DD+7 Debacle...
I did see the emails from Amazon regarding the upcoming DD+7 rollout, however it wasn't clear exactly what that meant and how it would affect all of us third party sellers. Typically our bi-weekly payment is in the $80,000 range, with sales in the $125,000 range. This most recent DD+7 payment was $25,000 and our sales are showing as $88,000. However our sales were actually in the typical $125,000 range, so why are the sales showing $30,000+ short??? Also I'm hoping our payments come back up to what they were at before, after the effects of Amazon holding our money for an exorbitant amount of time have time to catch up, but with them reporting our sales so much lower than actual I'm not holding out much hope. For our bi-weekly payment to go from $80,000 to $25,000 with the same level of sales is insane. How are we supposed to run a business this way? Basically Amazon is saying that they need to hold $55,000 of our $80,000 payment to allow for chargebacks and returns, and we have 0 chargebacks and very low return volume. It makes zero sense!!!
DD+7 Debacle...
I did see the emails from Amazon regarding the upcoming DD+7 rollout, however it wasn't clear exactly what that meant and how it would affect all of us third party sellers. Typically our bi-weekly payment is in the $80,000 range, with sales in the $125,000 range. This most recent DD+7 payment was $25,000 and our sales are showing as $88,000. However our sales were actually in the typical $125,000 range, so why are the sales showing $30,000+ short??? Also I'm hoping our payments come back up to what they were at before, after the effects of Amazon holding our money for an exorbitant amount of time have time to catch up, but with them reporting our sales so much lower than actual I'm not holding out much hope. For our bi-weekly payment to go from $80,000 to $25,000 with the same level of sales is insane. How are we supposed to run a business this way? Basically Amazon is saying that they need to hold $55,000 of our $80,000 payment to allow for chargebacks and returns, and we have 0 chargebacks and very low return volume. It makes zero sense!!!
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Seller_8sP6ffckcRn6v
It makes absolutely sense, for it has nothing to do with chargebacks and returns.
It is all about greedy Amazon making interest on your money while they are holding on to it....
Seller_iobipI6xASRkh
Have you pitted them against sales reports (about 3 weeks worth)?
I know it isn't an exact match but around the same amount.
Manny_Amazon
Hello @Seller_PLOZ3wYKylTni,
With the change to DD+7, funds from orders are held until seven days after the order delivery date. Some sellers may see their transactions displayed at an account-level reserve, rather than as individual deferred transactions, while we complete rollout of transaction-level visibility to deferrals.
Account Level Reserve (ALR) traditionally holds funds for refunds, claims, and chargebacks, but may temporarily include DD+7 transactions as we transition our system. This means sellers may see an increase in account-level reserve balances without corresponding transaction-level visibility. This does not impact when funds are released. Funds will continue to be released seven days after order delivery date and applied to the available balance as per Payments based on delivery date.
We are actively working to complete rollout so that DD+7 transactions are consistently visible at a transaction level. We appreciate your patience as we complete this transition and apologize for any confusion caused.
We also recommend that sellers review the Payment Date Range Transaction and Summary Reports help page, which includes details on the February–March 2026 reporting enhancements rollout.
Regards,
- Manny
Seller_C2NiEkAU4xTGT
I hope I can word this in an understandable way. Now with the new DD+7 policy, Amazon takes the shipping charges out of your "available funds" in real time. So, for instance, if your available funds is $1000 today but you ship 20 orders today that each cost $10 for shipping, your available balance will drop to $900, and it will continue dropping as you continue shipping. Of course you won't get paid for those orders you shipped for weeks.
It is crazy and almost impossible to keep track of, which I believe is by design.
Outright theft, because rather than you getting your $ and investing it in a timely manner, Amazon is holding it and earning money off of it.
Seller_mT7UdAUnQTi7E
Amazon is not releasing any of our funds even after dd plus 7 it is theft they need to pay 20% interest which is what they charged me for a loan
KJ_Amazon
I don't have tracking because my items are under $10. There is literally no service for lightweight flats that offers tracking. I feel like I'm just shipping orders I won't be paid for ever. Amazon has over $3,500 of my money and my next pay out is about $950. Thinking this may be a call to my state's AG just to get the money for the the orders I filled. I've also quit shopping on Amazon because I fear the sellers are not getting paid.
Payments based on delivery date
For shipments without tracking, the funds will be released seven days after the estimated delivery date.
There have been no changes to the VTR exemptions.
Exemptions from VTR calculation include: Non-SFP, less than $10 domestic packages (excluding taxes, including shipping charges) shipped by USPS, using "USPS Standard Mail envelopes" or "USPS First Class Mail envelopes" shipping service.
Seller_YGb4MVtDSVa5l
Same issue here. We are waiting 3 payment periods aka 6 weeks to see if everything catches up.
Largely this rollout seems to be a way for amazon to increase they're account reserve holdings aka money they invest by %50-%100
I wish amazon would have thought about how this would disrupt theyre business ecosystem. Every business with a sizable cash flow such as yours is suffering.
Personally our accounting and inventory are in shambles at the moment. Years of stable accounting and inventory flows out the window so amazon can make an extra dollar...
