Trail Boot Size 9 sells at negative contribution on Amazon
Potential exposure
$230.00
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 TRAIL-BOOT-9 produces -$46.00 contribution. 5 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 $120.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$43.00 Marketplace fee −$18.00 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit $46.00 Units in window: 5 Aggregated contribution: -$230.00
contribution = sale − discount − cogs − marketplace_fee − payment_fee − shipping − refund_impact − fulfillment
Evidence
Contribution · axiotra · TRAIL-BOOT-9
Sale $120.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$43.00 Marketplace fee −$18.00 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit $46.00
-$46.00
Timeline
2026-08-18 15:10:00 UTC
Amazon order at negative contribution
amazon · 113-2948006
Recommended action
Raise price, cut the Amazon listing, or renegotiate cost. AXIOTRA will not change price without approval.
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Displayed amount $230.00 is likely loss — not a promise of recovery.