Door A — Amazon · the money track
Here's the thing the reinstatement industry doesn't lead with: the money and the account are two separate decisions. Amazon generally holds a deactivated account's balance for 90 days — and at 60 days, a separate appeal opens that asks only for the money. Sellers win their balance back every week on accounts that never sell again.
The Plan of Action appeal: get the account back. Long odds on serious violations, worth doing well once — but it is not the only door to your money, and waiting on it while ignoring Track 2 is the most common seller mistake.
The funds appeal: get the balance decided. Opens at 60 days after deactivation under Amazon's Funds Disbursement Eligibility Policy, runs on its own merits (account history, open claims, A-to-z cases), and does not require the account to be reinstated.
Your notice names the contact route (disbursement-appeals). Miss this track and the money waits for the full hold — or longer, if nobody asks.
| Clock | What it is | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Balance held after deactivation | Generally 90 days from deactivation | Published policy Amazon Funds Disbursement Eligibility Policy (Seller Central help), checked 2026-10-18 |
| Disbursement appeal opens | At 60 days after deactivation — a separate appeal for the money, even if reinstatement was refused | Published policy Amazon Funds Disbursement Eligibility Policy, checked 2026-10-18 |
| FBA inventory instructions | Within 30 days of deactivation, or inventory may be disposed of | Published policy Amazon deactivation notices / Seller Central help, checked 2026-10-18 |
| Invoices Amazon accepts as sourcing proof | Dated within the last 180 days, in the account's name | Published policy Amazon Seller Central appeal guidance, checked 2026-10-18 |
Checked 2026-10-18. Where the source class says "reported," that is the range sellers report in practice — it is not the platform's promise, and your notice controls.
An honest warning about Amazon's own numbers: Amazon's help pages and forum staff have at times described different disbursement timings (60, 90, even 180 days appear in Amazon's own channels). The policy we quote is the Funds Disbursement Eligibility Policy as checked 2026-10-18. Your case correspondence controls — which is why the kit's tracker logs every Amazon reply with its date.
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