Merino Sock Large sells at negative contribution on Amazon
Potential exposure
$111.36
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 WOOL-SOCK-L produces -$18.56 contribution. 6 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 $18.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$6.20 Marketplace fee −$3.24 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit -$4.44 Units in window: 6 Aggregated contribution: -$111.36
contribution = sale − discount − cogs − marketplace_fee − payment_fee − shipping − refund_impact − fulfillment
Evidence
Contribution · axiotra · WOOL-SOCK-L
Sale $18.00 Discount −$0.00 COGS −$6.20 Marketplace fee −$3.24 Payment fee −$0.00 Shipping −$9.00 Refund impact −$0.00 Fulfillment −$4.00 -------------------------------- Contribution profit -$4.44
-$18.56
Timeline
2026-08-16 09:08:00 UTC
Amazon order at negative contribution
amazon · 113-2948004
Recommended action
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Displayed amount $111.36 is likely loss — not a promise of recovery.