Hi everyone.
I'm an MFN seller. I had a buyer purchase a digital camera from me. Sent with Royal Mail, postage purchased through Amazon.
The buyer opened an A to Z, claiming to have received a broken smart watch rather than the camera. This doesn't sound likely to me. I package and post all orders myself so I know what I sent. I doubt any Royal Mail staff would bother to replace the item with a watch and then deliver it - doesn't really assist their theft in any way. So I'm going on the assumption that the buyer is a scammer.
Amazon allowed the buyer to return this broken watch to me. I photographed and video recorded my opening the parcel. Uploaded this evidence of receiving the wrong item in return to both the A to Z and in a message to the buyer.
Amazon closed the A to Z in favour of the buyer - full refund and defect on my account health.
I appealed the A to Z, summarizing events and providing evidence again. Amazon upheld their decision.
I thought that the next step was to file a SAFE-T claim, however, I receive this message when attempting to open one:
'This order is not eligible for SAFE-T claim. Only VAS orders, Easy Ship orders and MFN Prepaid orders are eligible for SAFE-T claims. Please refer to Amazon SAFE-T Claim Policy for more details.'
Should I be able to file a SAFE-T claim here?
Any suggestions on what I should do next would be appreciated.
I'm hestitant to send an LBA to AMZ due to possible account concequences.
Thanks all.