MCF - Pay 5% to still have Amazon Logistics Ship 90% of the Way
Do not use Amazon MCF if you need to obfuscate where a package is shipped from (e.g. fulfilling an order for an Amazon competitor). Amazon claims that paying a 5% surcharge will lead to "only third-party carriers will ship your order." https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G200332450#mnd_2jc_jcb-8
What they don't say is, they don't consider shipping 90% of the way and then handing off to USPS is them abiding by this policy. Support will claim because the package was "delivered" by USPS, that Amazon Logistics only played a "fulfillment" role despite moving the package across state lines over the course of days all the while being shown as the Shipping Partner on the USPS tracking number.
MCF - Pay 5% to still have Amazon Logistics Ship 90% of the Way
Do not use Amazon MCF if you need to obfuscate where a package is shipped from (e.g. fulfilling an order for an Amazon competitor). Amazon claims that paying a 5% surcharge will lead to "only third-party carriers will ship your order." https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G200332450#mnd_2jc_jcb-8
What they don't say is, they don't consider shipping 90% of the way and then handing off to USPS is them abiding by this policy. Support will claim because the package was "delivered" by USPS, that Amazon Logistics only played a "fulfillment" role despite moving the package across state lines over the course of days all the while being shown as the Shipping Partner on the USPS tracking number.
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Seller_iobipI6xASRkh
YEP and they don't deliver it to USPS the day before or of the delivery, so most of the time the customer sees no update on tracking, just awaiting receipt of the package. It also says the originating shipment is from Amazon, like you said.
The upside is if you are using other marketplaces that allow you to ship from your inventory in FBA that doing this proves it is your inventory and you are not drop shipping. Downside is you can't do this to competitors (such as Wal) who ban using FBA to ship orders because they will know you are using Amazon, even with blocking Amazon logistics.
