And I don't mean via their exorbitant fee structure...I mean literally stealing from our inventory.
Shipment ID: FBA18GXQ3FQ0 / Case Log: ID 16603671611: I provided the invoice showing three items I purchased and three items sent to FBA. Amazon claims one of those items never arrived and they investigated it, so it must be true that I did not send it, even though I physically put the three items in the box I sent to FBA and the box weighed what it should have weighed with all the correct items. "We have completed an additional check in response to your request. We have no record of receiving the following expected items."
Shipment ID: FBA18GSVR6TG / Case Log: ID 16603689471. Same thing, I provided the invoice showing the items I purchased to sell FBA and then sent those in. "The units received for this product have been automatically investigated and confirmed. Because the number of units received with this shipment are confirmed, the product is no longer eligible for reconciliation."
I cannot wait for their response on this one that closed w/ ZERO of the expected 9 items weighing a total of 16 pounds. Entering Sarcasm here, "We checked, the 16 pound box was empty. The air inside was really freaking heavy."
I translate these responses from Amazon as, "We didn't steal the items you so clearly sent to us. We asked ourselves, 'hey, Amazon, in the face of this glaring evidence that almost certainly suggests these items were sent to us, did we steal them?' and we answered 'No', so we did not steal them. Case closed."
May I suggest that all FBA shipments are video recorded when processing? I know that sounds like a hassle, but there is clearly theft going on and the only ones shouldering that burden seems to be the sellers. What percentage of sales do you recommend we put in our business plans for Amazon fraud, waste and abuse? 5 or 10%?