Field guide

How the deductions actually work.

Short pieces on the mechanics — which claims expire when, what evidence Amazon accepts, and why the categories that look smallest on a remittance are usually the ones holding the most money.

Dispute windows5 min read
The five-year look-back most vendors never use
Vendor Central shows you thirty days of shortage claims. The recoverable balance goes back years further than the screen admits.
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Shortages6 min read
Shortage claims are usually not your error
The units shipped. What failed was the receiving process at the other end — and the evidence to prove it is sitting with your carrier.
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Chargebacks6 min read
Operational chargebacks are automated, and often wrong
Dozens of fine types, issued by machine against rules that move. Nobody reviews one before it hits your remittance.
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Co-op5 min read
Co-op, provisional rates, and the true-up that never arrives
Amazon charges a provisional rate until your agreement is signed, then owes you the difference retroactively. The back-credit is the easiest money on the account to miss.
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How the deductions actually work.

The five-year look-back most vendors never use

Shortage claims are usually not your error

Operational chargebacks are automated, and often wrong

Co-op, provisional rates, and the true-up that never arrives

Rather skip to the number?