Amazon UK sellers report stuck pending orders locking up inventory

Since September 20, sellers on Amazon's UK marketplace have reported a wave of "abnormal" pending orders tying up their stock, often on items priced at £100 or more. One vendor saw 72 pending orders worth about £25,000 in three days; some suspect competitors are deliberately locking inventory, while Amazon has escalated the issue to its partner teams.

• Complaints began September 20, mostly hitting items priced above £100
• One seller reported 72 pending orders worth about £25,000 in three days
• Another saw 30 orders in 52 hours, 15 tied to just seven postcodes
• Amazon gave no official statement, escalating the issue to partner teams