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Amazon to Soon Directly Address Claims Over Faulty Marketplace Products

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Amazon has announced that it is updating its return policy to make it easier for customers to file complaints about defective products from third-party marketplace sellers.

Starting September 1, users will be able to contact Amazon directly with property damage or personal injury claim, and then Amazon will connect you with the seller.

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If it determines a complaint is valid, Amazon will directly pay out any claims under $1,000, reports Engadget.

“Claims under $1,000 account for more than 80 per cent of cases in our store and Amazon will bear these costs and not seek reimbursement from sellers who abide by our policies and hold valid insurance,” the company said.

“Sellers will be kept informed at every step so they can continue to ensure their products are safe,” it added.

Amazon noted that it may also step in for claims over $1,000 if the seller is unresponsive. It may also address customer concerns if a claim is rejected by the seller, though “sellers will continue to have the opportunity to defend their product against the claim,” it said.

The company will vet the claims using independent insurance fraud experts and its own fraud and abuse detection systems.

According to the report, currently, Amazon encourages customers to contact third-party sellers directly with complaints about products. That left users to fend mostly for themselves following accidents caused by faulty or dangerous products.

A shortlist of those includes defective carbon monoxide detectors, hairdryers without required shock protection, and flammable clothing for kids, according to a complaint from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), report said.

The new policy comes after complaints from lawmakers and consumer organizations about the proliferation of counterfeit, faulty and even dangerous products sold on Amazon’s sprawling third-party marketplace, it added.

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