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inventory “co-mingling” is a myth invented by fantasist. If that’s true, then any merchant could send in fake items to Amazon Warehouse then request them return

by yftsui 4y ago

inventory “co-mingling” is a myth invented by fantasist. If that’s true, then any merchant could send in fake items to Amazon Warehouse then request them returned so there will be legitimate items exchanged in.

jolux 4y ago
I bought a Blu-Ray on Amazon recently, shipped from and sold by Amazon.com, and instead received a box of commemorative quarters. Of course they replaced it but I'm still baffled how this happened.
- lukas099 4y ago
  That to me sounds like something just got labeled with the wrong barcode or something.
  - jolux 4y ago
    I assume so, but still in the 15 years I've been ordering stuff from Amazon, it's never happened to me before.
CommieBobDole 4y ago
A search for 'amazon inventory commingling' brings up a bunch of articles about it; apparently it's something that you can turn on or off in your seller account. One of the articles specifically noted that if you choose to do this, and you request your items returned, you will just get that number of items from the shared inventory, which will probably include items of the same type from other sellers.
TMWNN 4y ago
>inventory “co-mingling” is a myth invented by fantasist. If that’s true, then any merchant could send in fake items to Amazon Warehouse then request them returned so there will be legitimate items exchanged in. It is true, and it does happen. This is why any wise Amazon seller will use Amazon labeling (an Amazon-generated barcode specific to that item and that seller).
jjeaff 4y ago
You are wrong. Though I'm not sure how common it is. You can get a free Amazon seller account and see for yourself. Many common items that you might want to sell have the option to commingle inventory. The benefit to the seller is that you can print out multiple copies of a single barcode and stick it on all of your items and just send them in. Whereas non-commingled will need a unique barcode on each item.

by yftsui 4y ago

jolux 4y ago

I bought a Blu-Ray on Amazon recently, shipped from and sold by Amazon.com, and instead received a box of commemorative quarters. Of course they replaced it but I'm still baffled how this happened.

lukas099 4y ago
That to me sounds like something just got labeled with the wrong barcode or something.
- jolux 4y ago
  I assume so, but still in the 15 years I've been ordering stuff from Amazon, it's never happened to me before.

CommieBobDole 4y ago

A search for 'amazon inventory commingling' brings up a bunch of articles about it; apparently it's something that you can turn on or off in your seller account. One of the articles specifically noted that if you choose to do this, and you request your items returned, you will just get that number of items from the shared inventory, which will probably include items of the same type from other sellers.

TMWNN 4y ago

>inventory “co-mingling” is a myth invented by fantasist. If that’s true, then any merchant could send in fake items to Amazon Warehouse then request them returned so there will be legitimate items exchanged in. It is true, and it does happen. This is why any wise Amazon seller will use Amazon labeling (an Amazon-generated barcode specific to that item and that seller).

jjeaff 4y ago

You are wrong. Though I'm not sure how common it is. You can get a free Amazon seller account and see for yourself. Many common items that you might want to sell have the option to commingle inventory. The benefit to the seller is that you can print out multiple copies of a single barcode and stick it on all of your items and just send them in. Whereas non-commingled will need a unique barcode on each item.