Sick of Amazon marketplace selling :( - Blu-ray Forum

wormraper · 12-03-2010, 08:35 AM

I'm sick of the garbage that goes on in the Amazon marketplace for sellers. Amazon protects the buyers to the core but has even LESS protection for sellers than Half.com and ebay have.

Amazon requires that you accept returns even if the customer just doesn't like the item or decides against it after purchase. Basically I have to eat costs of shipping and losing the premium on a product if the buyer has a change of heart on a whim. Total garabage. I have a customer buy an expensive sealed boxset from me and then before it even arrives says he wants a refund because "it is not as described". total bullsh!t. and of course Amazon is going to back them because we are required to accept returns or amazon can do a chargeback. This is the absolute last time I deal with amazon marketplace as a seller. Unless I'm protected I have no desire to every get taken advantage of their by scamming sellers.

SleeperAgent · 12-03-2010, 08:38 AM

This is why I've never sold on Amazon.

As bad as ebay and their partner in crime Papal are, I have won the 2 claims filed against me. Just be patient and show your proof and Paypal will side with you.

Otherwise, try Craigslist...

Musashi · 12-03-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wormraper

I'm sick of the garbage that goes on in the Amazon marketplace for sellers. Amazon protects the buyers to the core but has even LESS protection for sellers than Half.com and ebay have.

Amazon requires that you accept returns even if the customer just doesn't like the item or decides against it after purchase. Basically I have to eat costs of shipping and losing the premium on a product if the buyer has a change of heart on a whim. Total garabage. I have a customer buy an expensive sealed boxset from me and then before it even arrives says he wants a refund because "it is not as described". total bullsh!t. and of course Amazon is going to back them because we are required to accept returns or amazon can do a chargeback. This is the absolute last time I deal with amazon marketplace as a seller. Unless I'm protected I have no desire to every get taken advantage of their by scamming sellers.

What box set were you selling?

DetroitSportsFan · 12-03-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Musashi

What box set were you selling?

wormraper · 12-03-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Musashi

What box set were you selling?

just an OOP anime set

Rob71 · 12-03-2010, 07:04 PM

I quit Ebay because of their BS and after reading stories about Amazon decided they were no better. If I have something to sell now, it goes up on Craigslist. I meet the person in a stripmall parking lot, that by coincidence has a police substation in it. If the person doesn't have cash in crisp $20 bills, I walk away. No dealing with packing or shipping and if the deal goes bust, there's a McDonald's so I can get a McRib and a milkshake. Which coincidentally is also my celebration for a successful sale.

mikejet · 12-03-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rob71

i quit ebay because of their bs and after reading stories about amazon decided they were no better. If i have something to sell now, it goes up on craigslist. I meet the person in a stripmall parking lot, that by coincidence has a police substation in it. If the person doesn't have cash in crisp $20 bills, i walk away. No dealing with packing or shipping and if the deal goes bust, there's a mcdonald's so i can get a mcrib and a milkshake. Which coincidentally is also my celebration for a successful sale.:d

cl ftmfw

wormraper · 12-03-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob71

I quit Ebay because of their BS and after reading stories about Amazon decided they were no better. If I have something to sell now, it goes up on Craigslist. I meet the person in a stripmall parking lot, that by coincidence has a police substation in it. If the person doesn't have cash in crisp $20 bills, I walk away. No dealing with packing or shipping and if the deal goes bust, there's a McDonald's so I can get a McRib and a milkshake. Which coincidentally is also my celebration for a successful sale.

lol, I know, craigslist is pretty much the only way to go outside of this forum. It's obvious Amazon has good buyer protection but my GOD!! there seller protection is non-existent. + the fact that we're REQUIRED to accept returns for just about any reason within 30 days is completely ridiculous.

Batman1980 · 12-03-2010, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by wormraper

just an OOP anime set

If you're a sports fan, you will get this. A while back I ordered a #11 Roy Williams jersey from an Amazon seller but he sent me a #38 Roy Williams jersey so I requested a refund. Took forever but I got my money back.

