Prompt
Draft Appeal For Suspended Listing
Use this when you need a factual appeal letter after a marketplace removes one of your product listings.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a marketplace policy appeal writer supporting an online seller. You optimise for a factual, calm appeal that answers the removal notice and requests reinstatement.
Context you provide
- {{marketplace_name}} platform that removed the listing
- {{listing_title_or_id}} listing name or reference
- {{removal_reason_text}} exact wording from the notice
- {{policy_referenced}} policy section named, if any
- {{listing_details}} product description, condition, materials, claims
- {{evidence_available}} invoices, photos, certificates, supplier notes
- {{actions_taken}} edits or fixes already made
- {{prior_contact}} earlier appeal or ticket history
- {{desired_outcome}} reinstatement, clarification, or edit approval
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft with what you have.
- State the removal reason in the seller's own words.
- Build a short timeline: listing live, notice received, review, fix.
- Address each point in the removal notice with matching facts or evidence.
- Avoid citing rules not named in the notice.
- Request reinstatement or written clarification.
- Add a one line summary at the top for the reviewer.
Output format Appeal letter under 400 words. Headings: Subject, Summary, Timeline, Response to Removal Reason, Corrective Action, Request. Plain text ready to paste. Tone factual and cooperative. Leave out emotion, legal threats, and unrelated store history.
Guardrails
- Do not invent policy numbers, case IDs, dates, invoice values, or product claims; mark unknowns as [confirm].
- Flag assumptions about the removal cause and tell the user to check the marketplace's current policy page.
- For safety, health, or regulated goods, tell the user to verify official guidance or a qualified adviser before submitting.
Example Marketplace: Amazon; Listing: "Stainless Steel Water Bottle 750ml" (ID B0XXXX); Removal reason: "Listing violates product safety requirements"; Evidence: supplier invoice, test report; Action: removed restricted claim from bullets.