I have been a very loyal Amazon Prime member and used their site for over a decade. I have business and personal accounts with them. That changed in May of 2022.
I ordered a new Olympus OM-1 camera which cost over $ 2,200.00. This was a Prime order. Instead of the camera I received a cheap kids bag. This was immediately returned but Amazon has not refunded my money over 2 weeks later. My return details, which I followed very closely were also deleted from my Amazon account. American Express is now documenting this as fraud and suspended the charge. Thank God for Amex. They have been my only hope in this nightmare.
I have been on the phone with Amazon dozens of times and they have been apathetic at times and not much help. They seem to have very little concern that a fraudulent seller abused their platform and customers.
The seller on Amazon has a 100% negative feedback rating and did this to many customers. By my estimation they stole more than 50k from amazon customers in less than a week. Amazon knows exactly what is going and has been slow to back the customer.
I attached proof of purchase and a picture of the sellers reviews on Amazon. You can see some of the people that had my same experience. I know Amazon is so convenient but they do have sellers that are not legitimate on their site. Do business with them at your own risk and be very careful about buying anything expensive there. Buy directly from a reputable seller (you don't need amazon for this and run the risk of losing your hard earned $). This has been a difficult lesson for me.
I also attached pictures of the UPS shipment showing the box was not even large enough or heavy enough to house the camera. The box it normally ships in is larger and heavier than what I was sent.
Update 5/25. After moving up the ladder with Amazon and getting Amex involved I was issued a credit. I updated my star rating to reflect that the credit was issued.
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