I spoke in detail three times with several Amazon get help about an issue, told them exactly what was happening and followed their instructions. They told me to wait for the team that handles that decision even after I appealed but today I received that they understand but they are standing with the decision.
This is the second time a buyer has taken advantage of the situation but this time my Order Defect Rate is affected and a notice of "Your seller-fulfilled offers are at risk of deactivation". The buyer purchased an item that discontinued in 2021. A week later he tells me that the controller is faulty and would like a return. I offer him a replacement and he said it's fine, he found one nearby and wishes for a return. I process it within 24 hours and sent him a paid label. Near a week goes by and I ask is everything okay, the tracking shows he did not ship it out. He sends me a fake Amazon reply on his account as follow:
"Dear Amazon Seller,
This is Amazon’s Customer Service team. A customer reached out to us with some questions about a purchase they made from you. Here’s a description of the issue:
Product: B079FZGZS4
Order number: 702-1001664-6131458
Return requested: No
Reason for contact: Customer received damaged item and unable to return it because customer is away from the town. So please process full refund to original payment method.
Please respond to this request within 48 hours.
Thanks,
Amazon Customer Service"
I reply that I won't refund him until I receive the item and if you don't ship it by the following Friday I'll assume that everything is fine and he would like to cancel his return. He replies within the hour saying he'll get a family member to return it back. I receive the item 3 days later and it's replaced with his old item that's severely damaged. It was not the same, mines are brand new in box. This was torn, on top of that he used all the adhesives and used the wrong pamphlet from an older series. If anyone received a torn up, wires shredded-controller why would you bother taking the adhesives and setting it up? On top of that, he's used three different names. The name for the shipping address, the contact information, and buyer's name is different. I'm at a loss for words, I told Amazon throughout this ordeal what was happening and in the end I still lost out money, my product is ruined, and now my account is affected. Can someone lead me to someone that can guide me in the right step on what to do?