Camp Stove Compact sells at negative contribution on Amazon
Potential exposure
$265.80
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 CAMP-STOVE-2 produces -$88.60 contribution. 3 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 $89.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$28.50 Marketplace fee −$13.35 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit $34.15 Units in window: 3 Aggregated contribution: -$265.80
contribution = sale − discount − cogs − marketplace_fee − payment_fee − shipping − refund_impact − fulfillment
Evidence
Contribution · axiotra · CAMP-STOVE-2
Sale $89.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$28.50 Marketplace fee −$13.35 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit $34.15
-$88.60
Timeline
2026-08-31 08:07:00 UTC
Amazon order at negative contribution
amazon · 113-2948019
Recommended action
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Displayed amount $265.80 is likely loss — not a promise of recovery.