Sellers are losing money! FBA's new policy allows buyers to exchange goods for free at will!

Sellers are losing money! FBA's new policy allows buyers to exchange goods for free at will!

Due to the impact of the epidemic, Amazon has previously introduced many policies to help sellers tide over the difficulties. However, this new FBA policy has hurt the hearts of many sellers.


Buyers can exchange for free


According to official statements, in order to provide buyers with a better experience and help sellers develop their business, Amazon has introduced two policies:


Customer return facility and free replacement of products for customers.

 

First, Amazon has added a tool to the FBA customer return report page, allowing sellers to more intuitively understand customer returns and compensation. This tool is extremely convenient for sellers. Just enter the order number to quickly understand the buyer's return status and Amazon refund.


The fatal blow to sellers is the second policy: buyers can exchange goods for free!



The official notice is as follows:


Sometimes, customers want to replace an item instead of just returning it. With Amazon's Free Replacements, customers can choose a free replacement instead of waiting for a refund and then purchasing the same item again.


When a free exchange is requested, Amazon will replace the customer's order with the same product from your inventory.


Please note that after the exchange, the seller's inventory will be automatically deducted, but the sales of the exchanged goods will be shown as 0 on the FBA Product Sales and Payment report files.


Customers have 30 days to return the device (if possible), otherwise a fee may apply. Once the original unit is returned to Amazon, it will be evaluated. If eligible for a refund, it will be refunded to you within 45 days of the customer's replacement request.


Note that this means that the buyer can return the goods at any time within 30 days from the date of delivery. This can easily lead to the abuse of the free exchange service, such as directly applying for an exchange for a used product!


On the other hand, the seller cannot contact the buyer , nor can they know what the problem is with the product or order that caused the buyer to exchange the product. The product upgrade and listing optimization involved will also be affected.


Many sellers had heated discussions on this issue in the comment section.


This is a total abuse of the seller. It is also abused by customers. They open the items, use them and return them.

No sane company would offer a return policy like this.

Since it’s not Amazon’s money, they have no incentive to protect sellers.

Abuse of this policy will eventually prevent sellers from using FBA.

This policy needs to change. If chargebacks are used, you will not be able to get a full refund even if you get one.

Also, a clear method needs to be added to report abusive buyers.

Keep simplifying returns so customers can use/destroy items and abuse the system, while sellers pay higher and higher shipping prices and fees.

Bezos should be made to pay for the replacement product, why me?

It can be seen that most sellers are worried that buyers may abuse the free exchange service, thus causing losses to the sellers. Therefore, Amazon should establish a strict and fair review mechanism for buyers' exchange applications, rather than simply "one size fits all" and agree to any even unreasonable exchange application. Otherwise, FBA sellers will suffer losses that they should not bear, and the sellers will really be disappointed.


(Source: Maiwen)

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