Hello all,
I have been a professional B2B seller for years, and I recently made the transition to consumer sales. I primarily sell refurbished tech products. I did an initial run of around 50 FBM sales, and I recently sent my first batch of products to FBA.
Of the 50 sales, I received a single negative review from a customer who claims she was upset the product was shipped in a cardboard box. I tried all steps to remedy the situation through the proper channels, but the review has stayed.
With the 1-star review, my ODR is now over 2%, which is preventing my ability to get the featured offer on my main listing. Additionally, the listing is rapidly declining in the search standings as a result of my inability to sell as the featured offer.
I have over $10K worth of this product checked in with FBA, and my plan was to send roughly $10K/week of the product to FBA over the coming months. However, my product is now very difficult to find, so I don't expect any sales until I can recover the featured offer.
I have tried requesting a manual review of my featured offer eligibility, but I am continually met with the response that my ODR percentage needs to improve. I cannot improve that metric without the ability to sell, so I am currently stuck in this loop.
I am surprised and frustrated that a single review can prevent me from selling between $60,000-$80,000 of inventory over the 60-day ODR window. These are meticulously refurbished products from professionals, and we are currently utilizing FBA to ensure shipping is as efficient as possible.
Do I have any ability to escalate the issue? If so, how do I go about it? Is there an Amazon representative here who can help?
Thank you all for reading and for any advice you may have to offer.