Musashi · 12-03-2010, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by wormraper

just an OOP anime set

Having some experience with anime shopping online I know there's room for confusion. I've checked out anime listings on Amazon and found some to be listed in the wrong place. Some sellers list Japanese editions and sometimes even ornately-packaged-but-actually-pirated products on the page for the US SKU of the anime set. Pirated items have no business being sold on Amazon. Import items are OK, but they should be listed on different pages from the US versions and billed as different SKUs. In a similar vein, many anime sets are reprinted using different styles of packaging. I've known times where a single series went from DVD cases, to a Thinpack, to a book style case.

That being said, I don't know what your item was versus what the buyer thought it would be, but I do know possible sources of ambiguity.

When I buy anime from ebay or amazon, I check the seller's profile and item description from keywords, and I always give fair scores afterwards. I've had to ask ?s at times about late shipping items, but so far, I've never Negged any seller.

wormraper · 12-03-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Musashi

Having some experience with anime shopping online I know there's room for confusion. I've checked out anime listings on Amazon and found some to be listed in the wrong place. Some sellers list Japanese editions and sometimes even ornately-packaged-but-actually-pirated products on the page for the US SKU of the anime set. Pirated items have no business being sold on Amazon. Import items are OK, but they should be listed on different pages from the US versions and billed as different SKUs. In a similar vein, many anime sets are reprinted using different styles of packaging. I've known times where a single series went from DVD cases, to a Thinpack, to a book style case.

That being said, I don't know what your item was versus what the buyer thought it would be, but I do know possible sources of ambiguity.

When I buy anime from ebay or amazon, I check the seller's profile and item description from keywords, and I always give fair scores afterwards. I've had to ask ?s at times about late shipping items, but so far, I've never Negged any seller.

the problem wasn't that he disputed it (and I'm VERY careful about listing my items correctly) but that he did so BEFORE THE ITEM WAS EVEN DELIVERED!!!! and I have no recourse but to bite it.

chefazn · 12-03-2010, 08:37 PM

=(. You should implement a handling time to prevent this. Maybe 2 days?

12-03-2010, 08:35 AM	#1
wormraper Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tucson Arizona 4K collection:971 Blu-ray collection:5301 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:572	Sick of Amazon marketplace selling :( I'm sick of the garbage that goes on in the Amazon marketplace for sellers. Amazon protects the buyers to the core but has even LESS protection for sellers than Half.com and ebay have. Amazon requires that you accept returns even if the customer just doesn't like the item or decides against it after purchase. Basically I have to eat costs of shipping and losing the premium on a product if the buyer has a change of heart on a whim. Total garabage. I have a customer buy an expensive sealed boxset from me and then before it even arrives says he wants a refund because "it is not as described". total bullsh!t. and of course Amazon is going to back them because we are required to accept returns or amazon can do a chargeback. This is the absolute last time I deal with amazon marketplace as a seller. Unless I'm protected I have no desire to every get taken advantage of their by scamming sellers.

12-03-2010, 08:38 AM	#2
SleeperAgent Banned Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Plateau of Leng 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:22 Trading Score:289	This is why I've never sold on Amazon. As bad as ebay and their partner in crime Papal are, I have won the 2 claims filed against me. Just be patient and show your proof and Paypal will side with you. Otherwise, try Craigslist...

12-03-2010, 07:04 PM	#6
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	I quit Ebay because of their BS and after reading stories about Amazon decided they were no better. If I have something to sell now, it goes up on Craigslist. I meet the person in a stripmall parking lot, that by coincidence has a police substation in it. If the person doesn't have cash in crisp $20 bills, I walk away. No dealing with packing or shipping and if the deal goes bust, there's a McDonald's so I can get a McRib and a milkshake. Which coincidentally is also my celebration for a successful sale.

12-03-2010, 08:37 PM	#12
chefazn Power Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Maryland Blu-ray collection:308 Trading Score:33	=(. You should implement a handling time to prevent this. Maybe 2 days?

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