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I don’t even know where to start. I’ve been selling on Amazon for a while, doing everything by the book. I offer real products, ship with FBA, maintain a clean account, and I treat every buyer with respect. But none of that mattered in the end.

A buyer named Janet Payne has been repeatedly purchasing the same item from my listing. Each time, she claims "performance or quality not adequate" — but never once returns the product, never files an A-to-Z, never goes through any official complaint route.

Instead, Amazon quietly refunds her. Every. Single. Time.

Here are just a few of her orders:

202-9518971-4398749

202-4264305-1225105

202-2093544-8173138

I submitted multiple cases to Seller Support, included full documentation, confirmed shipment, and BEGGED for help. Nothing. Janet got to keep the product and the money. Again.

Funny thing is, this janet doesnt even try to hide it, its the same profile, u can see 5 orders all refunded and they are ordering more and more. i cant cancel the order cz of fba. with fbm i dont get the buy box so i removed the listing completely....

Then it got worse.

Another buyer — Michelle Sadd — began doing the exact same thing. Same product. Same excuse. Same refund.

We called her number to try to sort things out… and who picked up the phone? The same voice as Janet Payne. She told us directly to stop selling this ASIN. This wasn’t just refund abuse anymore — it felt like harassment. Sabotage.

So what did I do? I refunded Michelle myself. Out of my own pocket. Because I didn’t know what else to do. I felt trapped.

And then... Amazon refunded Janet again. After everything. After all the evidence.

I asked for a refund reversal, for my ODR to be fixed, for help.

They said no.

They let her win.

They let me bleed.

And they don’t care.

I don’t know how a platform that preaches fairness and customer obsession can let abusive buyers run wild while hardworking sellers get trampled.

I’m writing this because I don’t want to be silent anymore. If this has happened to you — speak up.

If you know someone at Amazon who cares — show them this.

Because sellers like me are drowning in silence, and nobody is listening.

Hi I am hoping a Mod Can assist, we have an item which was purchased through Amazon Buy Shipping, order ID 026-6183282-6939514 it was sent fully tracked with the blue hyper link, but arrived one day late presumably due to bank holidays.

Amazon say using buy shipping exempts you from defects arising from the late arrival or an item purchased using buy shipping, however, apparently Seller Support despite having this explained to them have still refused to remove the comment "Came Late" despite it clearly being a breach of policy and should be struck through.

Please can a MOD assist @Seller_Huz6FT08OxHAR@Seller_j9Bd91CW3ZVpr

Thank you

Jo

Hello Amazon seller supports, please help I need more explanation to push forward like this advise from JillyB qouted (This is a complex situation, and none of us here can really advise satisfactorily. You should not have opened a second account when the first one could not be verified. The only way is to reactivate the first and then close the second. What is your home marketplace ? UK, or elsewhere ?) This question is followed properly by me. When my seller account could not be verified successfully in Amazon UK. I wrote in to the support I want to close my account. I was told to do so. I successfully closed my account in North America even tried the same process at other market places but that of UK didn't close. Six months later after I was referred to the financial ombudsman for their evaluation. Somebody told me my books are still selling at the North America. I searched it and found it. That made me to reopen the seller account in the year 2019 hence no disbursement to me. Now in the year 2021, the account health department stopped accepting further appeals from me. Like if I click on submit New appeal it's not working. I went back to close the account again and waited 6 months no pay off. So not to lose all I have to open the second account and published more books in there. Some of the friendly supports could no longer advise me as the new account got deactivated according to section 3 of Amazon seller policy. My big question is, should Amazon withold a pay off from a seller they don't want. I did all the necessary thing's to be paid off when I closed my first account and the second account was successfully verified in the year 2022. Please I need some more help and guide to this from Amazon support statt. It's painful to labor in vain. Even now I cannot trace the first suspended account to login.

@Seller_DNQGSsdC7DccM @Seller_Huz6FT08OxHAR @Seller_hnDMgUKxMh1V4 @Seller_gAhPNiLrkfTcr@Seller_XUNeUuvrQDpgP @Seller_mIRnuhdx7l5sN @Seller_z3k8APxGfbQEK@Seller_TSXM2A5nxWSuH

Hello All,

We have recently received multiple negative feedback comments that are primarily related to issues beyond our control—such as delivery problems or customers ordering the wrong item. These issues do not reflect the quality of our service or the accuracy of our product listings.

As a result, this feedback is unfairly impacting our performance metrics and overall business reputation. We kindly request a review and removal of these feedback entries under Case ID: 11106136422, as they are not reflective of our service. Thanks

为什么卖家自配货地址退货地址出现感叹号，明明更新地址了还是不行，怎么回事

In manage orders menu, shipped orders doesn't seem to be visible to me, even if I know I have sold a handful of products in the last week. My goal was to select shipments and request a review from the customers. If there is another way to do that I would really appreciate it.

Hello,

I have an issue with my account where I am completely restricted to list some brands / categories. Note I have sold some of these brands in the past after successfully ungating them but now there is no option to apply to sell.

My account is well established with no violations and good account health. Sellers with less established accounts / account health that I have spoken to can apply to ungate these brands.

Please can this be investigated? @Seller_XUNeUuvrQDpgP @Seller_Huz6FT08OxHAR @Seller_z3k8APxGfbQEK

Hi all,

Some of my orders are missing royal mail delivery options when using buy shipping, Next day orders do not have the option for royal mail special delivery and some standard orders are not showing 2nd class options, anyone else having issues?

Thanks

Hello fellow sellers and Amazon support,

I’m reaching out to share a critical issue that’s severely impacting my business and to ask if anyone has experienced a similar situation.

Until May 1st, I was holding the Buy Box on approximately 1500–1600 listings consistently. My account health was excellent — my Order Defect Rate (ODR) was around 0.69%, well below the 1% threshold. There were no performance notifications, no account health flags, and no significant customer complaints or policy violations.

However, on or around May 1st, my Buy Box eligibility dropped suddenly to 0 across all my listings. Since then, I’ve not been able to win the Buy Box on any product, even though I am currently the lowest-priced seller on hundreds of listings.

To clarify:

My account has never been suspended or warned.

My metrics remain within Amazon’s required thresholds.

I’ve contacted Seller Support, but the only explanation I received was that the issue might be related to my ODR, which clearly was not a problem when the loss occurred.

This abrupt change with no clear reason is not only frustrating but devastating for my business, as Buy Box visibility directly affects our sales.

I’m hoping someone from the community or Amazon's support can shed some light on:

Whether there might be a system bug or recent algorithm change affecting Buy Box allocation?

What additional steps I can take to recover my Buy Box eligibility?

Any help or shared experience would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,