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Amazon free returns- ouch
 

Just another issue for another day-
Selling clothing you always expect returns for items that did not fit and we have always just told customers to keep the item and we will refund the product cost less the amount it costs to return the item.
But now Amazon just lets the customer print a return form and send it back and i get billed £3.35. Of course all those returns now try to get delivered to stealth addresses, if Im lucky they just get returned to sender who then asks why the item was returned back to them and I issue the refund but today the customer asked why the item was returned to them with "this guy is a con man" scribbled all over the package.
For now I have activated refund without return option while I research alternatives.
So far-
1- refund without return
2-change return address to print to order dropshipper who sends it out (could risk account linking)
3- Go through expense of forward mailing to some sort of mail box.

Any other ideas-

Re: Amazon free returns- ouch
 

FBA is best solution for you, customers return stuff to Amazon and then you can get it back from them, even if the addrss is used for suspended address it makes no difference

Re: Amazon free returns- ouch
 

I have wondered about FBA, but does that not create an issue getting the goods to Amazon? Obviously stealth account registered in Liverpool but goods sent from someone else.
Also we are a print on demand company therefore we print tops to order across 4000+ designs so we might only ever sale 1 of a design a week, therefore would only ever be worth sending the winning designs.

Re: Amazon free returns- ouch
 

FBA is one solution

Or just get a mailbox rental as well - that's not that expensive

Re: Amazon free returns- ouch
 

stop selling items prone to return.

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Change return address to a charity shop address. Good kharma points

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If I change return address does that trigger any Amazon verification? Ie will I need to upload docs?

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no updating return address should not trigger issues

unless that specific return address you've personally used before on another amazon shop

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I used return address in many accounts even this account is also belongs to many suspended accounts and never had any issue

Re: Amazon free returns- ouch
 

IT doesn't work that way, man....

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I dont think I have more than 20 returns in all these years I have been selling on internet

Re: Amazon free returns- ouch
 

Good, but we're here to try and help solve this person's issues.

He'll sell what he needs to sell.

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Interesting to note

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"Stop selling items prone to return" not if you sell t shirts-
Can I change it for a different size?
Hes already got one
I dont like it anymore
I changed my mind

Just a few of the daily messages.

Re: Amazon free returns- ouch
 

An easy claim to make when you haven't sold that much. :doh: