🔴 Seller Forums Should Address Real Issues, Not Cosmetic Contests

Dear Admins,

While the upcoming contest and ₹10,000 Amazon gift card announcement may seem exciting on the surface, many sellers see it differently. For countless small and medium sellers already struggling with mounting losses, these "community engagement dramas" feel more like distractions than solutions.

Let’s be honest—when Amazon gives away ₹10,000 to one seller, it’s not generosity; it’s redistribution. This amount is effectively clawed back from lakhs of sellers through excessive fees, penalties, forced ads, and return-related losses. Ironically, the very seller celebrated today may be the one penalized tomorrow to fund the next "giveaway." It's a cycle—one hand gives, while the other takes more.

What we truly need are meaningful reforms, not gimmicks.

🔴🔴 Root Cause: Subcontracting & Exploited Labor

Our internal checks and discussions with multiple local hubs in Mumbai/Navi Mumbai have uncovered the real issue:

FBA hubs are often operated by Amazon-linked insiders who further subcontract to third parties. These third-party partners hire underpaid labor (₹12,000–₹15,000/month), often working 14–16 hour shifts without proper supervision or incentives.

Ref Case id: 10988159542- An example we are not firing on air

This creates a toxic chain of:

# Careless handling

# Tampering of returned goods

# Product theft and resale in grey markets

Ultimately, it is the seller who pays the price—financially and reputationally.

🔴➤ We believe this opaque and broken system is operating across India—effectively enabling a mass theft network that benefits Amazon while actively working against and crushing the interests of sellers, which Amazon either knowingly ignores or tolerates, as it ultimately ties into its own profits through seller fines and penalties.

Instead of contests, why not host open forums on:

# Return abuse and SAFE-T limitations

# Listing suppression without evidence

# Buy Box manipulation and keyword removals

#Pilferage at FBA/ATS hubs

# Data diversion to preferred sellers

"Indian sellers are not here for vanity prizes or to survive on boiled potatoes. We are here to run honest businesses.

Help us do that by fixing what’s broken—not by hiding it behind glitter. Act on real issues, not performative dramas.

And while you're at it—take a moment to feel your breath as you read this. That pause should acknowledge the ongoing suffering and aftermath of seller exploitation. If you can act, do so. If not, at least stop silencing those who speak the truth by deleting posts that expose these gimmicks."