FAQ - Frequently asked questions

Why do I receive the error “Price Settings Invalid”?

This error occurs when the minimum price, maximum price, and fixed price are not within the desired range.

The maximum price always needs to be higher than the minimum price.

The fixed price needs to either be equal to or within the min/max range.

Please have a look in our CSV manual at Common errors

What does the ''Amzn - Top competitors'' widget on the dashboard show?

eSagu analyzes your top 10 Amazn competitors and shows you the information for:

  • total - number of matching items where the competitors shows on your listings.
  • underbid - competitor's number of items that cost less (including shipping) than yours items.
  • equal bid - competitor's number of items that match your price.
  • overbid - competitors' number of items that cost more (including shipping) than your items.

What can I do with "Bulk Edit"?

With our Bulk Edit option you can filter items by SKU, Title, Missing rules etc. and change strategies or apply new rules in bulk.
Main purpose of this option is to save you time.

The changes, that are most frequently made with "Bulk edit", are:

  • Changing minimum/maximum prices
  • Change price option/strategy (optimization/easyBox/customCode/fixed price)
  • Changing Price Gaps
  • Deactivate items
  • Update items without price settings

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Why do I receive the error “Duplicate SKUs found”?

SKUs are used as unique identifiers for products. Therefore, a SKU cannot appear more than once within the same file.

To remove duplicates in Microsoft Excel:

  1. Select a cell in the table.
  2. Open the Data tab.
  3. In the Data Tools section, click Remove Duplicates.

This will highlight duplicate SKUs so they can be removed or adjusted.

Why do I receive the error “No SKU found”?

If there are SKUs in the file that are unknown to our system, this error may occur.

This can happen, for example, with an inactive listing.

However, the system will still update prices for all other active products.

Please have a look in our CSV manual at Common errors

What is customCode?

The customCode is a strategie designed specifically for your needs.
It will be developed and programmend by our IT department to your intended pricing option/strategy.

eSagu does not recognize my prime items

To let our system knows your item is a prime item, you need to add the shipping group under "Strategy > Global Settings > Merchant shipping groups > Prime merchant shipping groups".

What can I filter with Bulk Edit

With "Bulk Edit" you can set different filters to edit a desired quantity of articles. In the first step you can choose whether you want to filter all articles, articles without price rules or specific articles.

If you select the button "Filter", you can filter by:

  • Title
  • SKU
  • Price range
  • Shipping type
  • Price option
  • Price status
  • Item condition
  • Include quantity 0 items
  • Item without pricing rules
  • Item without competitor

What could be the impact of having different shipping costs scale on my optimized price?

If you have multiple shipping scales, the price may not be optimised correctly.

For example, the shipping costs are free up to a price of £ 10,00 and for prices above £ 10,00 a shipping fee of £ 3,00 is charged.

The price gap is set to £ 0.05 against the cheapest competitor, and there is a competitor whose price is £ 11.00.

That means we need to send a price of £ 10.95 (full price including the shipping costs).

If we try to calculate the price using the shipping costs above £ 10 we end up with a minimum price of £ 13,01 (£ 10,01 + £ 3).

That forces our software to lower the price below £ 10 to beat the competition 95 cent lower than needed.

In order to change it, please check your shipping costs scale in eSagu and make sure it does not cause such holes in the pricing.

What is "Bulk-Edit"?

The "Bulk-Edit" option allows you to filter and edit multiple items at the same time.

What are automatic review requests used for?

Amazon allows you to automatically request customer reviews. However, this can be time-consuming because Amazon only allows review requests within a specific time window, which can be difficult to track.

Our tool handles this task for you, increasing your chances of receiving reviews and strengthening customer trust.

What is the margin calculator used for?

The margin calculator helps you calculate minimum prices without having to worry about Amazon fees or manually updating prices whenever your shipping provider changes their rates.

Amazon fees are calculated automatically, and you can clearly define additional costs as selling costs, making them easy to adjust later.

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Why do I receive the error “Number formatting not clear”?

If you receive this error, please check your minimum, maximum, and fixed prices.

