The Sears Marketplace Guarantee helps members (customers) feel confident that they get what they ordered, when they expect it, or they will get their money back.

You can refer to the policy on the What is Sears Marketplace customer page.

What is covered?

• Product is defective, not working, missing pieces, materially different than as described in the listing, or damaged. (Sellers may require pictures of product and shipping package before accepting a return). The member must have returned the product to the Seller using a trackable shipping method in compliance with the Seller’s return policy and have not received a refund
• Shipment tracking shows the product was not delivered to the shipping address on your order

How does it work?

The member must first contact you (the seller) via our order center communication tool. Emails from a member will come from the email domain seller.sears.com. The messages will also appear in the Seller Portal under the Order Messages page.

Sears Marketplace Seller Support team will step in anytime you have not responded within 3 business days from the email address support@marketplace.transformco.com.

Note: Make sure you white list the Sears email addresses and domains, so these emails do not go to spam.

We also step in if your response is deemed inadequate by the member and the member escalates the issue to Sears or you have not resolved the issue in 10 business days.

What happens to the item after a Marketplace Guarantee Claim has been issued?

Sears will not issue a return label for the product. If you want your product back, it will be your responsibility as a seller to contact the member and arrange for shipment back to you. We do not require the member to send the item back.

How to prevent claims

Shipping

• Missing Deliveries are a major pain point. Orders get “delivered” according to the carrier but disappear and the member says they did not get the item. Use signature required tracking for orders for high-value items. It’s up to you to determine the threshold of what makes an order high value. 
  
  Note: When signature required tracking is not used, you are taking the risk that that package might be stolen. 

“Sears encourages Sellers to use signature required tracking on packages. If a Member contacts the MSO with a delivery claim and no proof of Member delivery is available, Sears will refund the Member per the Marketplace Guarantee and debit the Seller.”

Sears Marketplace Vendor Information Guide section 3.3.4 – Shipping — Damaged, Lost or Stolen Packages. 

• Package your shipments so they will not get damaged in transit. It is not “normal” for items to arrive damaged and need repair. Members expect it to be usable when they receive it

Products

• Describe your product correctly on the website. Do not misrepresent the quality of the product
• Provide quality images of your products in your listings
• Use correct UPCs. We group items by UPC so if you use an incorrect UPC, the member could think they are getting something else

Customer Service

• Respond to member emails within 24 hours. If a member is requesting a return, provide clear instructions and your return address
• Our seller-member communication tool does allow up to 3 attachments, so you may send labels in pdf format

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