Dry Bag 20L sells at negative contribution on Amazon
Potential exposure
$56.00
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 DRYBAG-20L produces -$14.00 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 $32.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$9.40 Marketplace fee −$4.80 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit $4.80 Units in window: 4 Aggregated contribution: -$56.00
contribution = sale − discount − cogs − marketplace_fee − payment_fee − shipping − refund_impact − fulfillment
Evidence
Contribution · axiotra · DRYBAG-20L
Sale $32.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$9.40 Marketplace fee −$4.80 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit $4.80
-$14.00
Timeline
2026-08-13 16:47:00 UTC
Amazon order at negative contribution
amazon · 113-2948031
Recommended action
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Displayed amount $56.00 is likely loss — not a promise of recovery.