Prices must be formatted as numbers with two decimal places.

Another possible reason is the separator used in your CSV file. eSagu requires semicolons (;) as the CSV separator.

Why did eSagu Repricing for Amazon upload a price outside the minimum-maximum range?

If a price outside the min-max range was uploaded to Amazon, it is likely not due to eSagu Repricing for Amazon. Possible reasons include:

  • Your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, might have uploaded the price.
  • A promotional price set on Amazon could be affecting the item. When a promotional price is set, the normal price is ignored and displayed as striked through.
  • A price range change in our system that Amazon is slow to process. When the price range is updated, Amazon may take longer to reflect these changes, causing temporary discrepancies.

Ensure all systems are synchronized and check for active promotions on Amazon. If the problem persists, contact your support team for further assistance.

How can I change the minimum/maximum prices for my items?

There are several ways to change your minimum/maximum prices:

  • Change the minimum/maximum prices directly in each individual item.
  • Change the minimum/maximum prices using our bulk editing feature.
  • Change the minimum/maximum prices via CSV import.
  • Change the minimum/maximum prices via API.
  • Change the minimum/maximum prices using an AI chat connected via MCP.

I have new items listed on Amazon but can't find them on eSagu.

It can take some time until newly listed items appear everywhere on Amazon and our software can detect them in the Amazon reports.

First, we recommend waiting one to two hours, as this issue may be caused by delays on Amazon’s side.

If the item still does not appear in eSagu, we recommend downloading one of the required reports called Active Listings Report under Inventory -> Inventory Reports in Seller Central.

  • If you can find the ASIN/SKU in the report, please contact our support team.
  • If the ASIN/SKU is not included in the report, please contact Amazon Support or list the item again using a different SKU.

What does the “easyBox” price option/strategy do?

“easyBox” is an optimization strategy that focuses exclusively on the Buy Box owner instead of the lowest-priced competitor.

This AI-supported strategy does not simply lower your price until you win the Buy Box. Instead, it increases your price while you own the Buy Box.

There are two sub-strategies:

  • easyBox Hold increases your price every few hours and is optimized to keep the Buy Box for as long as possible.
  • easyBox Margin increases your price two minutes up to a certain point and then waits several hours to maximize your margin.

How does the process of customCode programming work?

You develop an idea. You discuss this with your account manager. He will forward it as a software story to our IT department. Our IT department will then evaluate your idea in terms of feasibility, effort and costs and you will receive a cost estimate from your account manager with details of the cost and time required to create your custom code.

I cannot find my "quantity zero" items

Items without stock (quantity zero) are hidden by default, but you can show these items by using the filter "Do not hide quantity 0 items".

My price upload was processed by Amazon, but it takes a long time for the price to go live. Why is that?

If your price upload was processed by Amazon but the price update is slow to appear online, it might be due to delays for Low Engagement ASINs. Amazon prioritizes listings based on ASIN engagement levels. Products with lower engagement, such as a used book, may experience longer delays, sometimes around 96 minutes. Please contact Amazon Support to find out if your item is affected. Currently, Amazon does not provide an API in order to automate this process at eSagu.

What does the "Optimization" price option/strategy do?

With Optimization, your prices are compared with competitors according to your selected strategies and within your minimum/maximum price limits.

Unlike the easyBox strategy, it does not increase your prices automatically. Instead, it maintains the configured price difference relative to the competition.

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What are the 3 most common customCodes?

  • customCode - By sales figures Your prices are optimized according to the sales figures of your items in last 7 days.
  • customCode - exclusion below minimum price Your prices will only be optimised against offers above the minimum price.
  • customCode - Prime first Your items are comparing the price against cheapest Prime offer first. If there are no Prime competitors, items follow normal rules from "Optimization"

What can I see on the dashboard?

On your dashboard you can see:

  • Your turnover in £ / € or the respective national currency
  • Your top competitors
  • Your best selling products
  • When price changes were made
  • On which days and at what time items were sold within the last 30 days

If you have multiple services such as Amazon UK and DE, they can be added and customized individually.