So even if an MLM has that type of program they probably make sure people know it'd be bad for them to exercise it.
The example you cite seems to undermine this claim. If you're doing terribly selling Mary Kay products, you get 90% of your money back and... you can't sell Mary Kay products anymore. Which you couldn't do in the first place; why would you care about being blacklisted?
That is before going into the psychological pressure applied to distributors to not "fail" by asking for a restock, and the incentive schemes that mean many distributors continue stocking up on unsold goods to maintain commission and reward levels
I'd love to be able to tell my friend whose wife still has a bunch of LuLuRo leggings.
> 72. Amway, the Direct Distributor or the sponsoring distributor will buy back any unused marketable products from a distributor whose inventory is not moving or who wishes to leave the business. (RX 331, p. 17B to 18B; CX 847; CX 1076) The buyback rule has been in existence since Amway started. (CX 1041 J) Amway enforces the buyback rule. (CX 847; Brown, Tr. 501213; Bortnem, Tr. 686, 690; Soukup, Tr. 913)
In any case I would not be surprised in the least if your upstream told you to pound sand if you tried to return unsold product, regardless of legal precedent. You have to decide if it is worth your time and money to sue them.