Merchant operations

Investigate the cause of a chargeback

Compare the customer complaint with the transaction records before assigning a root cause.

Set up the work

  • Review the listing and purchase terms.
  • Trace payment, delivery and support events.
  • Identify where the experience diverged from the promise.
  • Record unresolved questions and the owner of any fix.

A reason code can group different underlying problems. Keep the observed failure separate from a hypothesis about why it happened.

Use the case record

The merchant workflow connects the owner, evidence and submission record. Use the response guide when the draft is ready for review.