Refund & Warranty Claim Generator
A formal request to a seller for a refund, replacement, or repair — whether the product simply isn't right or it's genuinely defective.
KIBBO · SHIPPING & E-COMMERCE
3 generators, 8 templates, 5 free checklists, 5 directory sections, and 20 guides — covering the US, UK, EU, and Australia, all indexed here.
The two situations most people land on this page for — go straight to the right sequence.
Delivery problem
Seller won't help
Every generator, template and checklist Kibbo has built for shipping and e-commerce problems, grouped by what it actually does.
Answer a few questions, get a formal letter — to a seller, a card issuer, or a marketplace platform.
A formal request to a seller for a refund, replacement, or repair — whether the product simply isn't right or it's genuinely defective.
A formal chargeback request to your card issuer or bank when a seller won't resolve a problem directly.
A formal complaint to a marketplace platform about a third-party seller, adapted to Amazon, eBay, Etsy, or any other platform's process.
Paid, downloadable — evidence packs and trackers for a lost, damaged, or wrong delivery, a marketplace dispute, or a refund gone quiet.
Document a lost delivery from order to claim — carrier tracking history, what you've already tried, communications log, and an evidence checklist ready for a seller, carrier, or card issuer dispute. PDF + Word.
Document delivery damage the moment you find it — condition checklist, photo evidence checklist, communications log, and a claim tracker for replacement, repair, or refund. PDF + Word.
Document an incomplete or incorrect order with a clean side-by-side table of what was ordered versus what arrived, plus return tracking and a claim log. PDF + Word.
Track a return from request through refund — seller's return instructions, proof of postage, delivery confirmation to the seller, and refund tracking, built around the exact proof most return disputes are missing. PDF + Word.
Document a dispute with a third-party marketplace seller — listing evidence, seller communications, and a platform escalation tracker, built for the documentation marketplaces require before they'll step in. PDF + Word.
Track every refund and cancellation request across different retailers, with auto-calculated days-since-requested and a summary that flags requests pending 14+ days. Excel.
Build a precise, auto-timestamped chronology of an order from dispatch to delivery or incident — the factual backbone for a lost-parcel or late-delivery claim if it comes to that. Excel.
Save and compare the advertised price against what you were actually charged, with an auto-calculated discrepancy column and a full record of the original offer terms. Excel.
Free, interactive — before you buy, spot hidden fees, fake sales, and risky sellers, and know the real cost of returning or importing an item.
Check for taxes, shipping, and pre-selected add-ons before checkout, then compare the final total against what you were shown.
ChecklistVet a marketplace seller's track record, listing, and purchase protections before you buy — not after something goes wrong.
ChecklistFind the seller's actual return policy, the real cost of returning an item, and the red flags to watch for before you buy.
ChecklistTell a genuine discount from an inflated "was" price, a fake countdown timer, or manufactured urgency before you buy.
ChecklistEstimate the real total cost of buying from an international seller before checkout — duties, taxes, and courier handling fees included.
A quick preview of what's in each section of the full Shipping & E-commerce directory — expand a section or click through to see every entry.
Who to complain to when a seller, marketplace, or shipping problem won't resolve directly — the same bodies referenced consistently across other Kibbo directory blocks.
See all Consumer Protection Authorities →Card NETWORK rules (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) — not individual bank chargeback processes, which vary too much bank-to-bank to usefully directory-ize.
See all Chargeback & Card Network Rules →Check whether something you bought — or are about to buy — has already been flagged as unsafe. US and UK primary, with EU and Australia included since a recall database is inherently multi-region.
See all Product Recall Databases →Amazon, eBay and Etsy's own buyer protection programs. Each requires you to contact the seller directly first — a claim generally isn't eligible until you've genuinely tried to resolve it with them.
See all Marketplace Buyer Protection Programs →Direct links to each retailer's actual return policy page — not a generic customer service hub. The direct-link complement to the Return Policy Checker checklist above.
See all Official Return Policies →20 in-depth guides — kept separate by jurisdiction, never merged, since consumer rights on refunds, returns, and delivery differ sharply by region.
"50% off" only means something if the reference price is genuine. How to build the evidence trail when a retailer appears to have inflated a former price.
The product never ships. The seller keeps your money and keeps moving the date. What the FTC's Mail Order Rule actually requires.
The carrier marked it delivered. You never received it. Why risk of loss depends on the contract, UCC rules, and delivery terms — not just the tracking scan.
The FTC's final rule, effective October 21, 2024, gives the agency stronger tools against specific deceptive review practices.
A federal billing-error process exists for qualifying credit-card transactions — but only if you follow the procedure and the 60-day deadline.
If goods aren't of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose, or as described, you can have a short-term right to reject them within 30 days.
The seller tells you to chase the courier. In a consumer sale, the retailer generally remains responsible until the statutory point when risk passes.
A retailer can't always make you pay return postage — the answer changes depending on why you're returning the item.
The 30-day rejection period is only the first stage. What changes after six months, and what "six years" actually means.
Section 75 isn't automatically available for every BNPL transaction. What changed for regulated Deferred Payment Credit from 15 July 2026.
EU price-reduction rules require a specific 30-day prior-price reference — but national implementation and exceptions still matter.
The EU baseline is a two-year legal guarantee, not three — and the one-year burden-of-proof presumption matters more than most shoppers realize.
The DSA strengthened marketplace due diligence, but it didn't turn every platform into the seller or create automatic refund liability.
A second payment request at delivery isn't necessarily "double VAT" — it could be a new 2026 customs duty or a handling fee instead.
Not every purchase can be returned the same way — what the trader has to refund, who pays return postage, and the statutory exceptions.
A "No Refunds" sign is not a magic waiver — a retailer can't contract out of a consumer guarantee remedy.
Dropshipping itself isn't illegal — the problem starts when a seller misleads customers about stock, origin, or delivery time.
A delayed launch doesn't automatically create a cash-refund right in every situation — what actually matters is what was promised.
A "$" symbol doesn't tell you whether a charge is AUD or USD — regulators have already pursued major platforms over this.
The seller blames the courier, or says you should have bought shipping insurance. The ACL focuses on whether the goods supplied meet consumer guarantees.