Amazon Sent Me a Used Phone—Still No Refund After 90 Days!

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        January 13, 2025 at 5:40 pm
        Hi everyone,

        I ordered a Samsung S23 5G from Amazon on October 25, and it was delivered the next day. When I received the package, I noticed the box didn’t have the proper verification seal. After opening it, I found scratches on the phone and a black spot inside the charging port.

        I checked the serial number on the phone, and it didn’t match the one on the sticker at the back. Using an app, I discovered the phone had been activated 360 days ago. Samsung Care confirmed the warranty was almost expired, proving it wasn’t a new phone.

        I contacted Amazon customer care multiple times, and after weeks of frustration, they accepted the return. I was told I’d get a refund within 10-15 business days.

        It’s been over 90 days, and I still haven’t received my money. Every time I contact Amazon, they give different excuses:

        “The refund was initiated on November 30.”

        “The seller hasn’t processed the refund.”

        “Contact our lending partner, Axio.”

        When I reached out to Axio, their chatbot was slow and disconnected without solving anything. Emails went unanswered too.

        After receiving some suggestions from you guys, I decided to file a complaint on the consumer court website. But unfortunately, both their website and app aren’t working properly—I can’t even log in to file my complaint.

        I’ve made over 100 calls to Amazon and written multiple emails to Axio, but there’s still no resolution.

        If anyone knows how to escalate this further or has any advice, I’d be really grateful for your help.

        Thanks for reading!

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          January 13, 2025 at 5:43 pm
          managingdirector-india@amazon.in, drop your complaint here ,

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              January 13, 2025 at 5:47 pm
              Okay, let’s see what they can do

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              January 13, 2025 at 5:44 pm
              Tag them on twitter and tell them in cs to connect you to higher up manager

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                  January 13, 2025 at 5:46 pm
                  Will this help me anyway? I’ve tried that and after an hour they just tell me “Sir don’t worry we have raised your complaint to higher authorities and you will get your refund within a few working days”

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                      January 13, 2025 at 5:48 pm
                      Ask them time limit and tell them if not then what?
                      Aleo tag trolling is an art and mukul sharama, gyan therapy on X under post. Make a detail thread and tag them

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                          January 13, 2025 at 5:49 pm
                          Sure. I’m downloading X right now

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                      January 13, 2025 at 5:48 pm
                      Don’t ever delete your post.

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                          January 13, 2025 at 5:50 pm
                          I’m here to get advice from you intellectual people, But I’m not sure what you meant, Can you explain?

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                              January 13, 2025 at 5:56 pm
                              Sorry to confuse you, I meant to never delete your post as it has got really helpful advice which me or anyone would need in future. (I saved your post)

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                                  January 13, 2025 at 5:57 pm
                                  Oh, Sure. May this help others in need

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                              January 13, 2025 at 5:50 pm
                              They even give out wrong gaming console controllers

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                                  January 13, 2025 at 5:50 pm
                                  What did you do then?

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                                      January 13, 2025 at 5:51 pm
                                      Didn’t happen to me. Happened to some other people who posted on Reddit— Op was given advice to file case in consumer court etc. Not sure what happened after that.

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                                          January 13, 2025 at 5:54 pm
                                          I was given the same advice and I even tried to learn the process but at the time I visited their website it was showing an error and then I installed their application but they won’t let me login for some reason it was again showing error

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                                              January 13, 2025 at 8:34 pm
                                              Try logging with some other number or mail or on another device like from laptop or your parent’s phone

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                                        January 13, 2025 at 5:53 pm
                                        Why not dispute the charge with your credit card?

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                                            January 13, 2025 at 5:55 pm
                                            Ah, Sorry? I didn’t get it, Can you explain?

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                                              January 13, 2025 at 6:01 pm
                                              Its too late now for that

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                                                  January 13, 2025 at 7:03 pm
                                                  😰

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                                                      January 14, 2025 at 9:26 am
                                                      Try to complain in consumer complaint portal

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                                                  January 13, 2025 at 6:24 pm
                                                  Did you not complain in consumers court ?

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                                                      January 13, 2025 at 6:25 pm
                                                      The NCH website and their application isn’t working

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                                                          January 13, 2025 at 6:43 pm
                                                          🙃

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                                                        January 13, 2025 at 6:27 pm
                                                        Tell us the seller name??

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                                                            January 13, 2025 at 6:29 pm
                                                            TRIOEYE INDIA LLP

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                                                            January 13, 2025 at 6:49 pm
                                                            Please add photos and make detailed post on twitter. Tag every tech or reporters, etc

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                                                                January 13, 2025 at 6:57 pm
                                                                I tried to add pictures but i couldn’t do it here

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                                                                    January 14, 2025 at 2:05 am
                                                                    Add this post to r/gadgetsindia

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                                                                  January 13, 2025 at 6:58 pm
                                                                  NAL.

                                                                  If you have purchased through a credit card, try initiating a charge back. That may be the only solution.

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                                                                      January 13, 2025 at 7:04 pm
                                                                      I paid from my amazon pay later

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                                                                          January 13, 2025 at 7:50 pm
                                                                          Unfortunately in that case, Amazon escalation & consumer court are the only options. Keep pestering them & social media shaming them might help

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                                                                          January 13, 2025 at 8:38 pm
                                                                          What’s charge back and when and how to do that ?

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                                                                          January 13, 2025 at 7:28 pm
                                                                          Claim this as. A business purchase and file a civil suit in court of law alleging this didn’t allow you to file your taxes and gst for business on time, make the it dept party to the suite watch shit hit the ceiling.

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                                                                              January 13, 2025 at 8:33 pm
                                                                              Nice approach but will it really work ?

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                                                                              January 13, 2025 at 7:44 pm
                                                                              Whenever I order something costly, I make sure that I record it while opening it. Had ordered a Asus Rog Ally from Amazon. And it was used/demo unit. Glad I had a recording of unboxing it., still it took me more then 15 days to get a refund.

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                                                                                  January 13, 2025 at 7:54 pm
                                                                                  Sometimes I really wonder how people are able to trust e-commerce websites with expensive tech purchases.

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                                                                                      January 13, 2025 at 8:01 pm
                                                                                      Even offline shops are the worst. Recently purchased COBs in bulk from an authorized Philips outlet. Bugger has sold damaged and demo pieces. Now struggling to get them replaced. Each COB is priced at Rs 3,800.

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                                                                                        January 13, 2025 at 8:26 pm
                                                                                        Even I made a video but how could I prove that in an unboxing video that product was used or something after all it was packed as brand new

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                                                                                      January 13, 2025 at 8:03 pm
                                                                                      Looks like you bought a product which is not marked as “fulfilled by Amazon”. Still 90 days is no excuse. I hope you have retained photos, videos and email conversations. Record calls and more importantly keep bombarding posts on x.com

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                                                                                        January 14, 2025 at 5:49 am
                                                                                        Have you got an email confirming the refund from Amazon??
                                                                                        If not , get a confirmation mail first. Tell the CSA that you won’t drop the call unless you send the confirmation mail

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