False A-Z resulting in ODR and refund

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Seller_s9KNnxjDTYNS4

False A-Z resulting in ODR and refund

We have had a customer put an A-Z in for an undelivered item reason below:

'Package didn't arrive' and customer comments;

'Customer comments: Is anything missing? Yes. What's missing? The entire package or received empty package. Did your address change? No. Reason Code: NOT_RECEIVED'

The item has been delivered with the POD image and the customer signature, this info was sent to the customer and they said they never sent for an A-Z claim and called us liars etc etc..

Sent a screenshot of the A-Z claim that was submitted with 'customer comments' and again they said they never did this, I explained to them that this was unlikely as it is usually triggered by a buyer contacting Amazon, however I can understand how the use of Amazon and contacting sellers via the messaging centre can be confusing etc..

They eventually agree to contact Amazon to remove the A-Z claim, which after about 24hrs it was.

Then this morning we have had an email saying;

'Your account has been debited the original shipping amount for order 206-1557330-1374740. This is because you did not refund the buyer for those costs.

As the buyer returned the item you are required to refund the original shipping costs'

Firstly, we are only required to refund shipping costs if the item is faulty and returned, of which the appliance is NOT faulty, and has NOT been returned?!?!'

Why have we been charged for the shipping costs we have passed on from the courier to transport a 55kg box over 1.5m long over water to the customers house, for no apparent reason or proof.

@Sarah_Amzn@Roberto_Amazon@Winston_Amazon

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Seller_s9KNnxjDTYNS4

Please can someone look into this asap. Thanks.

@Ezra_Amazon@Julia_Amazon

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Seller_540qgZMXuuXdD

While I feel for you and understand your frustration, Amazon's moderators are unlikely to be of much help. Amazon grants A-Z's freely and will appease customers.

I've had A-Z's rule in my favour, only for the customer to submit repeated A-Z's for different reasons until they get a refund.

Depending on the value of the loss, either work it into your prices or take Amazon to small claims. Be sure to send a Letter Before Action first.

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Seller_6Shr2QtS8arzR

"Firstly, we are only required to refund shipping costs if the item is faulty and returned, of which the appliance is NOT faulty, and has NOT been returned?!?!'"

Sadly not, the law clearly states that the outbound shipping costs need to be refunded when items are returned for any reason, including unwanted by the recipient. The only exception in law is when a customer has opted for a premium upgrade to shipping, such as next day, in which case the law states that only the basic shipping needs to be refunded when the good are returned as unwanted. Amazon's policy may be different on refunds of shipping upgrades, however.

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Ezra_Amazon

Hello @Seller_s9KNnxjDTYNS4,

I checked with our partner team about your A-to-Z claim.

They've confirmed me that the shipping cost debit for order 206-1557330-1374740 will remain in place, as they found the delivery occurred after the Maximum Estimated Delivery Date.

Thanks for your patience while waiting for their response on this, Ezra

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