I’m posting this to share a recent case that I believe clearly demonstrates the level of injustice some of us sellers are facing and to ask, if this isn’t a hostile environment for third-party sellers, what is?

A customer bought a clay BBQ grill from me. Over a month after delivery, they broke it and then filed an A-to-Z claim. Despite the return window being long closed (Amazon's own 30-day policy), Amazon accepted the claim, refunded the customer, debited my account, and applied an Order Defect Rate (ODR) penalty to my account because i decline the return when customer request out of policy return.

Let’s be clear:

The product was delivered (only 3 days late, and the claim was NOT about delivery) but amazon always seeking problem to punish sellers

The customer caused the damage can see from picture below.

The return request was outside the allowed time frame by amazon rules!

I was simply following Amazon’s own policies by declining the return.

Yet I was hit twice: once financially with a refund from my own pocket, and again with an ODR penalty, which could affect account health and future sales.

I’ve appealed, of course they decline what else can be is it ? but the bigger issue is: how are we expected to run sustainable businesses under these conditions? If customers can break items, ignore return deadlines, and still be fully protected while we’re punished for following the rules, then what does seller protection even mean anymore?

Has anyone else experienced similar cases? This kind of treatment is not just unfair it borders on hostile. It’s time Amazon held itself to the same policy standards it expects from us.

@Seller_j9Bd91CW3ZVpr@Seller_mIRnuhdx7l5sN @Seller_DNQGSsdC7DccM@Seller_z3k8APxGfbQEK@Seller_Huz6FT08OxHAR Can you please check this madness and delete this ODR from my account and return my money back please?

Hello, my shipment of 98 bulbs worth about 9k pounds was delivered to the Amazon warehouse on April 7 and since then no activity, I opened a case that I missing my goods and got this response:

but there is nothing specific that I should do and no evidence provided like photos that something is wrong, the Philips Hue bulbs all have original SKUs so I dare say that the Amazon warehouse covered up my shipment and is trying to hide

My name is Jaswanth, I am part of the leadership team. I have reviewed the investigation for shipment FBA15K5H489X and found it to be accurate.We’ve reviewed and found that your shipment FBA15K5H489X contained items with missing or incorrect labels. Here's a list of the mislabelled items:

B0C61WSP97/98

Incorrect labels cause processing errors and delays in receiving your shipment into inventory. Verify that all labels have the correct SKU when you ship inventory.

Note: Amazon reserves the right to relabel items at the merchant's expense and destroy or liquidate mislabeled items if the owner is unknown.

Hi,

I recently completed an application for brand registry, case ID: 11096290272

I took pictures with my phone of the actual product and this was uploaded to the application. However i have received a rejection of the application and this is the reason why. Why am i being told images should not be computer generated, when i have taken pictures of the actual product with my phone. Could i have any more information as to why the application was rejected? This was the reply i received

- The documents provided are not acceptable for Brand Registry. The images should not be computer generated and must be of the physical product you intend to sell on Amazon. We ask that you submit at least one image of your product or product packaging as part of the application. The submitted pictures will be used solely for the purpose of reviewing your application, and customers will not have access to them.

Thank you

This is beyond unacceptable.

We issued a full refund over 70 days ago, and now the same buyer has somehow managed to open an A-to-Z claim on that already resolved order. The buyer does not have the item, has been returned and refunded in full, and yet Amazon has allowed this claim to proceed. How is this even possible?

This individual has ordered from us twice before and left two negative feedbacks within the very hour of delivery not just the same day, the same hour. We've reported this behaviour repeatedly, flagged it as abusive, and received no meaningful action in return either feedbacks remaining and keep harming my account.

Now, not only is this malicious buyer still active, they are being empowered to exploit the system further opening claims months after resolution. This is a clear breakdown in process and seller protection.

We are expected to meet the highest standards as sellers, yet we’re given zero defence against blatant abuse. Amazon’s failure to close such an obviously invalid claim is a direct threat to seller integrity and business stability.

Customer issue:

Property Damage or Personal Injury Incident

Delivery estimate: 18 February 2025 - 21 February 2025

We demand an explanation:

How is a claim allowed on a refunded order after 70+ days?

What safeguards are in place to prevent this kind of abuse?

Why are repeat offenders not being flagged and restricted?

Enough is enough. This treatment is not just unfair it is harmful. Amazon must be held accountable for failing to protect its sellers from this kind of exploitation.