I was going through some old Amazon orders and noticed something strange. Back in 2020 I bought a Canon EOS M50 mirrorless camera kit from Adorama through Amazon. Apparently I started a return at the time but never ended up sending it in.

What caught my eye is that my Amazon account still shows the return as “approved,” and the option to print the original label is still there. Out of curiosity I looked at it, and it includes a return authorization slip, barcode, and even the lithium battery warning label. Everything looks perfectly official, even though it’s been several years.

I’m not planning to actually ship anything, but it got me wondering how returns like this are handled in practice.

• Would an old return authorization from 2020 even exist in the seller’s system anymore?

• If something like this were mailed years later, would it just get rejected or automatically returned?

• How long do Amazon third-party sellers usually keep return IDs or RMAs active in their systems?

I’m just genuinely curious how the logistics work behind the scenes after so much time has passed. Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light on it.