Base Layer Small sells at negative contribution on Amazon
Potential exposure
$247.80
Verified loss
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Confidence
high 97%
Why?
- COGS from uploaded cost record
- Amazon referral fee from financial event
- Fulfillment cost assumed $4.00/unit (declared)
- No FX — USD throughout
What happened
Each Amazon unit of BASE-LAYER-S produces -$61.95 contribution. 4 units in the window.
Why we think this happened
List price is below the sum of COGS, marketplace fee, and fulfillment. This is arithmetic, not a model.
Calculation
Sale $48.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$18.25 Marketplace fee −$7.20 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit $9.55 Units in window: 4 Aggregated contribution: -$247.80
contribution = sale − discount − cogs − marketplace_fee − payment_fee − shipping − refund_impact − fulfillment
Evidence
Contribution · axiotra · BASE-LAYER-S
Sale $48.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$18.25 Marketplace fee −$7.20 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit $9.55
-$61.95
Timeline
2026-09-10 14:25:00 UTC
Amazon order at negative contribution
amazon · 113-2948029
Recommended action
Raise price, cut the Amazon listing, or renegotiate cost. AXIOTRA will not change price without approval.
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Displayed amount $247.80 is likely loss — not a promise of recovery.