Append-only evidence, not a marketing changelog

E-bike return policies change. This ledger shows the receipts.

The checked date on a calculator answer is useful; a durable history is better. Skinflint labels baselines, its own data corrections, and verified seller-policy changes separately.

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Verified ledger

Data correction

Aventon cancellation and refused-shipment stages corrected

Skinflint replaced an unclear cancellation summary with Aventon's official 90-minute standard-order request window, pre-order processing caveat, no-cancellation state after shipment, and $250 refused-bike fallback exposure.

Verification note: Manually verified against two official Aventon help pages on July 20, 2026. This is a Skinflint normalization correction, not evidence that Aventon changed its policy on that date.
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Baseline established

Initial nine-brand policy baseline established

Skinflint published its first normalized U.S. direct-order baseline for return eligibility, clocks, ride limits, percentage deductions, fixed charges, freight uncertainty, packaging, and cancellation terms.

Verification note: Manually normalized from the linked first-party seller policies. This entry establishes the starting point and does not represent a detected seller-policy change.
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How this history works.

Has Skinflint detected a policy change yet?

No seller-policy change is currently claimed. The July 19 entry establishes the baseline; the July 20 entry transparently records a Skinflint normalization correction to Aventon's cancellation and refused-shipment sources.

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Use the public RSS feed or JSON ledger. Both point back to the first-party sources.

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The $12 kit builds an editable seller-specific cancellation or return request, private refund downside file, route-specific evidence checklist, source receipt, and applicable deadline calendar, plus a manually verified 30-day weekly source watch for one indexed brand.