellers think they are safe because a third party is only fulfilling the order. Etsy’s clarification makes the original-design requirement harder to ignore, which means old approval notes and onboarding guidance may now be too loose.

Read note

Guides

Guides for teams that maintain seller SOPs.

These are practical notes on where policy changes appear and how to decide whether an update belongs in the weekly operations review.

amazon

How to Track Amazon Policy Changes Without Babysitting Seller Forums

A practical guide for marketplace operators who need to catch operationally meaningful Amazon changes before they become return, reimbursement, or account-health problems.

etsy

How to Monitor Etsy Seller Policy Updates That Actually Change Seller Workflow

A practical Etsy monitoring guide for operators who care about pricing logic, listing risk, and policy boundaries, not generic marketplace news.

Coverage

Phase one stays narrow on purpose.

Amazon and Etsy first. The initial watchlist focuses on official pages that can affect returns, reimbursements, listing eligibility, shipping, or fees.

amazon

Amazon

Watch seller policy, return workflow, SAFE-T filing, and seller-fulfilled operational changes.

22 official pages in the first monitoring set

etsy

Etsy

Track seller policy, pricing workflow changes, prohibited-items guidance, and shop-rule clarifications.

18 official pages in the first monitoring set

Best fit

Built first for operators, agencies, and multi-platform sellers.

Single-store hobby sellers are not the first target. This is a workflow product for people who already manage policy risk as part of the job.

Marketplace operators keeping policy changes out of the weekly fire drill.

Agencies that need one digest instead of checking five help centers manually.

Multi-platform sellers who lose time when a rule update changes the operating playbook.

FAQ

Questions we expect in the first week.

The product is intentionally narrow. These answers should make the scope obvious.

Do you monitor official pages only?

Yes. Coverage is intentionally limited to official seller-facing marketplace pages. We are not building a generic web monitor.

Do I need to connect my store?

No. The pilot digest is content-first. You receive policy notes without granting store access.

Is this legal advice?

No. We summarize seller-facing policy changes and their likely operational impact. Final interpretation remains with the seller.

Which marketplaces are covered first?

Amazon and Etsy first. That keeps the scope tight and makes the weekly notes easier to review.

How often are notes sent?

During the pilot, we send a short weekly digest when there is something worth reading. Deadline, fee, restriction, and account-health changes take priority over generic announcements.

Weekly pilot

Get the next policy note in your inbox.

We send a short digest when an official marketplace update is worth operator attention. No store connection, no dashboard setup, and no generic marketplace news.

Official seller-facing pages only. Built for teams that maintain seller SOPs.