This is unusual. An Amazon employee (@Charles in the attached thread) posted a detailed, engaging response to third-party RA drop-shippers who find customers on Amazon but fulfill through another retailer or brand. This is an attempt at retail arbitrage, where a seller finds a cheap source for a product, charges the regular price on Amazon, and takes the difference as profit.
A classic example: an Amazon customer orders something on Amazon and it comes in a Walmart box with a Walmart receipt. This is a big no-no for Amazon, the other retailers, and affected brands.
The employee eloquently lays out the problem with drop-shipping and what the guilty seller should do if Amazon gets wind of it. And: “When the explanation does not match the verifiable behaviors, the appeal will not be acceptable.”
