Negative earning from Amazon return

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   paolaenergyaposted 16 months ago

   Yesterday my earnings were negative because a small commission from someone's Amazon purchase bounced after they cancelled or returned the item. This is the first time my daily earning balance has gone below zero and I am wondering whether having Amazon capsules is worth the hassle. Has it happened to you?

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      Bills Placeposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      I've had it happen once, but I haven't had any luck with Amazon commissions since HubPages first big Amazon rule change like 10 years ago.
      
      It seems like any time I try to write about a product or a top 10 list where I could reference Amazon, it never gets featured until I remove the Amazon capsules.
      
      Now and then, I'll attempt another product-based article, hoping to get at least featured, ideally make it to a network site with an Amazon capsule in there, but so far, it hasn't happened.

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         paolaenergyaposted 16 months agoin reply to this

         Thanks Billy @billsplace I only got one Amazon sale commission in 2017 and two the same day this month, one of which was charged back/returned two days after. I am not sure whether having Amazon capsules is worth it, particularly if having them can prevent a hub from being featured on a network site. Who knows?

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      paolaenergyaposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Update: I only had a total of 3 Amazon capsules out of 70 articles and one Amazon capsule has been snipped by the editors so I guess I won't really bother adding these capsules to my hubs in the future, not worth the hassle!

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         PaulGoodman67posted 16 months agoin reply to this

         I've always wondered what would happen if the negative still exists at the end of the month! Do we have to write a cheque to Amazon? (joke)

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            paolaenergyaposted 16 months agoin reply to this

            That would be the lowest blow of all! The negative balance still remained at the end of the month, thankfully some kind soul bought a couple of things afterwards to make up for the loss, but anyway it was only a small amount, which makes me think Amazon capsules are just extra hassle I don't need right now!

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   theraggededgeposted 16 months ago

   It happens occasionally. It still works out positively.

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      paolaenergyaposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Thanks @theraggededge

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   PaulGoodman67posted 16 months ago

   For me, it happens sometimes at the start of the month when someone returns an item originally bought at the end of the previous month. The negative then disappears as the month progresses.

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   paolaenergyaposted 16 months ago

   Thanks Paul @paulgoodman67, this was my first instance of a negative balance and I wasn't aware of it - we are all learning about HP features here in the forum!

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