My Amazon Sales dissapeared!!

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   OregonWinoposted 15 years ago

   I had two seperate sales listed a couple of says ago and I login today and both are gone (and yes I checked the last quarter of 2009 etc...nothing!!) Anyone had something like this happen before?

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      Uninvited Writerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      It's possible they were returned or the orders cancelled.

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      relacheposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Returns or canceled orders are not surprising during the holiday season.
      
      If you read the Amazon TOS, you'll find all this is spelled out.

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         starme77posted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Some people dont feel like readin , nothin wrong with em askin

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            Marisa Wrightposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            Starme, it's true there's nothing wrong with people asking - but if you're serious about making money with something, you need to do the job properly.  That includes doing your research.

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               DogSiDaedposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               Well one of the best ways to research is ask a knowledgable person It's often easier than longer proffesional reports because it can be hard to find the information you want. And I find talking to people in real terms nicer

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                  Marisa Wrightposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                  True, but you can't possibly ask enough questions to learn everything you need to know.  If you're trying to make serious income, you would be silly to risk it by not fully understanding your model. Also, there's a difference between a community interacting to help each other out, and someone sponging off the knowledge of others.  This particular question is in the first category, but every now and then you'll see someone posting thread after thread on these forums asking basic questions because they're too lazy to read even help documentation, let alone any TOS.

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   MikeNVposted 15 years ago

   Likely canceled orders. Amazons customer service is not very good.  I have an open inquiry now for more than a week and no one has bothered to get back to me.

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   hellomooposted 15 years ago

   I also got a third party sale recently ($6.00 - not much but it is my first so am keen to learn how it all works). the item was shipped in November, but I cannot see any commission. Just says Referral Fees '$0.00' :-( Any ideas? How long does it take to show up? Thanks.

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   OregonWinoposted 15 years ago

   Thank you all for the insight and I hope that it is just a glitch, but we will see, odd that both orders would have been returned especially since one was for 6 different books...you would think they would have kept at least a couple of them.

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      sunforgedposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      check your reversal and return reports.
      
      Your situation does seem odd

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   LadyXpressposted 15 years ago

   "...sponging off the knowledge of others."...wow...

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   Will Apseposted 15 years ago

   There is a bit of culture of slapping down newbies in Hubpage forums. I was given the slap when I first arrived. Unpleasant.
   
   I often wonder why the old stagers simply hang around to dish out advice like- go find out for yourself.
   
   Nobody is under any obligation to answer a request for help.
   
   If you are going to take the trouble of responding, you might as well give the information. If you are feeling mean- head off to the political or religious forums, do some venting.
   
   Open chat (difficult if there are routine put downs) opens up areas you might never have even given thought to.

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      fayansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      BINGO!
      
      If beginners are expected to read and know everything, what's the forum for?
      
      Poor OP!!

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         OregonWinoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         I forgot to mention that I can not read 

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            cosetteposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            haha!
            
            that is strange. i wish i knew the answer to that one.

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   cosetteposted 15 years ago

   actually the OP did check and found nothing, that is why he asked the question in the forum. i'm not trying to be contentious but if i was a newbie on the receiving end of that "sponging off" comment i would feel bad and probably not want to return to HubPages.

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      IzzyMposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Well said, Cosette
      I thought the original question was interesting and I might have guessed the answer was that the sale was cancelled or returned. Is there a way of knowing?

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      OregonWinoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Hehe, I have thick skin...I should have clarified my original statement.   I have checked all reports...the entire orders have vanished, no ordered items, no returns no refunds...just gone.  I have made sure to check the older time periods as well since the year/month/quarter just rolled over.  Nada...weird

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   Wag The Dogposted 15 years ago

   I have never had that happen, but, last month I was credited for two kindle book sales at about $4.00 each but I made 0% commission.  A big goose egg was paid to me for those two sales.  Thought that was odd.
   
   

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      kirstenblogposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      That is odd, I thought kindle books were worth a decent % actually, like 10%. If you figure out why its 0% commission let me know.

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   Wag The Dogposted 15 years ago

   As A Man Thinketh Third Party $3.44 0.00% 1 $3.44 $0.00
   
   The Master Key System *Complete with Haanel's Question and Answers After Each Chapter. Third Party $3.44 0.00% 1 $3.44 $0.00
   
   Ya, I thought Kindle books had a nice % too, but this is the copy from my stats page.  The books, price, referral fee rate, items shipped, and referral fee. 
   
   I hope it changes, or pays out at some time, but for now I will no longer push kindle book sales.

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      kirstenblogposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      It does sound like a waste trying to sell kindle books if they don't pay, might as well just link the physical book.

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    thisisoliposted 15 years ago

    Kindle Books are indeed 0% commission, disgraceful in my opinion!
    
    In regards to the OP, don't worry about the more experienced people putting you down, because they are wrong.  A cancellation or returned item would be shown as both a positive and negative balance on your earnings report.  If the items no longer appear on your earnings report in any way, post on the Amazon associates forum or get in touch with their support.

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    OregonWinoposted 15 years ago

    And then today, out of no-where, they showed back up...really weird!!!

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    cosetteposted 15 years ago

    server gnomes.
    
    glad you got your stuff back

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       OregonWinoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       For real!  I wasnt really that worried about the amount so much as concerned that I had no idea why the orders had vanished.
       
       Thank you!! 

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    cosetteposted 15 years ago

    strange things are happening around here, my friend...

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