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Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - jkcllzt - 07-24-2022

Not totally new to this, I also have an aged Amazon account with thousand of Euros of legit purchases per year.
I'm planning to see a small item from a well known brand.

Just have to decide between a 200€ item and a 550€ one.

My method: I've already acquired a very similar item (which is much cheaper) from the same brand but from another eshop.
The plan is to just call amazon and tell them that I got the wrong thing in the right box.
So I won't be sending back the box from the different eshop.

My only problem: I absolutely won't do a PR, already did something similar in the past (not on Amazon) and don't want to push my luck.

My question is:
How likely is that they will ask me to file a PR for the 200€? And how likely is it for the 550€ item?

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - stevenadams2323 - 07-24-2022

Why are you do against a PR may I ask?

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - jkcllzt - 07-24-2022

No PR because it's a small town. Everybody knows everybody and I don't want to risk them remembering last time I did this, even if it was years ago.

Besides, it can take the best part of the day to do a PR here and my wife would kill me if I disappear for all that time.

So no PR.

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - K03NT3S31N - 07-24-2022

(07-24-2022, 11:51 AM)jkcllzt Wrote: No PR because it's a small town. Everybody knows everybody and I don't want to risk them remembering last time I did this, even if it was years ago.

Besides, it can take the best part of the day to do a PR here and my wife would kill me if I disappear for all that time.

So no PR.

Understood. In my experience it depends on the rep you're talking to.
If I remember correctly, @mothered was asked to fill a PR for a 50$ item once.

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - jkcllzt - 07-24-2022

So what did @mothered do to avoid filing a PR for a 50$ item?
Would pretending that the phone signal was bad and hanging up work?
I mean, I did something similar once with the broken glass method, keep calling until one of them decided to refund me.

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - K03NT3S31N - 07-24-2022

(07-24-2022, 01:09 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: So what did @mothered do to avoid filing a PR for a 50$ item?
Would pretending that the phone signal was bad and hanging up work?
I mean, I did something similar once with the broken glass method, keep calling until one of them decided to refund me.

A PR might only be needed to proceed forward with the claim, hence avoiding it by simple hanging up and talking to another rep migt not work.

Also the PR might only be needed if the rep thinks that some kind of fraud is the case (e.g when doing EB). Since you're just swapping out the item and claiming that it arrived like this might shrink the chance of being asked to fill out a PR a little bit.

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - mothered - 07-24-2022

(07-24-2022, 01:09 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: So what did @mothered do to avoid filing a PR for a 50$ item?
I didn't try to avoid It.

(07-24-2022, 01:09 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: I'm planning to see a small item
Just have to decide between a 200€ item and a 550€ one.
What's the Item description and weight?

(07-24-2022, 01:09 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: I've already acquired a very similar item (which is much cheaper) from the same brand but from another eshop.
The plan is to just call amazon and tell them that I got the wrong thing in the right box.
They won't fall for It.

As of late, Amazon has significantly tightened their claims management, hence they'll reject the return. Moreover, It's their policy to dispose of wrong Item returns that're not part of their Inventory.

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - jkcllzt - 07-24-2022

(07-24-2022, 04:17 PM)mothered Wrote: What's the Item description and weight?
It's a wristwatch. The 200€ one is around 60-70 grams, the 550€ is around 140-150 grams.
Cheap one I bought from elsewhere is 60-70 grams. Same brand, new.
Actually, the same seller on Amazon has both the 200€ item I want and the cheap one I wanted to send back in their inventory.

I was planning to just send back my item in the box from Amazon (a method i found on your website, maybe I've got something wrong?)


(07-24-2022, 04:17 PM)mothered Wrote: They won't fall for It.

As of late, Amazon has significantly tightened their claims management, hence they'll reject the return. Moreover, It's their policy to dispose of wrong Item returns that're not part of their Inventory.

Ok, thank you for letting me know this.
So you believe I shouldn't attempt this at all?
I was trying to avoid to file a PR, so a PEB wouldn't be an alternative for me.

Can you suggest me anything that you think may work?
I have a very good Amazon account, with very few SE and thousands of Euros spent during the years.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - mothered - 07-24-2022

(07-24-2022, 04:34 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: It's a wristwatch. The 200€ one is around 60-70 grams
Cheap one I bought from elsewhere is 60-70 grams.
Perfect to EB It.

(07-24-2022, 04:34 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: I was planning to just send back my item in the box from Amazon (a method i found on your website, maybe I've got something wrong?)
The method does work, however you need to take policy changes Into account that may affect Its effectiveness - of which Amazon has recently Implemented Into Its returns management.

(07-24-2022, 04:34 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: So you believe I shouldn't attempt this at all? 
For the reasons mentioned In my previous post, I'd disregard It altogether.

(07-24-2022, 04:34 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: I was trying to avoid to file a PR, so a PEB wouldn't be an alternative for me.
Understood.

(07-24-2022, 04:34 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: Can you suggest me anything that you think may work?
Simply opt purely for the wrong Item received method.

(07-24-2022, 04:34 PM)jkcllzt Wrote: I have a very good Amazon account, with very few SE and thousands of Euros spent during the years.
When was the last SE performed, and what method was used?

RE: Will this Amazon SE work? (wrong item sealed box) - jkcllzt - 07-24-2022

mothered Wrote:Simply opt purely for the wrong Item received method.

Than you very much for the info, I'm now getting informed on how to acquire an amazon item from an account not linked to me.
We don't have privacy c*rds here unfortunately.

mothered Wrote:When was the last SE performed, and what method was used?

I think I did something completely different (leaking battery) about one year ago and then nothing.
My last EB/PEB was years ago, maybe on a different account too.