Is Amazon using bots for support or what?

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Seller_WOPzIu0jqJQ8I

Is Amazon using bots for support or what?

I'd written a lot of times I was charged, but all my cards are wrongly marked as "unable to charge".

And all the times Amazon answers telling me about my problem of... not being charged. And how to solve it I have to add valid cards.

Seriously, are you using bots for support or what? Even a modern AI would be more useful than this. I can't understand how Amazon has this support system. I feel insulted.

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Seller_NbYSGJ8Tehgbv

Amazon uses humans.

The problem is that these humans do not speak English. They follow a template that Amazon gives them when they get the job.

I like to call the support employees "professional readers of the Amazon policy". Its important to note that these individuals have no capabilities at all. The idea is to make it appear like Amazon holds your hand every step of the way to financial success. This is why there are many individuals who mistakenly put their life savings into Amazon thinking its a lot easier than it appears.

If you are looking at this with a bureaucratic mindset, your payroll overhead is decreased due to successfully employing overseas employees(cheaper minimum wage than the United States) as well as increasing income due to increasing the perception that managing an Amazon seller account is a lot easier than it seems.

I would suggest not paying attention to support. If you do, you are at risk of amplifying your problem unwillingly.

I know it sounds counterintuitive to try and self-service your issue when Amazon offers "so much help" but, realistically, its the only option the leads to an actual solution.

I would recommend, next time you have a problem, to write as much detail of the problem as you can. I have to guess what your problem is.

I am assuming you are getting a credit card error that is not allowing you to enter your Seller Central page until you upload a valid credit card. If you are getting charged but you are still unable to enter your account, you will need the help of a moderator with the case ID you have uploaded. It will take some time before a moderator responds.

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Seller_Hi7wbO2Kbo6bl

Just a guess here:

You are using a debit card. That card was charged for money owing Amazon. You feel this proves the card is valid.

Amazon does not view it that way. You must supply a valid credit card -- true credit card, not a debit card. The fact that they charged a debit card means nothing. That card still will not suffice to activate a selling account. The charge was just Amazon getting their money when they can.

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Seller_lA8LdTwy81Nrn

I understand you want to know if Amazon is using bots for support or what? We know this is critical to your business,. Yes Amazon sells hot dogs. Were you satisfied, fill out this survey

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Seller_riLrGuJZwWgyZ

Apparently there are humans present somewhere, and AI writes the response for them, and they are supposed to review it before pressing "send", but they don't bother, and just click "send" without reading it. I have personally tested support multiple times, asking, "If you are a human reading this, please respond with 'I am human'" Of course, I never get a human response. Just another completely unhelpful canned response from AI.

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Seller_ceTdeaxmeiBON

Amazon stole $166 from me for Fedex shipping surcharges. Don't use FedEx to ship anything.

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Seller_zyG3AlejdFqKL

I think they use both human and bots

Bots (actually AI) for simple and a little bit more complicated tasks and the remaining for human

That's common trend for hi-tech companies to save money

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Nikki_Amazon

Greetings @Seller_WOPzIu0jqJQ8I,

Thank you so much for reaching out in the Forums. I am engaging a Community Manager to review this situation further.

Best wishes,

Nikki

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